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Japan

Tokyo35.68°N 139.65°E

Temperate climate (Cfa)Convergent
The broad conical slopes of Mount Fuji rise beyond Lake Kawaguchi in Japan.
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Mount Fuji from Lake Kawaguchi, Japan. Repeated eruptions built a stratovolcano with layers of lava and fragmental deposits.
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Climate at the reference point

Tokyo is classified as Cfa in the temperate climate family. Explore how temperature and rainfall define this pattern.

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Volcanoes

Compare magma and eruption styles to explain why volcanic landscapes take different forms.

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Plate boundaries

Compare plates moving apart, sliding past each other and converging. What landforms would each movement produce?

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Earthquakes

Follow stress building along a fault, then examine how its release sends waves through the Earth.

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About the climate and map data

Climate labels describe the marked reference point using the 1991–2020 Köppen–Geiger classification; climate can vary greatly within the surrounding country or region. Tectonic labels identify regional teaching examples.

Beck et al. climate data (CC BY 4.0) and Bird’s PB2002 plate model provide the scientific context.