Label the following items on your outline map. Use the links below to find the information.
Geography of Japan
Label the following items on your outline map. Use the links below to find the information.
Tokyo Sea of Japan Mt. Fuji Japan Hokkaido Yokohama Pacific Ocean Russia |
Honshu Osaka China Kyushu Nagoya East China Sea North Korea |
Shikoku Sea of Okhotsk South Korea Okinawa Sapporo Kobe Hiroshima |
Answer the following questions on your own paper using complete sentences. There are links provided for your use.
Size and Comparison
1. What body of water found between Japan and the mainland of Asia?
2. Name the two countries located nearest to Japan.
3. Name two countries near Japan that are much larger in area than Japan.
4. What large ocean is off the southeast coast of Japan?
5. What are the names of the islands of Japan?
Climate
6. What is the climate like in Japan?
Natural Features
7. What is the largest island in Japan?
8. Why does Japan have little land that is good for farming?
Agriculture
9. What is the main agricultural crop of Japan?
10. Given Japan's geography, why would fish be a popular source of food?
