Japan

Question 1

Since 80% of Japan is mountainous, where do they get most of their food from?

Answer 1

Importing from other countries and fishing

Question 2

Which Japanese religion focuses on honoring and worshiping nature spirits-

Answer 2

Shintoism

Question 3

What action did Japan do to America that caused us to enter into WW2?

Answer 3

Bombed Pearl Harbor

Question 4

What did the US do to the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima?

Answer 4

Dropped atomic bombs

Question 5

After WW2, what impact did the US have on Japan- helped rebuild it, colonized it, made it communist

Answer 5

Helped rebuild it

Question 6

After WW2, Japan made a new government but still had an Emperor; what was his role-

Answer 6

Mainly just for ceremonial (like a figure head) with no real power

Question 7

What type of Government does Japan have-

Answer 7

Constitutional Monarchy

Question 8

Which is true about Japan’s economy- it is very weak, it’s controlled by the government, it’s very technologically advanced

Answer 8

It’s very technologically advanced

Question 9

What does Japan lack (has very little of)-

Answer 9

Natural resources

Question 10

By giving the people a lot of training and education, Japan has invested in what- capital goods or human capital?

Answer 10

human capital

Question 11

When a form of government divides power between a prime minister and the legislative group (the Diet in Japan), what type of system is this-

Answer 11

Parliamentary

Question 12

Because they have lots natural resources and lots of area to grow crops, Japan has had to specialize in technology- True of False

Answer 12

False

Question 13

Japan has used ‘taxes’ on imported goods so their people will mainly buy things made in Japan and not from other countries; what are these ‘taxes’ called-

Answer 13

Tarrif’s

Question 14

Japan’s GDP is based almost entirely on which area- farming, military, education, or Industry/service

Answer 14

Industry/service (like new technologies)