Landmark 1, Lesson 4, Part 4

the measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top

• crop

• root

• tax

• height

the part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground

• scenery

• crop

• root

• cedar

It is one of the oldest and largest cedars in Yakushima.

• Wilson's Stump

• Jomon Cedar

• Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine

• Hoko-ji Temple

In the Edo period, people in Yakushima had more land to grow rice and often had a good rice crop.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Why did the people in Yakushima start cutting down the cedars?

• to offer the boards as land tax

• to build new homes

• to sell the boards

• to offer the boards as a gift

Why were some old cedars not cut down?

• They have harmful chemicals.

• It is not possible to cut them.

• They were expensive.

• They were not suitable for making boards.

Which is NOT true about the Jomon Cedar?

• We must not touch the Jomon Cedar.

• We can climb the Jomon Cedar with a ladder.

• Getting close to Jomon Cedar might damage the roots.

• We can only look at the tree from a distance.