Case Study Japan (Industry) 02

1. What is the least important location factor for Japanese industry?

   • A skilled workforce
   • Low, flat land
   • Near to sources of energy
   • Sheltered deepwater ports

2. Which problem has not been caused by industry?

   • Air and water pollution
   • Destruction of natural habitats
   • Loss of farmland
   • Tidal waves

3. Traditionally, Japan has imported most oil from where?

   • Middle East
   • Russia
   • USA
   • Venezuela

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

   • Fish farming
   • Hydro electric power
   • Rice growing
   • Whaling for beginners

5. In Japan there is growing opposition to what?

   • HEP stations
   • Large industrial estates
   • Nuclear power stations
   • Tourists

6. 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

7. Which is Japan's most important trading partner?

   • Australia
   • China
   • UK
   • USA

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

   • Cars
   • Clothing
   • Ships
   • Steel

9. 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

10. How can Japan's farming best be described?

    • Extensive
    • Intensive
    • Primitive
    • Subsistence

Quiz written by Jan Crompton