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7-2 Japan Summative

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The population of Japan has a small percent of which two groups of people?

a)

Chinese

b)

Japanese

c)

Resident aliens

d)

Asians

2.

What is the main language of Japan?

a)

Japanese

b)

Kanji

c)

Kana

d)

Chinese

3.

What are the two writing forms of Japan?

a)

Kanji

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Kana

d)

Phonetic

4.

Which of the following is the indigenous religion of Japan?

a)

Shinto

b)

Buddhism

c)

Taoism

d)

Christianity

5.

Who largely influenced early Japanese culture?

a)

Korea

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

United States

6.

Why did Japan become isolationist?

a)

Europeans were trying to influence Asian countries through trade and Christianity

b)

Japan felt that China was influencing them too much

c)

Japan closed off because they needed to recover from World War II

d)

The United States was taking too much of Japan's natural resources

7.

What happened after Japan became isolationist?

a)

They developed their own culture

b)

They liked being left alone so they continued isolationism

c)

Their trade grew exponentially

d)

Their influence in the world grew

8.

After Japan opened back up to the world, how did they react to new cultures?

a)

They did not like other cultures coming into their country

b)

They only allowed certain countries' cultures to come into the country

c)

They only allowed cultures similar to theirs

d)

They were open to new cultures and accepted them

9.

How can Japanese culture be described today?

a)

They uphold the traditional culture and are against modern

b)

Modern culture is the only one accepted today

c)

A mix between traditional and modern

d)

They follow western culture

10.

How does the younger generation follow trends and urban culture?

a)

They follow it through word of mouth

b)

They follow it through newspapers

c)

They create their own trends

d)

They follow through media

11.

Where do the majority of people live in Japan?

a)

Small villages

b)

Urban areas

c)

Rural Areas

d)

Suburban areas

12.

What can be said by looking at Japan's population pyramid?

a)

They have a younger population

b)

Younger people are moving

c)

Many older people are immigrating to Japan

d)

They have a low birth rate

13.

Because Japan is not completely self-sufficient, they import items they need. How do they make their money?

a)

They export valuable goods

b)

They export agricultural goods

c)

They do not export anything because they are still isolated

d)

They import valuable goods

14.

Which of the following are environmental issues of Japan? Choose 4.

a)

Waste management

b)

Coral reef bleaching

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Tsunamis

e)

Agricultural clearing

15.

Agricultural land in Japan is severely limited. Which of the following is one reason for this issue?

a)

They do not want to cut down their forests

b)

They have infertile soil

c)

They only want to grow near their urban cities

d)

They do not have many farmers

16.

What is the capital of Japan?

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Okinawa

c)

Nagasaki

d)

Tokyo

17.

What continent is Japan located in?

a)

Oceania

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

South America

18.

What type of government does Japan have?

a)

Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Unitary Absolute Monarchy

c)

Parliamentary Absolute Monarchy

d)

Sovereign Parliamentary Monarchy

19.

Japan's constitution is based on three principles. Which of the following is NOT one of the principles.

a)

Sovereignty of the people

b)

Respect for basic human rights

c)

Renounce war

d)

The Legislative branch (Diet) holds most of the political power

20.

The service industry accounts for _______ of Japan's GDP.

a)

25%

b)

45%

c)

70%

d)

80%