Which of the Following Is True of the Japanese Islands

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the Japanese islands?

• A)Honshu receives over 200 inches of snow each year.
• B)It contains so many mountains that the percentage of land that it can use for farming is under three percent.
• C)Since its mountains are volcanic, much of its soil is very poor.
• D)The nearness to the Asian and Pacific tectonic plates causes them to be subject to violent earthquakes.
• E)The largest of the four main islands is Kyushu.

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