Review for Japan Test

What 2 cities did the U.S. drop atomic bombs on?

Lady Murasaki was credited with writing "The Tale of Genji", the world's first ________

Manga books, in Japan, are written for _______

a children
b men
c all ages

The arts of bonsai, ikebana, gyotaku, and haiku all demonstrate Japan's love of ________

a technology
b nature
c war

After World War II, the Japanese people learned what?

a Their emperor was entirely responsible for the war.
b Their emperor was going to be dethroned.
c Their emperor was not divine.

What is the art of creating miniature trees?

The Shinto religion is unique in that ____________

a comes from China
b has no founder and no concern with the afterlife
c only worships mountains

What blend of two religions do most Japanese follow?

a Shinto & Buddhism
b Shinto & Christianity
c Shinto & Islam

The largest and most crowded island in Japan is

a Shikoku
b Kyushu
c Honshu

What percentage of Japan is covered with mountains?

a 90%
b 70%
c 50%

What is the tallest peak in Japan?

Japan has active volcanoes, hot springs, and earthquakes because it is located along the _____

a Earthquake Alley
b San Andreas Fault
c Ring of Fire

What nation occupied Japan after World War II?

What helped cause the economic slow-down of the 1990s?

a Japan's involvement in the war
b competition from developing nations
c a serious drought

What is Japan's primary source of food?

Followers of Shinto worship and pray to

a objects in nature
b ancestors
c both of the above

Japan is an archipelago of about 4,000 islands, that taken together equal a land mass about the size of what U.S. state?

a California
b Michigan
c Texas

The Japanese call their country _________

Japan has a large population , but has very little _____

a living space
b fishing industry
c industry

What product helped the Japanese get their start in the electronics industry?

a computers
b televisions
c transistor radios

Before the mid 1800s, Japan ______)

a had good trade relations with the U.S.
b shut itself off from the western world
c exported fish to other countries

What is the name of Japan's legislature?

Japan's new constitution, written in 1947, did not allow Japan to _______________

a have a military capable of waging war
b let women vote
c have an emperor