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Tokyo, Japan

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which continent does Japan belong to?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

North America

2.

What are the names of surrounding countries of Japan?

a)

Korea

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

All of these

3.

Japan is made up of ___________ islands, which form a long chain.

a)

1000

b)

2000

c)

3000

d)

4000

4.

There are __________ main islands in Japan.

a)

four

b)

five

c)

seven

d)

nine

5.

The main islands in Japan are __________.

a)

1.Honshu

2.Hokkaido

3.Shikoku

4.Kyushu

b)

1.Honshu

2.Japan

3.Shikoku

4.Kyushu

c)

1.Honshu

2.Hokkaido

3.Tokyo

4.Kyushu

d)

1.Honshu

2.Hokkaido

3.Shikoku

4.Fuji

6.

Most people live on these four islands, even though much of the land is taken up by hills and mountains covered in ___________ .

a)

desert

b)

forest

c)

trees

d)

snow

7.

Japan’s farmland is in the ______________,

where its major cities are also located.

a)

flat areas

b)

mountain highlands

c)

narrow coastal lowlands

8.

Today less than ________ of the population lived in rural villages.

a)

9%

b)

7%

c)

4%

d)

8%

9.

Fewer than _________ million families left to farm the land.

a)

five

b)

seven

c)

nine

d)

three

10.

What is the capital city of Japan?

a)

Fuji

b)

Tokyo

c)

Osaka

d)

Honshu

11.

Tokyo is situated on the largest islands of _____.

a)

Honshu

b)

Hokkaido

c)

Shikoku

d)

Kyushu

12.

Tokyo is on the _________ coast of the island.

a)

west

b)

east

c)

south

d)

north

13.

Tokyo at the mouth of the ___________.

a)

Sumida River

b)

Suemeda River

c)

Sunida River

d)

Suumidar River

14.

Tokyo is a very _________ city and seaport.

a)

wealthy

b)

poor

c)

less developed

d)

healthy

15.

Tokyo is also extremely large, densely populated and ______.

a)

no people

b)

a few people

c)

less crowded

d)

overcrowded

16.

Tokyo is one of the world’s largest cities

with a population of more than ______million people.

a)

13

b)

19

c)

10

d)

15

17.

Tokyo became the capital city of Japan in _________.

a)

1886

b)

1868

c)

1686

d)

1668

18.

Tokyo’s growth only stopped ________ during the twentieth century.

a)

twice

b)

once

c)

thrice

19.

In 1923 an ____________ destroyed the city’s railway network and much of the inner city and killed about 143,000 people.

a)

American bombers

b)

earthquake

c)

Volcanic eruption

20.

During the Second World War, _____ destroyed much of the city, killing many thousands of people.

a)

earthquake

b)

American bombers

c)

Volcanic eruption

21.

Much of the land on which Tokyo stands has been _____ from the sea.

a)

reclaimed

b)

reclmed

c)

recleimed

d)

reclained

22.

The city now has _____ smaller cities.

a)

26

b)

23

c)

16

d)

19

23.

Tokyo is one of the most _____ cities in the world to live.

a)

expensive

b)

comfortable

c)

cheap

d)

convenient

24.

Public transport in Tokyo is _____, regular and very crowded.

a)

slow

b)

fast

c)

small

d)

large

25.

Every day about 24 million workers of Tokyo commute into the city from the suburbs, mostly by _____.

a)

train

b)

car

c)

bus

d)

their own cars

26.

More than a quarter of Japan’s population lives within 50 kilometres of the _____ of Tokyo.

a)

centre

b)

outskirt

c)

suburb

d)

favela

27.

More than _____ million people Japan’s population lives within 50 kilometres of the centre of Tokyo.

a)

126

b)

116

c)

106

d)

136

28.

What is the name of the mountain near Tokyo?

a)

Mount Fuji

b)

Mount Fugi

c)

Mount Phuji

d)

Mount Phugi

29.

What is the name of the largest of the Japanese island?

a)

Honshu

b)

Hokkaido

c)

Shikoku

d)

Kyushu

30.

Sapporo is on the northernmost of the four major islands of Japan. What is the name of the island?

a)

Honshu

b)

Hokkaido

c)

Shikoku

d)

Kyushu

31.

What is the name of the sea that borders Japan to the South?

a)

Sea of Japan

b)

Korea Strait

c)

East China Sea

d)

Philippine Sea

32.

What body of water separates Japan from South Korea?

a)

Korea Strait

b)

East China Sea

c)

Philippine Sea

d)

Pacific Ocean

33.

What ocean borders Japan to the east?

a)

North Pacific Ocean

b)

Philippine Sea

c)

East China Sea

d)

Sea of Japan

34.

Name the smallest of the four islands of Japan.

a)

Hokkaido

b)

Honshu

c)

Kyushu

d)

Shikoku

35.

Which island is red?

a)

Honshu

b)

Hokkaido

c)

Shikoku

d)

Kyushu

36.

Which island is purple?

a)

Honshu

b)

Hokkaido

c)

Shikoku

d)

Kyushu

37.

Which island is brown?

a)

Kyushu

b)

Shikoku

c)

Hokkaido

d)

Honshu

38.

Which island is orange?

a)

Honshu

b)

Hokkaido

c)

Shikoku

d)

Kyushu

39.

Which one is the flag of Japan?

a)
b)
c)
40.

If you want to travel from Osaka to Kobe,

in which direction would you head?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West