World Geography of Japan

Approximately how many miles long is Japan from its north to southern point?

1,500 miles

What is the approximate population of Japan?

127 Million (But it's decreasing)

In what year was the Tokyo-Yokohama area devastated by an earthquake in which some 143,000 people died?

1923

Approximately how many volcanoes are on the the islands of Japan?

194

Approximately how many islands make up the country of Japan?

4,000

How much rainfall does Japan receive yearly

40-100 inches

How much of Japan is covered with forests?

50%

What percent of Japan's industry is located along a 320 mile corridor from Tokyo-Yokohama to Osaka-Kobe?

70%

What percent of Japan's population lives on the main island of Honshu?

75%

Approximately what percent of Japan is mountainous?

80%

How much of Japan's petroleum comes from the Middle East?

90%

Japan is about the same size as what US state?

California

What do the Japanese eat a lot of in their diet?

Fish or Seafood

If placed along the eastern coast of the US, Japan would stretch from Maine to where?

Georgia

Which of the four main islands is least populated?

Hokkaido

From north to south what are the names of Japan's four major islands?

Hokkaido Honshu Shikoku Kyushu

More than any other country in Asia, what does Japan use its rivers for?

Hydroelectric Power

Japan is the world's third largest producer of what?

Industry

What nickname is given to the inland sea that links three of Japan's major islands?

Main Street

What people were the only ones who threatened to invade Japan prior to World War II? In what century?

Mongols- 13th century

What is Japan's most famous volcano?

Mt. Fuji

What is the term for the rainfall that occurs in June and July and is needed for Japan's rice cultivation?

Plum Rain

What is the nearest Asian nation to Japan?

Russia

What is the world's second largest city that is the capital of Japan?

Tokyo

What does Japan have a scarce amount of besides mineral resources?

farm land