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Tokyo is a city in Japan.
 
Tokyo is a city in Japan.
  

Revision as of 11:00, 17 February 2011

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo is a city in Japan.

Earth Science 7- Cities

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Latitude/Longitude: 35 41'37" N 139 42'25" E [1]

Elevation: 36 meters [1]

Climate

Climate Zone

Tokyo is in the Cfa (Humid Subtropical) Climate Zone. [2] Cities with similar climates are Houston, Texas, United States Earth Science 7-Houston and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Earth Science 7-New Orleans, Louisiana.


What Affects Climate

Tokyo receives a lot of precipitation due to it being on the ocean. Also, it gets warm weather sometimes because of the Kuroshio ocean current that passes right by Japan. Tokyo's air pressure is in the Subtropical High pressure zone.


====Average Temperature==== [3]


Jan. Feb Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Average Temp. (C˚) 4.1 4.6 7.65 13.2 17.55 18.75 25.15 26.65 22.85 16.95 11.55 6.55
Average. High (C˚) 8.9 9.2 12.3 17.8 21.9 24.9 28.7 30.4 26.4 20.9 16.1 11.4
Average Low (C˚) -0.7 0.0 3.0 8.6 13.2 17.6 21.6 22.9 19.3 13.0 7.0 1.7


====Average Precipitation==== [4]

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Average Precipitation (mm) 48.6 60.2 114.5 130.3 128 164.9 161.5 155.1 208.5 163.1 92.5 39.6

Plate Tectonics and Plate Boundaries

Tokyo is located on an ocean-ocean subduction boundary. It is right on the border of the Pacific Plate, the Eurasian Plate, and the Philippine Plate.


  1. 1.0 1.1 google earth latitude and longitude
  2. www.srh.noaa.gov Koppen Classification
  3. www.worldclimate.com temperatures
  4. www.weather.msn.uk.com precipitation