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Question1

Theme:Mountain

1 is Mount Taranaki in New Zealand, 2 is Mount Osorno in Chile, 3 is Mount Mayon in the Philippines, and the 4 Mount Fuji in Japan.

They all look similar, but Japanese people can easily distinguish Mt Fuji.

Question2

Theme:Capital City

1 is Taipei, Taiwan; 2 is Hong Kong, China; 3 is Seoul, South Korea; and 4 is Tokyo, Japan.

In image 4, you can see Tokyo Tower.

Question3

Theme:Waterfall

1 is Niagara Falls, 2 is Victoria Falls, 4 is Iguazu Falls, and 3 is Fukuroda Falls in Japan.

As an island nation, Japan does not have such vast waterfalls as Niagara Falls, Victoria Falls, or Iguazu Falls.
You can imagine the scale of the falls from the trees in the image.

Question4

Theme:Nature

1 is the Amazon jungle, 2 is the Russian tundra, 3 is the African savannah, and 4 is Yakushima Island in Japan.

Moss grows abundantly in the forests of Japan.

Question5

Theme:Snow and Ice

1 is Antarctica, 2 is the North Pole, 3 is Patagonia in Argentina, and 4 is snow cover in Japan.

1. Penguins are found in Antarctica.
2. The aurora is basically invisible in Japan.
3. The blue ice is characteristic of Patagonian glaciers.
Therefore, the correct answer is 4.
Japan is known as one of the heaviest snowfall areas in the world.

Question6

Theme:Intersection

1 is Times Square in New York, 3 is Piccadilly Circus in London, 4 is Ximending in Taipei City (Taiwan), and 2 is Scramble Crossing in Tokyo (Shibuya).

Question7

Theme:Arid Zone

1 is the arid region of Central Australia, 3 is the Sonoran Desert in the United States, 4 is the Sahara Desert in North Africa, and 2 is the Tottori Sand Dunes in Japan.

In image 1, you can see Uluru(Ayers Rock), the largest rock in Australia.
In image 3, you can see cacti, a characteristic of the arid regions of the North American continent.
In image 4, you can see that it is a vast desert with nothing but sand as far as the eye can see.
Since Japan is an island country and does not have vast desert areas, 2 is the correct answer.

Question8

Theme:Houses

1 is a residential area in Casares, Spain; 2 is a group of apartments in Seoul, South Korea; 3 is a stilt house in Fenghuang County, Hunan Province, China; and 1 is Shirakawa-go, Japan.

The houses in Shirakawa-go are characterized by traditional thatched roofs to withstand heavy snowfall and have been selected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Question9

Theme:Mountain Range

1 is the Andes and Aconcagua(6,960m), 2 is the Alaska Range and Denali(6,190m), 4 is the Himalayas and Everest(8,849m), and 3 is Japan’s Hida Range and Mount Eboshi.

In mountain ranges lower than the 3776 meters of Mt. Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain, grass and trees grow up to near the top.

Question10

Theme:Sea and Island

1 is Oahu, Hawaii, 2 is Jeju Island, Korea, 4 is Saipan Island in the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 3 Kouri Island in Japan (Okinawa).

The island visible at 1 is Chinaman’s Hat.
The island seen in 2 is Biyangdo Island.
The reef visible in 4 is Bird Island.
The rock you see at 3 is Heart Rock, which has become a popular topic on Instagram and other social networking sites in recent years because it looks like the shape of a heart.