Japan Geography & Map Quiz (2025)

What body of water is to the right of the purple island?

• East China Sea
• Philippian Sea
• Pacific Ocean
• Sea of Japan 

What body of water is between China and Japan?

• Sea of Japan
• East China Sea
• Pacific Ocean
• Sea of Okhotsk

What is an archipelago?

• A Mayan Farming Technique
• An island country
• A group of islands 
• A way to make flat land out of mountains

A tsunami is caused by

• an underwater earthquake.

• Heavy rains

• random explosions

• rising archipelagos

Which is the highest mountain in Japan?

• Mt. Makalu

• Mt. Fuji

• Mt. Kosciusko

• Mt. Logan

What are two geographic features of Japan?

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

Where does the Japanese get most of their food from?

• the sea/ocean (fishing)

• farming (agriculture)

• hunting & gathering

Which two countries were a major influence on Japanese culture?

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

What natural disaster did Japan NOT face?

• Typhoons

• Earthquakes

• Droughts

• Tsunamis

Japan is part of the tectonically active zone known as the

• Himalayas

• Grand Canyon

• Hawaian Islands

• Ring of Fire