Japan's Geography

Susan S.
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  1. Honshu
    the central and largest of the four main islands of Japan
    There are four main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
  2. Shikoku
    the smallest of the four main islands of Japan
    There are four main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
  3. Kyushu
    the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan
    There are four main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
  4. Hokkaido
    the second largest of the four main islands of Japan
    There are four main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
  5. archipelago
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
    GEOGRAPHY Japan is an archipelago, or string of islands, on the eastern edge of Asia.
  6. mainland
    the main land mass of a country or continent
    Japan's nearest mainland neighbors are the Siberian region of Russia in the north and Korea and China farther south.
  7. region
    the extended spatial location of something
    Japan's nearest mainland neighbors are the Siberian region of Russia in the north and Korea and China farther south.
Created on Mon Nov 18 14:34:53 EST 2013

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