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Japan is one of the largest producers of cars in the world. Japan has a large industrial capacity and is home to some of the largest, leading and most technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment and machine tools.

Have a go at our second Geography quiz on the Industry of Japan.

What is the least important location factor for Japanese industry?

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

Which problem has not been caused by industry?

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

Traditionally, Japan has imported most oil from where?

[ ]	Middle East
[ ]	Russia
[ ]	USA
[ ]	Venezuela

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

[ ]	Fish farming
[ ]	Hydro electric power
[ ]	Rice growing
[ ]	Whaling for beginners

In Japan there is growing opposition to what?

[ ]	HEP stations
[ ]	Large industrial estates
[ ]	Nuclear power stations
[ ]	Tourists

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

Which is Japan's most important trading partner?

[ ]	Australia
[ ]	China
[ ]	UK
[ ]	USA

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

[ ]	Cars
[ ]	Clothing
[ ]	Ships
[ ]	Steel

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

Geography: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Case Study Japan (Industry) 2 (Answers)

What is the least important location factor for Japanese industry?

[ ]	A skilled workforce
[ ]	Low, flat land
[x]	Near to sources of energy
[ ]	Sheltered deepwater ports

Energy is least important as a lot is imported

Which problem has not been caused by industry?

[ ]	Air and water pollution
[ ]	Destruction of natural habitats
[ ]	Loss of farmland
[x]	Tidal waves

Traditionally, Japan has imported most oil from where?

[x]	Middle East
[ ]	Russia
[ ]	USA
[ ]	Venezuela

e.g. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

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

[ ]	Fish farming
[x]	Hydro electric power
[ ]	Rice growing
[ ]	Whaling for beginners

The river is fast flowing in a mountainous region

In Japan there is growing opposition to what?

[ ]	HEP stations
[ ]	Large industrial estates
[x]	Nuclear power stations
[ ]	Tourists

It can be a dangerous form of power

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

[ ]	Raw materials imported easily
[ ]	Safer in the case of nuclear accidents
[x]	Strong winds coming off the sea
[ ]	Water needed for cooling

Which is Japan's most important trading partner?

[ ]	Australia
[ ]	China
[ ]	UK
[x]	USA

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

[ ]	Cars
[ ]	Clothing
[ ]	Ships
[x]	Steel

Steel was used to build ships to import raw materials

Why does Japan have a trade surplus?

[x]	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
[x]	Intensive
[ ]	Primitive
[ ]	Subsistence

No land is wasted as there is very little flat land