GEO 200 Worksheet Template Guidelines and Rubric
Question Response
Chosen Region Japan
1. Location and Connectivity: What are the
absolute and relative locations of your
selected region? How does this region connect
to others?
Located in the East Asian Realm, the island country of Japan is located just off of the eastern coast of the continent
of Asia. The absolute location of Japan is 36.2048° N, 138.2529° E. The northernmost of the main islands of Japan is
Hokkaido located at 43.2203° N, 142.8645° E. The central and largest island of Japan is Honshu located at
36.1700°N, 138.0400° E and is where the capital of Japan, Tokyo, is located at 35.6762° N, 139.6503E°. The
southernmost of the main islands of Japan is Kyushu located at 32.5900° N, 130.8000 °E. The smallest of the main
islands of Japan is Shikoku located at 33.7432 °N, 133.6375 E° ( n.d.). Located in both Where is Japan in the world?
the eastern and northern hemispheres, Japan, as part of the northern hemisphere, is above the equatorial plane
lying along the western edge of the Pacific Ring of Fire (Evers, J. & Emdash Editing (Eds.), 2022). Japan is bordered
to the south by the Philippine Sea, to the north by the Sea of Okhotsk, to the east by the North Pacific Ocean, and
to the west by the Sea of Japan or East Sea as well as the East China Sea (WorldAtlas, 2021).
Evers, J., & Emdash Editing (Eds.). (2022, July 15). . National Geographic Society. Plate tectonics and the Ring of Fire
Retrieved February 15, 2023, from https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/plate-tectonics-
ring-fire
Where is Japan in the world? World Population Review. (n.d.). Retrieved February 14, 2023, from
https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/japan/location
WorldAtlas. (2021, February 24). Japan Maps & Facts. WorldAtlas. Retrieved February 14, 2023, from
https://www.worldatlas.com/maps/japan
Question Response
2. Physical Characteristics: How would you
describe the climate, physiography, landscape,
and natural hazards of your selected region?
Address at least three of the physical
characteristics listed above for this worksheet.
Note: This is part of the Place theme of
geography.
There are 6,852 islands that make up Japan with the four main islands being Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and
Shikoku ( n.d.). The land of the northernmost and second largest island of Japan, Where is Japan in the world?
Hokkaido, is separated from the main island, Honshu; however, the Seikan Tunnels keep the islands connected
below the water. Hokkaido is surrounded by bodies of water in every direction and has more flatlands than
mountainous areas (Hokkaidō, n.d.). The central most and largest island of Japan is Honshu which is where the
capital, Tokyo, is located ( n.d.). This is where the Shinano, Japan's longest river, is Where is Japan in the world?
located as it flows through the center of the island. The majority of Honshu's landscape is mountainous, with Mt.
