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AAH 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: