Year 8 Japan Flashcards
What are the four main islands ?
Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and shikoku
Whats the most northern island ?
Hokkaido
What’s the southern most island ?
Kyushu
What are the oceans surrounding Japan ?
Sea of Japan, North Pacific Ocean, East China Sea, sea of okhotsk
How many miles does Japan span ?
1500 miles
How many islands are there in Japan ?
Around 4,000 smaller islands
What’s the main city in Hokkaido ?
Sapporo
What’s the main city on Honshu ?
Tokyo
How tall is Mount Fuji ?
12,388 feet tall
Which island is Tokyo on ?
Honshu
What’s the highest mountain in Japan ?
Mount fuji
How many times has Mount Fuji erupted ?
3
When was the last explosion of Mount Fuji ?
1707
What amount of volcanoes is mount Fiji made of ?
Many overlapping volcanoes
What climate is Hokkaido ?
Mountainous and snowy
What climate is Kyushu ?
Tropical and hot/wet summers and warm/sunny winters
How many active volcanoes are there in Japan ?
70
When was the there no industry ?
1945
When was Japan the most industrialised country ?
1990
What’s the biggest area in Kansai ?
Osaka
What type of plate margin does shield volcano have ?
Constructive plate margin
What type of plate margin does composite volcano have ?
Destructive plate margin
What type of magma does shield volcano have ?
Basaltic lava of low viscosity
What type of magma does composite volcano have ?
Acidic
What type of lava characteristics does shield volcano have ?
Thin runny lava low silica
What type of lava characteristics does composite volcano have ?
Vicious, high silica
What type of violence of eruption does shield volcano have ?
Gentle - gases escape easily
What type of violence of eruption does composite volcano have ?
Potentially explosive, lava shatters
What type of materials erupted does shield volcano have ?
Mainly lava
What type of materials erupted does composite volcano have ?
Hot steam, ash, rock, lava bomb, dust
What type of frequency of eruption does shield volcano have ?
Regular and frequent eruption
What type of frequency of eruption does composite volcano have ?
Irregular (occasional) and violent eruption, long dormant period
Give an example of shield volcano ?
The Hawaiian islands
Give an example of composite volcano ?
Mount fuji