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Honshu

Vocabulary Mainland Size Topography Mount Fuji Arable land Shinano river Terrace farming Raw materials

Honshu (Honshu) is the largest island of Japan, known as the Mainland. Mainland - The main part of the land, usually the largest.

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

It is mountainous and volcanic, with frequent earthquakes that occur all year round.

Recent earthquakes

Japan’s Topography Topography - The detailed description/map ping of an area

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.

Bodies of Water Sea of Japan Ishikari R. Korean Straits Pacific Ocean Inland Sea Tone R. Shinano R.

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

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.

Japan’s Land Area and Utilization

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.

Different Climates and Seasons in Honshu Fall Winter SpringSummer

Natural Resources

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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