Physical Geography of Japan

Sea between Japan and China (west of Japan)

• Sea of Japan

• Sea of Okhotsk

• South China Sea

• Pacific

Which island is highlighted red?

• Honshu

• Shikoku

• Hokkaido

• Kyushu

Which island is highlighted in dark green?

• Hokkaido

• Honshu

• Kyushu

• Shikoku

Which island is highlighted?

• Honshu

• Shikoku

• Kyushu

• Hokkaido

Which Island is this?

• Shikoku

• Honshu

• Hokkaido

• Kyushu

What smaller island, yet still very culturally significant to Japan, is highlighted in red?

• Honshu

• Kyushu

• Ryukyu

• Okinawa

This island chain south of the main islands contains 55 islands, as well as Okinawa:

• Kyoto

• Hokkaido

• Shikoku

• Ryukyu

T or F: The length of Japan is longer than the United State's east coast?

• True

• False

3/4th of Japan is:

• forest

• mountainous

• water

• city

The fact that Japan lies on the ________ explains why it has 60 active volcanoes.

• Ring of Fire

• Atlantic

• Indian Ocean

• Asian Continent