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Think of an industry in Japan and your top answer might be robots! Japan is the second largest economy in the world after the United States. The Greater Tokyo Area is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.

Try our first Geography quiz about Japanese Industry.

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

Which of these Japanese industries is not 'heavy'?

[ ]	Electronics
[ ]	Oil refining
[ ]	Shipbuilding
[ ]	Steelmaking

In many Japanese workplaces the day begins with what?

[ ]	A bowl of rice
[ ]	A tea ceremony
[ ]	Group exercise sessions
[ ]	Prayers

What are commonly seen on Japanese assembly lines?

[ ]	Children
[ ]	Kimonos
[ ]	Robots
[ ]	Women

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

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

Japan has become the world leader in what type of technology?

[ ]	Astronomical
[ ]	Digital
[ ]	Educational
[ ]	Medical

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

About what percentage of Japan's total energy supplies are imported?

[ ]	0.4
[ ]	0.5
[ ]	0.6
[ ]	0.8

10.

Japan imports uranium - where is it used?

[ ]	In car factories
[ ]	In homes
[ ]	In nuclear power stations
[ ]	In solar power plants

Geography: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Case Study Japan (Industry) 1 (Answers)

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

Which of these Japanese industries is not 'heavy'?

[x]	Electronics
[ ]	Oil refining
[ ]	Shipbuilding
[ ]	Steelmaking

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!

What are commonly seen on Japanese assembly lines?

[ ]	Children
[ ]	Kimonos
[x]	Robots
[ ]	Women

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

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

Japan has become the world leader in what type of technology?

[ ]	Astronomical
[x]	Digital
[ ]	Educational
[ ]	Medical

e.g. cameras, TVs, phones

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 centers of population are there

About what percentage of Japan's total energy supplies are imported?

[ ]	0.4
[ ]	0.5
[ ]	0.6
[x]	0.8

10.

Japan imports uranium - where is it used?

[ ]	In car factories
[ ]	In homes
[x]	In nuclear power stations
[ ]	In solar power plants