Japan
What Are Japan’s Main Physical Features?
As you can see Japan is split into four main islands. We have:
Hokkaido (North)
Honshu (West)
Shikoku (East)
Kyushu (South)
As you can see, they are all located on the map (left).
The northern part of Japan (Hokkaido) is seen to be remote and fairly mountainous. Snow-capped peaks cover the centre of the Hokkaido. Winters are extremely cold with substantial snowfall.
The western island, Honshu is said to be mountainous, with very little flat land. The area has exceptionally narrow valleys with notably steep sides. Fast-flowing, short rivers discharge to the sea. Summers are warm and fairly wet. Winters are mildly cold and sometimes snowy.
Shikoku, the eastern island of Japan, is primarily mountainous, but most of Japan’s flat land is found here. There are several active volcanoes located here. Such as Mt. Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain. Summers are reasonably warm and wet, possibly humid. Winters are mildly cold and in some cases dry.
The island of Kyushu, based on the southern areas of Japan has several active volcanoes. It also consists of crater lakes and hot springs. If you go to the warm seas near the coast, coral reefs can be found. The climate is tropical with sunny but wet summers, and often warm sunny winters as well. Typhoons are common during autumn. The island has good tropical plants and steady vegetation.
Japans population varies and is very overpopulated for japans surface area.
Earthquakes and Volcanoes:
Due to Japan being located in a region where many continental plates intersect, Japan experiences several earthquakes. Most parts of Japan also experience tidal waves. One of the worst earthquakes to take place in Japan is known as the “Great Kanto Earthquake”, this hit the Kanto plain (near Tokyo) in 1923 and over 100,000 people were killed during this incident! Although this was pretty bad, another Earthquake hit in 1995, this time it hit Kobe and its surroundings. This earthquake was
As you can see Japan is split into four main islands. We have:
Hokkaido (North)
Honshu (West)
Shikoku (East)
Kyushu (South)
As you can see, they are all located on the map (left).
The northern part of Japan (Hokkaido) is seen to be remote and fairly mountainous. Snow-capped peaks cover the centre of the Hokkaido. Winters are extremely cold with substantial snowfall.
The western island, Honshu is said to be mountainous, with very little flat land. The area has exceptionally narrow valleys with notably steep sides. Fast-flowing, short rivers discharge to the sea. Summers are warm and fairly wet. Winters are mildly cold and sometimes snowy.
Shikoku, the eastern island of Japan, is primarily mountainous, but most of Japan’s flat land is found here. There are several active volcanoes located here. Such as Mt. Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain. Summers are reasonably warm and wet, possibly humid. Winters are mildly cold and in some cases dry.
The island of Kyushu, based on the southern areas of Japan has several active volcanoes. It also consists of crater lakes and hot springs. If you go to the warm seas near the coast, coral reefs can be found. The climate is tropical with sunny but wet summers, and often warm sunny winters as well. Typhoons are common during autumn. The island has good tropical plants and steady vegetation.
Japans population varies and is very overpopulated for japans surface area.
Earthquakes and Volcanoes:
Due to Japan being located in a region where many continental plates intersect, Japan experiences several earthquakes. Most parts of Japan also experience tidal waves. One of the worst earthquakes to take place in Japan is known as the “Great Kanto Earthquake”, this hit the Kanto plain (near Tokyo) in 1923 and over 100,000 people were killed during this incident! Although this was pretty bad, another Earthquake hit in 1995, this time it hit Kobe and its surroundings. This earthquake was