Early and Medieval Japan

The nation of Japan is located on which type of landform?

• Peninsula
• Islands
• Plateau
• River Valley

What are two geographic features of Japan?

• Mountains and deserts
• Mountains and volcanoes
• Rivers and forests
• Rivers and plains

True or False: Most of Japan's land is not fit for farming.

• True

• False

Where did the Japanese get most of their food from?

• the sea
• trading with other countries
• farming
• hunting

Which two countries were a major influence on Japanese culture?

• China and Korea
• China and Russia
• Korea and Russia
• Egypt and Greece

Which is the highest mountain in Japan?

• Mt. Makalu

• Mt. Fuji

• Mt. Kosciusko

• Mt. Logan

Japan belongs to which continent?

• Europe
• Australia
• Africa
• Asia

How did Japan’s geography influence the country?

• It made them an easy target for barbarians to attack
• It allowed them to be isolated from other civilizations
• It helped their ideas and beliefs spread throughout the world
• It allowed them to have many farms and grow many different types of food

Japan is an ________________________, which is a group of islands.

• archipelago
• peninsula
• watershed
• fief

What are the four main islands of Japan?

• Honshu

• Sendai

• Hokkaido

• Shikoku

• Kyushu