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Geography of Japan

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of Islands

a)

peninsula

b)

landmass

c)

archipelago

d)

isthmus

2.

What is the name for the area around the Pacific Ocean with many active volcanoes and earthquakes?

a)

The fire belt

b)

The volcano rim

c)

The pacific ring

d)

The ring of fire

3.

What do you call the largest continuous piece of land of a country or territory?


a)

Peninsula

b)

Province

c)

Mainland

d)

Island

4.

The measurement of how many people inhabit a given area.

a)

Urbanization

b)

Crowding

c)

Population

d)

Population density

5.

What is this body of water?

a)

Sea of Japan

b)

East China Sea

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

South China Sea

6.

What is this body of water?

a)

Sea of Japan

b)

East China Sea

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

South China Sea

7.

Capital of modern Japan

a)

Tokyo

b)

Kyushu

c)

Taiwan

d)

Hokkaido

8.

Capital of medieval Japan

a)

Tokyo

b)

Kyushu

c)

Kyoto

d)

Hokkaido

9.

Match the following country on the map with it's name.

Kyushu

Hokkaido

Shikoku

Honshu

10.

Highest mountain in Japan.

a)

Mt. Kita

b)

Mt. Fuji

c)

Mt. Hotaka

d)

Mt. Tate

11.

What do you call step like ledges cut into mountains to make land suitable for farming?

a)

Mountain benches

b)

Irrigation systems

c)

Rice paddies

d)

Terraces

12.

About what percent of land in Japan is mountains?

a)

50%

b)

60%

c)

70%

d)

80%

13.

About what percent of the world's active volcanoes are in Japan?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

50%

d)

70%

14.

What ocean is the Ring of Fire located in?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Pacific

15.

Which of the following is NOT a type of seismic activity in Japan?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Tsunamis

c)

Typhoons

d)

Volcanoes