14.1 Japan's Geography/vocab practice

A group or chain of islands. Volcano eruptions usually form islands in the archipelago.

• archipelago

• peninsula

• An island

• atoll

• Lagoon

The largest continent in the world. It is also the most populated and most diverse out of all of the continents.

• China

• Asia

• North America

• Antartica

A peasant’s son rose through Samurai's ranks to become one of the three unifiers of Japan. He managed to conquer all of Japan.

• Confucius

• Prince Shotoku

• Lady Muraski

• Toyotomi Hideyoshi

The world's most populated nation. It contains large desserts, forests, steppes, and subtropical forests.

This island country consists of 4 main islands Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, and thousands of smaller islands.

The capital of modern-day Japan.

• Hokkaido

• Toyko

• Beijing

• Taiwan

• Edo

A samurai warrior. He was the founder and leader of the first military government in Japan.

• Minamoto Yoritomo

• Prince Shotoku,

• Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Ancient people and original natives of Japan.

• Chinese

• Europeans

• Ainu

• Koreans

A collection of stories about the court of the Japanese empress Joto mon’in

• The Tale of the Heike

• The Tale of Genji

• The Tale of Hideyoshi

This was one of Japan’s great unifiers. He became a warrior and created the village of Edo.

• Prince Shotoku

• Toyotomi Hideyoshi

• Tokugawa Ieyasu