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- What is Japan's birth rate?
- low
- What foods does japan import?
- grains and meat
- Where is Yokohama located?
- Just south of Tokyo
- Why is the cutting of timber controlled?
- to prevent loss of forests, limit soil erosion, provide national parks.
- Where do most families live?
- suburbs
- what is the Japenese farmer protected by?
- high government subsidies
- keiretsu system
- brings together big business, govt. and banking in setting common goals.
- What do experts believe will happen by 2010?
- 1/5 of Japan's energy supply may come fromnuclear and hydroelectric power plants.
- What type of clothing has replaced the traditional kimono?
- Western clothing, blue jeans
- Japan's economy grew due to what?
- the keiretsu system
- What other Western items are popular?
- Rock music, soft drinks and baseball, golf, and skiing
- How many women are in the Japanese work force?
- More than half
- What are the three functional areas?
- Tokyo Bay, Kansal region and Nagoya
- How many industrial regions are in the Kansai region?
- three
- What is Japan's 2nd largest city
- Osaka
- What is one of the busiest seaports in the world?
- Yokohama
- urban agglomertion
- a densely inhabited and contiguous region surrounding a central city
- How much more does Japan export to the U.S.?
- About twice the value of US exports to Japan.
- How much of Japan's land is arable?
- 1/5
- What is almost half of Japan's farmland used to grow?
- rice
- What connects the region?
- roads, high speed rails, seaports and air routes
- The keiretsu systems has proved to be what?
- corrupt and inefficient
- What do the Japanes continue to practice, despite international protests?
- whaling
- Name the three regions in the Kansai area
- Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe
- Why are Tokyo's land prices some of the highest in the world
- There is little land
- Forest cover how much of Japan?
- more than 2/3
- How many people live in the tokyo bay area?
- more than 25 million
- What is the life expectancy in Japan
- the world's highest; 84 years for women, 77 years for men
- Describe farmers of Japan.
- Own their land and live in small villages
- What has Japan invested in?
- foreign industries and property
- Northern Japan produces what crops?
- wheat, barley, potatoes,and vegetables.
- Ginza
- world's largest and busiest shopping district
- What is the country's major import?
- Oil
- What island has a successful dairy industry?
- Hokkaido
- Who does Japan import timber from?
- U.S. Canada & Southeast Asia
- What is the ancient capital of Japan
- Kyoto
- Why does Japan have agricultural success?
- Terraced cultivation and modern farming methods
- What is Japan's capital?
- Tokyo
- What is the crime rate in Japan?
- low
- Where does the Nagoys region lie
- on Ise Bay
- trade surplus
- when a nation exports more than it imports.
- subsidy
- financial support given by a government
- How many Japanese are farmers?
- 7%
- What else besides rice grows well in Southern Japan>
- tea, mulberry trees (for silkworms), soybeans, and a variet of furits and vegetables
- Where is the Imperial Plaza and Ginza located?
- Tokyo
- Describe a typical middle-class home
- small, about the size of a small apartment in the U.S. and expensive. Most children have to share rooms.
- What is the size of the average Japanese farm
- 2 1/2 acres
- What are all of Japan's urban areas faced with?
- unaffordable housing, air pollution, and traffic congestion
- What is the largest urban agglomeration ithe world?
- Tokyo Bay area
- How much of the world's fish catch does Japan make?
- over 10%
- What has Japan suceeded in moving?
- Industries overseas
- yen
- Japanese currency
- Where does the core of Japan's cities and industry lie?
- Honshu's eastern coastal plains
- What has created the largest fishing industry in the world?
- Japan's location, long coastline
- What is Japan's center of communications, govt., banking, education and trade?
- Tokyo
- what class do most Japanese belong to?
- middle class
- How much food does Japan import?
- About 1/2
- What attracts large numbers of visitors to Kyoto?
- temples, traditional handicrafts
- work ethic
- a belief that work is good in and of itself.
- Japan produces what percent of the food its people need?
- 40%