Japan Geography and Religion

Which is a true statement about Shintoism?

• It follows a belief in life's simple pleasures.

• It stresses cleanliness

• It honors the spirit of all things.

• all of the above are true

Japan's government is a constitutional monarchy.

• True

• False

What is the highest mountain in Japan?

• Hiroshima

• Mt Haku

• Mt Fuji

• Kyushu

What is an archipelago?

• a subcontinent

• a mainland area

• a large island

• a chain of islands

Japan has many environmental issues including air pollution, over fishing, tsunamis, and __________________.

• tornadoes

• hurricanes

• earthquakes

• typhoons

Japan's literacy rate is 95%.

• True

• False

What is the term for growing crops on every available piece of land?

• subsistence agriculture

• intensive agriculture

• intensive cultivation

• subsistence cultivation.

Followers of Shintoism believe that divine spirits called ______ live in nature.

• Kami

• Yin yang

• Torii

• Koma-inu

What are the two main bodies of water that surround Japan?

• Korea Strait and Pacific Ocean

• Inland Sea and Sea of Japan

• Sea of Japan and Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean

What is the capital of Japan?

• Nagasaki

• Tokyo

• Hiroshima

• Hokkaido