Japan
Japan consists of several thousands of islands and Japan's closest neighbors are Korea, Russia and China. Japan is also archipelago (island chain), containing 4 main islands- Honshu, Shikou, Kyushu, and Hokkaido.
Japan is 120 miles away from the mainland compared to Great Britian which is only about 21 miles away from Europe. Japan is a very small country when compared to Asia, but large compared to Italy and has about 142,000 square miles of land space on all the islands combined.
Topography Japan's mountians are covered in rich forests and there are many small river's. There is only a small amount of space for agriculture. Japan has beautiful islands but because of the common earthquakes there is usually alot of damage that takes place. Japan also has some of the most active volcano's on earth. The climate varies from tropical in the South to a cool temperature in the North. Japan has abundant rainfall do to seasonal winds and in the winter harsh snow. Work's Cited Outside Info http://www.japan-guide.com/list/e1000.html http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcjapan.htm http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/japan/japanworkbook/geography/japgeo.html |