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15 Japan


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
What geographical term applies to the country of Japan?
A.
mountain
B.
island
C.
subcontinent
D.
archipelago
 

 2. 
Japan is located on the Ring of Fire, an area around the Pacific Ocean where there are frequent volcanic eruptions. What is another result of this location?
A.
mountainous terrain
B.
frequent earthquakes
C.
difficulty farming
D.
all of the above
 

 3. 
The government sets a tax on imported goods that might compete with products made in Japan. What is this policy called?
A.
quota
B.
tariff
C.
embargo
D.
subsidy
 

 4. 
The government pays farmers so they can compete with imports from other countries. What is this policy called?
A.
quota
B.
tariff
C.
embargo
D.
subsidy
 

 5. 
Japan has few natural resources and must import which of the following?
A.
food
B.
raw materials
C.
oil
D.
all of the above
 

 6. 
What type of economy does Japan have?
A.
mixed
B.
market
C.
command
D.
traditional
 

 7. 
What caused Japan’s surrender, ending World War II?
A.
The U. S. invaded Japan.
B.
The U. S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
C.
The Japanese people were weary of the war.
D.
all of the above
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 8. 
Japan has a mountainous terrain. What impact does this have on the Japanese people? Select ALL that apply.
 A.
There is very little rainfall for growing crops, so farmers must irrigate.
 B.
There is very little arable land, so farmers have built terraces in order to grow crops.
 C.
Most people live on the mountains.
 D.
Most people live along the coasts.
 

 9. 
The Japanese value education and have invested heavily in human capital. In which industries has this investment resulted in most of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? Select ALL that apply.
 A.
fishing
 B.
industrial production
 C.
farming
 D.
services
 

 10. 
Which of these factors has contributes to Japan being called “a land of entrepreneurs”?
 A.
There is a great need for business development.
 B.
The Japanese have a strong work ethic.
 C.
The Japanese are among the most highly educated people in the world.
 D.
all of the above
 

 11. 
Which of these statements describe the government of Japan and the level of citizen participation in the government? Select ALL that apply.
 A.
The government is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy where the emperor has limited power as the head of state.
 B.
The Diet is a two-house parliament which chooses the prime minister as the head of government.
 C.
The government is a parlimentary constitutional monarchy where the emperor has full power as the head of government.
 D.
Citizens elect the members of the Diet.
 

 12. 
What is the biggest challenge facing the government of Japan?
 A.
declining population
 B.
pollution
 C.
inadequate farmland
 D.
military threats
 

 13. 
What was the role of General MacArthur in the rebuilding of Japan after World War II? Select ALL that apply.
 A.
He was the commander of the American occupation forces after the end of the war.
 B.
He decided the kind of government Japan would have.
 C.
He wrote a constitution which created a two-house parliament and allowed the emperor to remain as a symbolic head of state.
 D.
The constitution prevents Japan from rebuilding their military in any major way.
 



 
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