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Worksheets7 & 8 East Asia - Japan & The Ring of Fire
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 10mins
Professional soldiers called ___?___ served the interests of the landowners and clan chiefs. The samurai (the word means “one who guards”)
Knight
Mongol
Samurai
Shogun
Japan imports most of the natural resources for its industrial needs. Is Japan considered a economic powerhouse?
YES
MAYBE
NO
I GUESS
Education in Japan: Many high school students attend private classes and college preoperatory schools called “juku”. What is the purpose of a ""?
helps them get into a good college.
helps them get into a good business.
helps them get into a good housing.
helps them get into a good wife or husband.
What is the main religion of Japan?
The Japanese are now increasingly demanding an end to what two issues?
better schools and housing.
pollution and overcrowding.
job opportunities and better wages.
Godzilla and Mothra
What is subduction?
is when three tectonic plates meet. One of the plates is pushed under the other.
is when four tectonic plates meet. One of the plates is pushed under the other.
is when two tectonic plates meet. One of the plates is pushed under the other.
is when five tectonic plates meet. One of the plates is pushed under the other.
The Great Kanto earthquake (Tokyo, Japan) killed an estimated 140,000 people and destroyed nearly 700,000 homes. How many earthquakes does Japan each year?
2000
1000
3000
4000
A ___?___ is an earthquake occurs under the ocean floor. If the quake is strong enough, this may create a huge wave of great destructive power.
Typhoon
Tsunami
Cyclone
Hurricane
Today, Japan is facing challenges in its society. The rise in deaths, divorce, and fewer Japanese getting married has resulted in a decline in.
employment rate
tourism revenue
birth rate
life expectancy
Japan is preparing for disasters, what can Japan do to deal with old building, unstable land and crowded cities with narrow streets?
Have strict building codes, disaster drills.
Have mild building codes, disaster drills.
Have no building codes, disaster drills.
Have some building codes, disaster drills.
Open Ended Response Question: Where does Japan get its resources, and how does it use them in its industries?
Three Gorges Dam -
Is the world’s largest hydroelectric gravity dam.
Ring of Fire -
a chain of volcanoes that lines the Pacific Rim.
Global Economy -
in which nations became dependent on each other for goods and services.
