The Japanese islands are very mountainous; between seventy and eighty percent of Japan is occupied by hills and mountains. The towns and cities are mainly squeezed into the flat lands along the coast, with very high levels of population density.
2007-01-12 07:50:09
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answered by saif_jp75 2
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Most of Japan is
mountains: yes (83%)
coastal plains: yes (very narrow, spreading on both sides of its archipelago)
grasslands: in Hokkaido only
rain forest: virtually none
The entire area of Japan is smaller than the state of California alone. Only 17% of the land of Japan is habitable, the rest of it is mountainous. Narrow plains are located along its coastal lines facing the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan. The largest plain and grasslands are located in Hokkaido, the northern-most large island.
In this very limited habitable area, 130,000,000 Japanese are living, which is about 43% of the entire U.S. population (300,000,000)! The population density of Japan is the 5th in the world, following Bangladesh, Taiwan, ROK and the Netherlands.
There is no rain forest in Japan, except on some southern-most small islands close to Taiwan.
2007-01-15 10:21:59
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answered by area52 6
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Wetlands
2007-01-12 15:45:17
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answered by Matt P 2
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A.
mountains
2007-01-12 15:42:28
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answered by deepseaofblankets 5
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mountains â¥
2007-01-12 15:44:59
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answered by COOL♥ 3
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I should say mountains.
2007-01-13 01:05:10
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answered by Anonymous
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read some more:
http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/japan/geography.htm
2007-01-12 15:42:29
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answered by gggjoob 5
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