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Japan Q And A
Japan Q And A Michael Gonzalez per. 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. How did Japan gain it's influence? | By the proximity of China. |
| 2. Where is Japan located? | It's located near the coast of Asia. |
| 3. What is the largest island Japan is made out of? | The largest island was Honshu, And it was also the mainland of Japan. |
| 4. What is a important symbol for the Japanese people? | It was a mountainous volcano Mount Fuji. |
| 5. Where did most people settle? | Most of the people settled in the coastline and at the few flat plains. |
| 6. Where does Japan sit? | It sits between two plates, or sections, of Earth's outer shell. |
| 7. How was Japan formed? | It was formed by under water volcanoes . |
| 8. What causes earthquakes in Japan? | It starts if one of the plates under Japan moves which then causes a small earthquake. |
| 9. What indicated volcano activity in Japan? | The hot springs around the island indicates volcanic activity. |
| 10. What is the closest country in Japan? | South Korea is the closest to Japan by more than 200 miles. |
| 11. Who were the first settlers of Japan? | The people that settled on Japan were from the mainland of Asia. |
| 12. When did the first settlers come? | The historians believe they came in the ice age. |
| 13. When did the 2nd group of settlers come? | By about 300 B.C they came. |
| 14. Over time what happened? | Contact with the mainland increased and Japan began to borrow the writing system. |
| 15. How were Japanese symbols created? | They were made by using the Chinese symbols. |
| 16. What did Korea give Japan? | They gave Buddhist priest to Japan (not actually "gave" more like came). |
| 17. What religion appealed to many Japanese people? | Buddhism took over immediately even if the Shinto religion was more ancient. |