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Japan Geography

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The nation of Japan is located on which type of landform?
a)
Peninsula
b)
Islands
c)
Plateau
d)
River Valley
2.
True or False: Most of Japan's land is not fit for farming.
a)

True

b)
False
3.
Which two countries were a major influence on Japanese culture?
a)
China and Korea
b)
China and Russia
c)
Korea and Russia
d)
Egypt and Greece
4.

Which ocean lies to the east of Japan?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

5.
Japan belongs to which continent?
a)
Europe
b)
Australia
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
6.
Japan is an ________________________, which is a group of islands.
a)
archipelago
b)
peninsula
c)
watershed
d)
fief
7.

What is Japan often referred to as?

a)

Land of the Midnight Sun

b)

Land of Morning Calm

c)

Land of the Rising Sun

d)

Emerald Island

8.

What natural disaster did Japan NOT face?

a)

Typhoons

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Droughts

d)

Tsunamis

9.
Which country is called "The land of the rising sun"?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
United States of America?
d)
Germany
10.

Japan is part of the tectonically active zone known as the

a)

Himalayas

b)

Grand Canyon

c)

Hawaian Islands

d)

Ring of Fire

11.

A tsunami is caused by

a)

an undersea earthquake.

b)

gradual tectonic plate motion

c)

volcanic eruptions.

d)

rising archipelagos.

12.

What is the first thing you think of when you hear "Japan"

a)

Samurai and Shogun era

b)

Food --ramen, sushi

c)

Painting / Art and Music: Kabuki, tyco drums

d)

Physical--Mt Fuji, islands, volcanoes, tsunamis

e)

anime, video games

13.
Japan is close to which of these countries?
a)
Canada
b)
France
c)
China
d)
Mexico
14.

Why is the population of Japan very NOT spread out?

a)

They just love living in cities!

b)

70 percent of the island is covered with impenetrable mountains

c)

The cities are near the sea

d)

The economy of the cities is much better than in the country

15.
What is an archipelago?
a)
A Mayan Farming Technique
b)
An island country
c)
A group of islands 
d)
A way to make flat land out of mountains
16.

Earthquakes in the ocean may create?

a)

after shocks

b)

global warming

c)

monsoons

d)

tsunamis