Japan
Phsical Features and Climate
People and Cultures
Economy and Environment
100
Japan is an archipelago or group of what?
Islands
100
What is a tropical windstorm that forms over the ocean?
typhoon
100
Why is the Japanese population so crowded?
So many mountain areas
100
About 68% of the Japanese have jobs in what industry?
service industry
200
Japan was geographically isolated from other countries for many years by what?
Water
200
Bowl-shaped opening at the mouth of a volcano?
crater
200
What are the original people of Japan called?
the Ainu
200
Technology of using machines to do factory work?
robotics
300
What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
300
What climate does southern Japan have?
Humid Subtropical
300
What religion gets its name from a word that means "way of the gods?"
Shinto
300
What is the main industry and most important export of Japan?
Cars
400
How many islands make up 95% of Japan's area?
4
400
What are the two main landforms of Japan?
Mountains and Coastal Plains
400
What language do almost all of Japan's people speak?
Japanese
400
What are the main environmental problems of Japan?
Air and Water Pollution
500
What is the name of the inactive volcano on Honshu?
Mt. Fuji
500
Where are Japan's lakes found?
In the mountains.
500
What are the main religions of Japan?
Shinto and Buddhism
500
Why does Japan use so much nuclear power?
They have a lack of natural resources.
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