What is true of the Japanese islands?

A. Honshu receives over 200 inches of snow each year.
B. It contains so many mountains that the percentage of land that it can use for farming is under three percent.
C. Since its mountains are volcanic, much of its soil is very poor.
D. The nearness to the Asian and Pacific tectonic plates causes it to be subject to violent earthquakes.
E. The largest of the four main islands is Kyushu.


Answer: D

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