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An Introduction to Japan

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Japan can be found in which region of the world?

a)

Located off the west coast of Western Australia

b)

Located in the Southern Hemisphere between Africa and South America.

c)

Located to the east of the Korean Peninsular and Russia

d)

Located in the Northern Hemisphere between North America and Europe

2.

Japan is made up of how many main islands?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

Japan can be found in which ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Great Southern

e)

Arctic

4.

The largest island in Japan is named?

a)

Hokkaido

b)

Honshu

c)

Shikoku

d)

Kyushu

5.

The capital city of Japan is?

a)

Osaka

b)

Kyoto

c)

Tokyo

d)

Hiroshima

6.

What is the name of this well-known Japanese mountain?

a)

Mt Kilimanjaro

b)

Mt Fujiyama

c)

Mt Kosciusko

d)

Mt Aconcagua

7.

The Greater Tokyo Area has close to how many million people?

a)

10 million

b)

20 million

c)

30 million

d)

40 million

8.

Although Japan has a Prime Minister and government, it also has a . . .

a)

King

b)

Sultan

c)

Raj

d)

Emperor

9.

Which of the following is the flag of Japan?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

The size of Japan's population is approximately?

a)

125 million

b)

95 million

c)

45 million

d)

25 million

11.

Which of these is the most important crop grown in Japan?

a)

Rice

b)

Barley

c)

Soy beans

d)

Wheat

12.

This traditional form of Japanese clothing is known as:

a)

Kabuki

b)

Kami

c)

Kanji

d)

Kimono

13.

Because Japan is covers a distance of more than 3000 kilometres, its vegetation

a)

Is largely the same throughout the whole country

b)

Changes according to how far north you travel (latitude)

c)

Changes according to how high (altitude) you are, as well as how far north you travel (latitude)

d)

Is mostly tropical rain forest

14.

You could describe Japan's landscape as . . .

a)

Having a few high mountains but mostly flat land

b)

Mostly mountainous with over 80% being rugged terrain

c)

Very flat

d)

Mostly rolling hills with a few areas of flat land near the coast

15.

Which of the following climatic conditions would you experience in Japan?

a)

Hot humid summers

b)

Cold winters with heavy snowfall

c)

Mild winters and hot summers

d)

All of the above.