REVIEW Kyushu Prefecture Mount Aso Climate Wildlife
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Honshu
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Vocabulary Mainland Size Topography Mount Fuji Arable land
Shinano river Terrace farming Raw materials
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Honshu (Honshu) is the largest island of Japan, known as the
Mainland. Mainland - The main part of the land, usually the
largest.
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Size The island is roughly 1300 km long and ranges from 50 to
240 km wide, and its total area is 230,500 km around 60% of the
total area of Japan. It is larger than Great Britain
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It is mountainous and volcanic, with frequent earthquakes that
occur all year round.
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Recent earthquakes
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Japans Topography Topography - The detailed description/map
ping of an area
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Rivers The Shinano is the longest river in Japan Most of the
rivers of the island are short and swift, feeding many small
hydroelectric plants.
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Bodies of Water Sea of Japan Ishikari R. Korean Straits Pacific
Ocean Inland Sea Tone R. Shinano R.
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Mountains The highest peak is Mount Fuji at 3,776 m. Mount Fuji
is Japan's highest mountain. Mount Fuji is an active volcano, which
most recently erupted in 1708
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Very Mountainous: Little Arable Land Because Japan is such a
mountainous country, there is very little arable land. Arable =
capable of producing crops, the production of farming.
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Japans Land Area and Utilization
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Terrace Farming of Rice in Honshu Terrace farming is a type of
farming that was developed first by the Inca people. This method of
farming uses "steps", that are built into the side of a mountain or
hill.
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Different Climates and Seasons in Honshu Fall Winter
SpringSummer
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Natural Resources
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Raw Materials Raw materials are materials that have not been
processed. They are in the form in which they are found in nature
without any thing done to them. Raw materials are made into other
things.
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REVIEW Mainland Size Topography Mount Fuji Arable land Shinano
river Terrace farming Raw materials