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WorksheetsJapan: WitWiCS Round 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Moisture for the summer monsoon is provided by the
a)
tropical storms called typhoons.
b)
dense fogs of Hokkaidō.
c)
flow of the Atlantic Gulf Stream.
d)
warm waters of the Japan Current.
2.
Japan’s semitropical rain forests grow in
a)
the humid continental climate.
b)
the great landmass to the west
c)
isolated mountain regions.
d)
the humid subtropical climate.
3.
The dense fogs of Hokkaidō are caused by
a)
the cold winter monsoon.
b)
the cold Kuril Current
c)
the Sea of Japan.
d)
the Japan Current
4.
The role of the samurai was to
a)
support the shogun
b)
select the new emperor.
c)
make Japan a global economic power.
d)
conduct trade with missionaries and Europeans.
5.
One of the changes to Japan’s traditional ways is that
a)
Shinto, Buddhism, and Christianity are no longer practiced by most citizens.
b)
more women are entering the workforce.
c)
most of Japan’s population now lives in the coastal lowlands.
d)
families are having more children than in the past.
6.
During World War I, Japan profited by ________ Allied countries.
a)
attacking
b)
exporting to
c)
isolating itself from
d)
influencing
7.
During World War II, Japan joined with the other Axis powers, which were
a)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
b)
China and Russia
c)
the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.
d)
Germany and Italy
8.
Today, Japan exports more goods than it imports; in economic terms, Japan has
a)
a positive flow.
b)
resource drawdown
c)
a trade surplus
d)
free port outcomes
9.
To supply Japan’s need to harvest fish while protecting fish stocks, Japan
a)
is using supertrawlers.
b)
is increasing aquaculture
c)
is reducing industrialization
d)
has signed the Kyoto Protocol
10.
Japan turned to nuclear technology for its electricity needs because it
a)
knew how to avoid
nuclear accidents
b)
found solar power and
wind power to be too expensive.
c)
has limited access to
fossil fuels.
d)
is trying to limit
the effects of acid rain.
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