Geography

Question 1

What type of geographical form is Japan?

Answer 1

A chain of islands - an archipelago.

Question 2

What are the 4 main natural disasters that effect Japan?

Answer 2

1. Earthquakes
2. Volcanoes
3. Tsunamis
4. Typhoons (like hurricanes)

Question 3

What is the landscape of Japan like?

Answer 3

Mountainous and Coastal

Question 3

How much land is suitable for farming?

Answer 3

15-20%

Question 4

What effect does the lack of farming land have on the Japanese people?

Answer 4

1. Can lead to famines
2. Can lead to fighting
3. Only limited foods can be farmed (no red meat - mostly grains, soya bean, rice, poultry, seafood, and seaweed)