Social Studies Japan Quiz: Geography and Nora period
How far does Japan extend north to south and how many miles wide is Japan at its widest point?
1,833 miles far, and 1,000 miles wide. These include water because Japan is an island nation.
What percent best expresses the amount of land Japan could use for agriculture. How might the amount of agricultural land in Japan affect how/what is grown or raised there?
15%. They can only grow high efficiency crops. They used the agriculture technique terracing. They grew rice which yields high surplus in limited space in a mild climate. Fish is mostly consumed.
What is a group of islands?
Archipelago
Climate
Climates of Japan are similar to those found on the east coast of the US. There is a lot of precipitation. This is an advantage because Japan gets a long growing season that averages between 200-260 days.
city located on western side of honshu
Hiroshima
What is the biggest island?
Honshu
In what ways might the seas have influenced Japan's history?
It could provide protection, food, give access to maritime trade, and Japan was isolated for so long so Japan became a homogenous society.
Pacific Ring of Fire
It is a region of earthquakes and volcanoes. It is a disadvantage because it causes as many as 1,500 tremors each year. Also Japan has 30 active volcanoes. Also an advantage because the ash that the volcanoes leave behind makes the soil more fertile.
Mineral resources
Japan has few mineral resources, and they are coal, iron, oil, and copper. They are a disadvantage because Japan had to depend on world trade very heavily.
Archiplego
Japan is an archipelago and made up of thousands of islands spreading around 1800 miles.
Distance from other countries
Japan is only 100 miles away from Korea, they traded and fought a lot. South Korea and Japan have similar cultures which include religion-confucianism and Buddhism, writing, art, metalworking etc.
map
Know the map
Highest mountain in Japan
Mt Fuji
Seas by/in Japan
Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan, East China Sea, Korea Strait, Inland Sea. They were an advantage because they provide all of the fish. They also raise rain fish in flooded rice paddies and harvest shellfish and vitamin rich seaweed in inlet bays. They are a source of protection- no need for a wall of any sort. They are also a disadvantage because they could create tsunamis and/or typhoons.
Mountains
Rugged terrain that covered 4/5 of Japans terrain. They are a disadvantage because it limits the amount of arable land to coastal plains and narrow river valleys. They divide Japan, limits travel, causes plains/flatlands to be overpopulated.
smallest of the islands
Shikoku
Which of the islands became the center of power in Japan?
The Honshu island because it is the largest island, it is centrally located and has the most land to be used for agriculture- which makes it the most populated.
What island is the Kanto Plain on, and why is it the most populated area in Japan?
The Kanto Plain is located on the island Honshu. Because it is the largest flat area and it is centrally located, agriculture is easier.
What effect did mountains have on Japan's efforts to become a united country?
The mountains made it harder because they separate Japan. Communication and transportation was difficult. It was ruled by regional clans.
Why were Nara and Kyoto good locations for a capital?
They are in the center of Japan, they are inland, they are on plains, or flatlands, they are on the largest island Honshu, and they are protected by mountains.
chain of islands
archipelago
What are the three symbols and what do they represent about the government
bronze mirror: knowledge and honesty iron sword: valor and force jeweled necklace: wealth and charity
sense of own special identity
ethnocentrism
most isolated island
hokkaido
people who share the same language and culture
homogeneous
most populated island
honshu
allows trade between the japan islands
inland sea
fertile area with population density of 20000 pp sp mile
kanto plain
southernmost island
kyushu
dominant physical feature of japan
mountains
borders japan to the east
pacific ocean
Zone of active volcanoes near the pacific ocean
ring of fire
city located on hokkaido
sapporo
separates japan from mainland
sea of japan
separates hokkaido from russia
sea of khotsk
method that increases arable land
terrace farming
Japan: past vs today
there has only been one dynasty- the oldest continuing hereditary monarchy in the world. emperors are ceremonial leaders of traditional Japanese religion called Shinto
capital of japan
tokyo