Japan

Question 1

Tsunami

Answer 1

A strong, destructive wave caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions on the ocean floor

Question 2

Amaterasu

Answer 2

The Japanese Shinto goddess personifying the sun

Question 3

Stoic

Answer 3

Used to describe a person who can control his or her emotions and endure difficult experiences with patience

Question 4

Mercator

Answer 4

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Question 5

Arable

Answer 5

Land suitable for farming and agriculture

Question 6

Distortion

Answer 6

Error

Question 7

Monsoon

Answer 7

Strong winds in Asia, blowing from the southeast in summer

Question 8

Isolated

Answer 8

When a person or group is set apart or cut off from others by geographic, ecological, or social barriers

Question 9

Shinto

Answer 9

The native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship

Question 10

Isolationist

Answer 10

A person who favours or works for isolationism

Question 11

Homogeneous

Answer 11

A group of people similar in nature and character

Question 12

Archipelago

Answer 12

A long chain of many islands

Question 13

Assimilation

Answer 13

Forcing a group of people to acquire the characteristics of a majority group

Question 14

Ainu

Answer 14

Japan’s Indigenous people

Question 15

Izanagi

Answer 15

The Japanese God who fathered the islands and Gods of Japan by a union with his sister Izanami