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Japan Geography Ultimate Challenge!

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    These questions will test students knowledge of Japan's unique geography and how it has influenced their culture and history over time
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  • Which of the four main islands of Japan became the center of power in Ancient Japan?
    The island of Honshu
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  • What is one advantage to Japan's geographic location?
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  • What is one ADVANTAGE to Japan's geographic location?
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  • What is one DISADVANTAGE to Japan's geographic location?
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  • What is one DISADVANTAGE to Japan's geographic location?
    . . . . .
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  • The Kanto Plain (located on the island of Honshu) is the most populated area in Japan. Why is this so?
    The Kanto Plain is the most populated area in Japan because it is the largest lowland area. In addition, its soil is fertile.
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  • Japan first developed in isolation because it is surrounded by water. Are oceans still significant barriers to the movement of people, goods, and ideas today?
    Not as much. Modern transportation and technology have made the world "smaller" in a way
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  • What country influenced Japan's culture in ancient times the most?
    China!
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  • Which percent—90 percent, 60 percent, or 15 percent—do you think best expresses the amount of land Japan can use for agriculture?
    15 %. The Kanto plain is were most farming takes place in Japan, because most of the island is mountainous.
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  • Today, one of the largest cities in the world is located in japan. It has 13.6 million people, over four times the size of Lost Angeles. What is it?
    Tokyo
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  • Vocabulary: A group (or chain) of islands is called an __________________.
    Archipelago
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  • Name the four main islands of Japan.
    Honshu, Kyushu, Hokkaido, and Shikoku
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  • What are the three large countries to Japan's west?
    Korea, China, and Russia
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  • Tell me 3 things about Mount Fuji.
    It's the highest mountain in Japan at more that 12,000 feet. It's always covered in snow and on a clear day can be seen from Tokyo.
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  • Many of Japan's mountains are actually _______________, including Mt. Fuji, which hasn't erupted since 1707.
    Volcano
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  • Vocabulary: In ancient times, Japan developed in ____________________ because it was surrounded by water.
    Isolation
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