Japan Flashcards

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1
Q

Main island

A

Honshu

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Northern island

A

Hokkaido

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3
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Southern islands

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Shikoku and Kyushu

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4
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Sea off the west

A

Sea of Japan

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5
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Sea off the north

A

Sea of okhotsk

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6
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Ocean off the east

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Pacific Ocean

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7
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Sea off the south

A

East China Sea

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8
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Countries surrounding Japan

A

Russia, North Korea and South Korea

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9
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City in the northern island

A

Sapporo

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10
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6 cities in the main island

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Sendai, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Hiroshima

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11
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City in the southernmost island (Kyushu)

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Nagasaki

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12
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Well known volcano

A

Mt. Fuji

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13
Q

The west of Japan is mountainous with little flat land.

True or False?

A

True

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14
Q

A mountain in west Japan known as ‘the dog’.

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Mt. Oji

Known as ‘the dog’ as it looks like a small sleeping dog

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15
Q

The climate is very consistent generally warm and wet.

True or False?

A

False

The climate varies in the summer it is warm and wet and in the winter it is cold and snowy

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16
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2 traits of the landscape

A

It is cut deep by narrow valleys with steep sides

It has short fast flowing rivers down to the sea

17
Q

What is the most populated city on the west?

A

Niigata with a population of 810,157 last recorded in 2015

18
Q

This side of Japan is less densely populated due to the terrain.
True or False?

A

True