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Explore how Japan trades with the rest of the world, sending out cars and electronics while importing vital raw materials, food and energy from its global partners.

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Fascinating Fact:

Japan’s most important trading partners include large economies such as the United States and China, which buy huge numbers of Japanese products.

In KS3 Geography, Japan is used to show how trade links support an advanced economy. You study how Japanese companies export manufactured goods worldwide and import energy, food and raw materials to keep industry running.

Key Terms

Export: A good or service that is sold from one country to another country.
Import: A good or service that is bought by one country from another country.
Trading partner: A country that regularly buys from, sells to or signs trade agreements with another country.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What does Japan mainly export in KS3 Geography?

KS3 Geography usually explains that Japan mainly exports high-value manufactured goods, such as cars, ships, electronic devices and specialist machinery, which are sold to customers across the world.

Why does Japan rely so much on international trade?

Japan relies on international trade because it has limited natural resources. It must import fuel, raw materials and food, then export manufactured products to earn money and pay for these imports.

How do trade links affect Japan’s economy?

Strong trade links provide jobs in factories, ports and offices, encourage investment in technology and help Japan stay competitive as a major economic power in the global system.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Why does Japan have a trade surplus?

It exports more than it imports

It has a large fleet of tankers

It imports expensive materials

It imports more than it exports

Manufactured goods are usually more expensive than raw materials

2 .

Which problem has not been caused by industry?

Air and water pollution

Destruction of natural habitats

Loss of farmland

Tidal waves

These are known as tsunamis and are caused by underwater earthquakes

3 .

Traditionally, Japan has imported most oil from where?

Middle East

Russia

USA

Venezuela

e.g. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

4 .

Japan's industrial growth began with the making of what?

Cars

Clothing

Ships

Steel

Steel was used to build ships to import raw materials as Japan has poor reserves of raw materials needed for industry

5 .

The Kurobe River is home to a major scheme for what?

Fish farming

Hydro electric power

Rice growing

Whaling for beginners

The river is fast flowing in a mountainous region

6 .

In Japan there is growing opposition to what?

HEP stations

Large industrial estates

Nuclear power stations

Tourists

When a nuclear power station goes wrong, it can release large amounts of radioactive material into the environment. Japan is subjected to violent earthquakes and so there is always the risk that nuclear power stations will be damaged

7 .

Which is Japan's most important trading partner?

Australia

China

USA

Japanese products are exported round the world

8 .

Which is not a reason for building nuclear power stations on the coast?

Raw materials imported easily

Safer in the case of nuclear accidents

Strong winds coming off the sea

Water needed for cooling

The interior of Japan is very mountainous and if there is a nuclear accident, it would be much more difficult to get to the power station to stop any radiation leaks

9 .

What is the least important location factor for Japanese industry?

A skilled workforce

Low, flat land

Near to sources of energy

Sheltered deepwater ports

Energy is least important as it can be transported easily to where it is needed

10 .

How can Japan's farming best be described?

Extensive

Intensive

Primitive

Subsistence

No land is wasted as there is very little flat land

Author: Jan Crompton (KS3 Geography & History Teacher, Professional Quiz Writer)

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