Japan Worksheet

A treaty known as __________ set binding targets to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, especially ______________

Kyoto Protocol Carbon Dioxide

Costs and international competition are reducing the mining industry's production of ____ and ______

Limestone Coal

The main crop grown in Japan is ____

Rice

Japan is part of the tectonically active zone known as the

Ring of Fire

Japans longest rivers are the ___________ and the ____________

Shinano Tone

Beginning in the ____________ Japan began to adopt stricter rules to protect ________ and ___________quality

1970's air water

What is the population and the population densisty in the Tokyo-Yokohama urban area?

37 million people, 11,300 people per square mile

Describe the Tokaido corridor

750-mile long urbanization zone and concentrated along rail lines

What was the Meiji Restoration?

A period which lasted from 1868 to 1912 in which Japanese society was rapidly modernized. Things modernized were government, economy, military, and education

Japan is an____________ with four main islands, ______,_______, __________, and ___________

Archipelago Hokkaido Honshu Shikoku Kyushu

How does Japans location in the Ring of Fire affect its human and physical geography? How is the tsunami of 2011 related to the ring of fire?

Because Japan is located in the Ring of Fire the landscape is mostly rugged mountains. Because of the tectonic movements of volcanoes it let to earthquakes which led to tsunamis. The tsunamis killed many people which made the people fearful. Out of fear they moved to places with less active volcanoes.

Japan's problem with acid rain may be based in _________

China

The Japanese have taken steps to reduce the emission of ____________________ or CFS which are used as coolants and which deplets the Earth's ozone layer

Chloroflurocarbons

What is the societal role of corporations in Japan?

Culture of life time employment creates bond between the company and its workers

What traits characterize Japanese art?

Delicacy, exquisite form, and simplicity

What was the structure of Japan's feudal society?

Emperor = official head, shogun = military leader, samurai = supported the shogun

Why does Japan's government place high tariffs on imported goods?

It restrict foreign sales in Japan and helps tip the balance of trade in Japan's favor.

How did American occupation after World War II change Japan?

It stripped the empire of its territories and military. It also set the country back to democracy.

What was the ruling structure of ancient Japan, and when did this structure begin?

Japan was ruled by dynasties. This structure began in 400 A.D.

What does it mean that Japan has a trade surplus in its balance of trade?

The value of its exports are greater than the value of its imports.

Why has Japan turned to trade to sustain its industries?

They are able to take fossil fuels and minerals and make finished products in which they can sell for more profit from skilled educated workers.

Very few countries still catch whales. What reasons could Japan offer as to why it still catches whales? Do you think Japan should stop?

They may still hunt whales because it is good for income, food, oil, and scientific research.It should be stopped because the whales could go extinct and there are other sources of food they can utilize. Also it is world known that they are illegally killing whales.

In 2011, a _________ flooded the coastline after an _____________ occurred off the coast of Honshu

Tsunami earthquake

What is causing change in modern Japanese society?

Women are changing their roles in society by working. People are being raised in Urban areas instead of villages. There are smaller families because of the 1 kid law.

To offset declining fish stocks Japan has been using ____________

aquaculture

On the coastal lowlands, rivers pass through ____________ and allow people to travel on _______________________

cities water buses

Most of Japans population live in the

coastal lowlands

To reduce dependence on _____________, Japan has opened more than 50_______________ that supply more than 30 percent of Japans energy

foreign oil imports nuclear reactors

The main geographic features that influence Japan's climate are _________ the great _________ to the west, Japans ________ terrrain and ________ currents

latitude Asian Landmass Mountainous Ocean

After an earthquake and a tsunami hit Japan, one of the reactors had a _________

meltdown

Japan has seasonal _________ winds that impact the weather differently in winter and summer

monsoonal

The rich sea life in the oceans is made possible by the meeting of warm and cold _________________________

ocean currents

Fish stocks are depleted because of ________ and water _______

overfishing pollution

As another solution to over fishing japan has been establishing _____________ that limit fish harvests

quotas

There have been many calls to refocus Japan's energy supply on ___________________

renewable energy sources

The lower regions of Japan's rivers are used for farming _____

rice

Public opposition to _______ is increasing, especially as the stock of fish is declining

super trawlers

Japan, along with Iceland and Norway still catches _______________ for which they recieve wide crtiticism

whales