Geography and Nature
Land and Climate
25 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.
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All 25 questions
- What is the highest mountain in Japan?
- Which are the four main islands of Japan?
- How many prefectures does Japan have?
- Which is the longest river in Japan?
- Which is the largest lake in Japan?
- Why is Japan prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
- Which part of Japan receives very heavy winter snowfall because of moist monsoon winds crossing the Sea of Japan?
- What is the Japanese rainy season in early summer called?
- Which inland sea lies between Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu?
- Which strait separates Honshu from Hokkaido and is crossed by the Seikan Tunnel?
- Which warm ocean current flows along Japan's Pacific coast?
- Roughly what share of Japan's land is mountainous?
- Which is the largest plain in Japan?
- The sakura blossom front, tracked each spring, moves in which general direction?
- Which standard time zone does Japan use?
- Which active volcano near Kagoshima regularly sends ash over the city?
- Which feature of Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture is among the largest in the world?
- Which Japanese island group has a subtropical climate and includes Okinawa?
- Which prefecture is by far the largest by area?
- Which sea lies between Japan and the Korean peninsula?
- Which mountain range, called the Japanese Alps, runs through Nagano, Gifu and Toyama prefectures?
- What name is given to Japan's hot springs, which are bathed in widely?
- What is the usual direction of the typhoons that hit Japan in late summer and autumn?
- Which major UNESCO natural site on Kagoshima's southern island is famous for ancient cedars?
- Which type of boundary lies east of the Japan Trench?
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