Nobi and Kanto plains are located in which of the following countries?

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Correct — C, Japan. The Kanto Plain (Kanto, around Tokyo) is Japan's largest plain, and the Nobi Plain (around Nagoya, drained by the Kiso River) is another major lowland. Both are alluvial plains on Honshu, Japan's main island, and both are among the most densely populated and industrialised parts of the country. Hence they lie in Japan.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Wrong — the Nobi and Kanto plains are in Japan; North Korea's lowlands (such as the Pyongyang plain) are different features.  (b) Wrong — Korea has its own plains (e.g., the Honam plain), but Nobi and Kanto are Japanese plains on Honshu island, not Korean.  (d) Wrong — China's great lowland is the North China Plain; the Nobi and Kanto plains belong to Japan, not China.

Concept: Japan is a mountainous archipelago in which flat land is scarce, so its plains are small, coastal and heavily used. The Kanto Plain, on the Pacific side of Honshu, is the largest and holds the Greater Tokyo conurbation; the Nobi Plain around Nagoya (Aichi/Gifu), built up by the Kiso and other rivers, is a major industrial-agricultural lowland. Both being Japanese pins the answer to Japan.

State PCS 2021 Q92 — Geography PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2021 Q92 — Geography PYQ with Answer