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Geography Quiz - Case Study Japan (Industry) 01 (Questions)

Japan has a very strong economy and is usually ranked amongst the top five in the world. Most people associate electronic goods with industry in Japan, but they have many heavy industries too, including shipbuilding and car manufacture. The Japanese electronics industry has provided the world with portable music devices and affordable home computers to name just two items. You probably also associate robots with Japan. They first developed robots to improve their car building industry and are working now on humanoid robots - robots that look and behave like humans.

Japan doesn't have a great deal of natural resources, so its industry is based on importing them and exporting manufactured goods. The interior of Japan is mainly mountains, so the population and industry tends to be in the narrow coastal strip. Quite often, when a new industrial area is required, they build the land out into the sea. Agriculture is based on fisheries and rice, with tea plantations in the mountains.

Try our first KS3 Geography quiz about Japanese Industry.

1. When new industrial land is needed, how is it created?
[ ] Farmland is dug up
[ ] Houses are demolished
[ ] It is reclaimed from the sea
[ ] Lakes are drained
2. Which of these Japanese industries is not 'heavy'?
[ ] Electronics
[ ] Oil refining
[ ] Shipbuilding
[ ] Steelmaking
3. In many Japanese workplaces the day begins with what?
[ ] A bowl of rice
[ ] A tea ceremony
[ ] Group exercise sessions
[ ] Prayers
4. What are commonly seen on Japanese assembly lines?
[ ] Children
[ ] Kimonos
[ ] Robots
[ ] Women
5. Why has Japan invested heavily in new industrial technology?
[ ] It has a lot of surplus money to get rid of
[ ] To deliberately cause unemployment
[ ] To slow down production
[ ] To stay ahead of competitors
6. Which statement is false about coal in Japan?
[ ] It is a cheaper source of electricity than HEP
[ ] It is dangerous to mine
[ ] It is expensive to mine
[ ] Japanese coal is of poor quality
7. Japan has become the world leader in what type of technology?
[ ] Astronomical
[ ] Digital
[ ] Educational
[ ] Medical
8. Where in Japan is most present day industry located?
[ ] In the north and east
[ ] In the north and west
[ ] In the south and east
[ ] On Kyushu island
9. About what percentage of Japan's total energy supplies are imported?
[ ] 40
[ ] 55
[ ] 70
[ ] 80
10. Japan imports uranium - where is it used?
[ ] In car factories
[ ] In homes
[ ] In nuclear power stations
[ ] In solar power plants
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Geography Quiz - Case Study Japan (Industry) 01 (Answers)
1. When new industrial land is needed, how is it created?
[ ] Farmland is dug up
[ ] Houses are demolished
[x] It is reclaimed from the sea
[ ] Lakes are drained
Reclamation may also be used to create farmland
2. Which of these Japanese industries is not 'heavy'?
[x] Electronics
[ ] Oil refining
[ ] Shipbuilding
[ ] Steelmaking
Many items that you have around your home will have been either made in Japan or by a Japanese company
3. In many Japanese workplaces the day begins with what?
[ ] A bowl of rice
[ ] A tea ceremony
[x] Group exercise sessions
[ ] Prayers
Often the company anthem will be chanted as well!
4. What are commonly seen on Japanese assembly lines?
[ ] Children
[ ] Kimonos
[x] Robots
[ ] Women
These carry out repetitive tasks all day long without getting tired or being bored
5. Why has Japan invested heavily in new industrial technology?
[ ] It has a lot of surplus money to get rid of
[ ] To deliberately cause unemployment
[ ] To slow down production
[x] To stay ahead of competitors
New technology greatly speeds up production
6. Which statement is false about coal in Japan?
[x] It is a cheaper source of electricity than HEP
[ ] It is dangerous to mine
[ ] It is expensive to mine
[ ] Japanese coal is of poor quality
The only coal left in Japan is very deep underground
7. Japan has become the world leader in what type of technology?
[ ] Astronomical
[x] Digital
[ ] Educational
[ ] Medical
e.g. cameras, TVs, phones
8. Where in Japan is most present day industry located?
[ ] In the north and east
[ ] In the north and west
[x] In the south and east
[ ] On Kyushu island
The largest ports and centres of population are there
9. About what percentage of Japan's total energy supplies are imported?
[ ] 40
[ ] 55
[ ] 70
[x] 80
Fossil fuels still provide most of the energy needs in Japan
10. Japan imports uranium - where is it used?
[ ] In car factories
[ ] In homes
[x] In nuclear power stations
[ ] In solar power plants
After the earthquake and tsunami in 2011, which damaged a nuclear power station, all of the country's nuclear power stations were shut down. They will gradually be restarted after extensive safety checks