Chapter 29- Lessons 1 and 2 Japan

The _____________ created the mountainous terrain of Japan, causing most settlements to be in the coastal lowlands.

• Great Rift

• Mariana Trench

• Ring of Fire

• Seafloor spreading

Japan ranks at the bottom of oil production and _____________ because it has very few oil resources and must import most of its oil.

• exports

• uranium

• flooding

• agriculture

The United States Navy mad a show of strength in Japan's ports, convincing them to negotiate a trade agreement with the United States and thus "opening" Japan for ______________.

• farming

• trade

• retail shopping

• fishing

Japan has the longest ____________ in the world. Reasons include high standard of living, good health care, and active lifestyle.

• life expectancy

• GDP

• literacy rate

• death rate

The earthquake and resulting ___________ caused a meltdown of a nuclear reactor, prompting Japan to rethink its us

• overgrazing

• drought

• hurricane

• tsunami

earning more money from export sales than spending for imports

• deficit

• overage

• trade surplus

• profits

Japan has seen extraordinary economic growth since World War II. High demand for trade goods around the world has made it __________________.

• a newly developed nation

• a global economic power

• a nation with a declining per capita GDP

• a third world country

Which religion was created by the indigenous Japanese people?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Shinto

Approximately 4/5 of the people of the people of Japan live in_______________.

• the mountains

• urban areas

• rural country towns

• the rainforest region

The majority (99%) of the people belong to the same ethnic group. The society can be described as __________________.

• elderly

• diverse

• male-dominated

• homogeneous