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Study Guide for Japanese Geography (Question I)
Practice labeling the map with the political and physical features:
Kyushu
Shikoku
Honshu
Hokkaido
Mt. Fuji
Sea of Japan
Korea Strait
East China Sea
Pacific Ocean
North Korea
South Korea
Inland Sea
Kanto Plain
China
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Sapporo
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. List the four islands that make up Japan:
i. _________________________________
ii. _________________________________
iii. _________________________________
iv. _________________________________
2. In addition to the four main islands, Japan is also made up of more than 3,000 tiny islands.
What is the term for a chain of islands? ______________________________
3. How did the surrounding seas affect Japan?
4. How was the Inland Sea used? Why?
5. What kinds of natural disasters occur in Japan?
6. What is the Pacific Ring (Rim) of Fire, and how does it affect Japan?
7. Why is most of Japan’s large population packed onto a tiny fraction (part) of land?
8. Where do most of the people live and why?
9. What fraction and percentage of Japan is covered by mountains?
Fraction: _____________________
Percentage: _____________________
10. Why is Japan fortunate to have a long growing season? (2 reasons)
11. Due to a shortage in farming area, the Japanese have developed methods of intense farming to
use every available piece of land. What are two methods the Japanese use for farming?
i. ________________________________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________________________________
12. What is Japan’s major crop? ____________________________
13. What is the major source of protein for the Japanese? __________________________________
14. Why is sushi a major part of Japan’s food supply?
15. When Japan industrialized, how were Japan’s imports affected?
16. What resource does Japan greatly lack, and how has this impacted its economy?
17. Japan has been the world leader in certain products since the 1970’s. List them: