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- How much land area do plains take up in Japan?
- About 20%
- What cities were almost completely destroyed by US atomic bombs?
- Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- What kept out Asian invaders?
- Japan's island location and the shoguns' military power
- How fast can Tsunami waves travel?
- hundreds of miles per hour
- What warms southern Japan
- The Japan current
- When did Japan annex Korea?
- 1910
- How many islands make of the country of Japan?
- 4 large home islands and more than 3,000 smaller ones
- What is Japan's highest peak and national symbol?
- Mount Fuji, an inactive volcano
- what type of govt is japan today?
- A constitutional monarchy with several political parties.
- when did the Portuguese arrive?
- mid 1500s
- When does the area of Southern recieve rain
- year-round
- Whate is the Diet
- elected law-making body
- What is the climate type of Hokkaido and northern Honshu?
- Humid-Continental
- What percent of Japan is mountainous?
- more than 70%
- What current cools Hokkaido and norther Honshu summers?
- Oyashio Current
- what type of govt. did Japan establish after WWII?
- democratic
- What rocks the region?
- Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
- Who drove the Ainu further north?
- Mongoloid invaders from Asia
- When did Mongoloid invaders arrive?
- around 300 BC
- How much of Japans population lies between Tokyo and Osaka?
- More than 1/3
- How much rain do some areas of Japan recieve
- more than 80 inches per year
- When did Japan invade China
- 1930s
- When do typhoons hit
- late summer and early fall
- Japan is the size of what U.S. State?
- California
- What did Japan do in 1895?
- Defeated China in a war over control of Korea
- What are shoguns?
- military leaders
- How many of Japans 200 volcanoes are active?
- About 1/4
- What area experiences heavy snowfall
- the windward Sea of Japan coast
- Name the four home islands.
- Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
- What kind of climate does southern Japn, including Kyushu, Shikoku and southern part of Honsu have?
- Humid-subtropical
- When did Japan enter WWII?
- 1941 attacking Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- What marked the end of Japan's militry empire
- End of WWII
- who took the shoguns place?
- an emperor
- Meiji Restoration
- Japan's modernization period
- What islands does Russia hold the Japan also claim?
- The southern Kuril Islands
- Meiji
- enlightened rule
- What is a subduction zone?
- where the Pacific plate dives beneath the Eurasion and Philippine plates
- What does the Japanese language resemble?
- Korean and Chinese
- What islands to the south are also part of Japan?
- Ryukyu Islands
- Which is the largest and most populated island?
- Honshu
- annexed
- formally joined
- what laid the basis for Japan's early political systems?
- Chinese ideas and practices
- What makes winters in northern Japan cold?
- Icy winds blowing off the Asian continent
- Where do the Japanese Alps lie?
- Honshu
- Buddhism
- one of japan's major religions
- Where do Plains lie in Japan?
- Mainly along the Pacific coast
- Why did Japanes leaders drive out traders and missionaries?
- they feared that foreign ideas might cause instability
- What is the longest mountain range in Japan
- The Japanese Alps
- When did Christianity come to Japan
- When the spanish and Dutch arrived in japan
- who supported shoguns?
- Samurai
- Where does Japan lie in relation to the U.S.?
- About the same latitudes as the east coast of the U.S.
- When was Buddhism introduced?
- the 6th centruy from China
- How high is Mount fuji
- 12,388 feet
- Who ruled Japan for hundreds of years?
- shoguns
- How high can Tsunami waves reach?
- up to 100 ft or more by the time they reach shore
- Tsunami
- large waves caused by tectonic activity
- What are the winters and summers like in southern Japan
- Winters are mild, summers are warm an dhumid.
- What are samurai?
- warriors
- What religion existed in Japan before buddhism and still survives today?
- shinto
- Who were Japan's first inhabitants?
- The Ainu
- Who did Japan defeat in 1905?
- Russia in the Russo-Japanese War
- Whate separates the island nation from mainland Asia?
- The Sea of Japan
- what type of government did Japan have by 1890?
- constitution and parliamentary system
- Japan signed an alliance with what country/countries in 1940?
- Germany & Italy