True or False Quiz

• 1. The Shirakami Mountain Range runs along the Iwate and Aomori prefectural border .

• 2. Forest road construction started in the mountain range in 1993 .

• 3. The Shirakami Mountain Range was first inscribed on the World Heritage List along with Yakushima Island and various other sites in Japan.

• 4.The Shirakami Mountain Range was first inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1993.

• 5.Beech forests can be seen throughout Japan today .

• 6.Despite an altitude of around 1200m many types of alpine floras can be seen atop .

• 7.The main waterways flowing from the Shirakami Mountain Range are the Akaishigawa, Oirasegawa, Anmongawa (Okawa) and Kasugegawa rivers.

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