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22 Cards in this Set
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Japan is an archipelago. An archipelago is ___?
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A chain of islands.
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Hawaii, Philippines, Indonesia, Caribbean
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Japan has only 14% arable land. Arable land is ____?
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Good for farming.
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They have to terrace the sides of mountains to have this kind of land.
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Japanese in their early history lived in separate clans because they were isolated from each other by what natural barrier?
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Mountains. Japan is 75% mountainous.
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200 of these are active in Japan.
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Volcanoes.
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lava
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What happens in Japan because it is on the Ring of Fire (Pacific Rim)?
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Earthquakes
Volcano Eruptions Tsunamis |
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Japanese people live mainly along these areas.
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Crowded coastal plains.
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Name two effects of Japan's high population density?
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Most Japanese are urbanized (live in cities); real estate prices in Japan are astronomical; homes are very small.
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several choices.
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Name some Japanese arts that are related to their love of nature (Shinto or Buddhist).
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Tea Ceremony, Paper folding (Origami), Flower Arranging (Ikebana) and Landscape Gardening, Zen Rock Gardens, Landscape Painting, Woodblock Painting, Theater (Kabuki and Noh), music.
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Even SUMO could be accepted since they make offerings of salt at the beginning . . . but you can do better!
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What influence does living on islands in the Pacific Ocean have on Japan?
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It was isolated for centuries.
It was influenced by its closest neighbors, Korea and China. Fishing and Shipping are necessities. It is called the Land of the Rising Sun. |
It's in East Asia - the FAR EAST.
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What is the most important scarcity that influenced Japan's economic development?
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A scarcity of NATURAL RESOURCES.
or ENERGY RESOURCES. |
Scarcity of something.
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From north to south, what are the four major Japanese islands?
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Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
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Holycow, Honey, She's Cute!
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What is the length of the four main islands of Japan in terms of U.S. coastline?
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The northern island is about where Bangor Maine is; the southern islands are about where Jacksonville, Florida is; but Hokkaido is colder and Kyushu/Shikoku are warmer because of cold and warm ocean currents.
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Influenced by warm currents - like our Eastern seaboard.
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What is a tsunami?
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Tidal Wave.
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Don't be on the beach for this one.
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What two belief systems of China influenced Japanese early culture?
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(1) Confucianism (family and social harmony)
(2) Buddhism (blended with Daoist ideas to form Zen Buddhism). |
C and B
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What is the name for the Japanese adaption of Chinese character writing?
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Kanji. The Japanese borrowed the Chinese WRITTEN language and adapted it for their very different spoken language.
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Kana are the Japanese syllables.
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What is the native religion of Japan?
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Shinto.
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Nature Spirits.
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What is the Shinto name for nature spirits or gods/goddesses?
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Kami.
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Kamikaze is the wind version of one.
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Where do you find Shinto shrines in Japan?
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Office, home, roadside, temple - everywhere!
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Look for toriis (gates) and over doorways.
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What is the current capital of Japan?
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Tokyo.
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Previous capitals were Nara and Kyoto.
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What is the Japanese word for clan?
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uji.
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They share a common god/goddess/kami ancestor.
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What did Prince Shotoku of the Yamato clan bring from China?
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food, dress, writing, art, culture, belief systems (Conf, Budd.)
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Why is the Yamato Clan important?
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They are the Emperor's clan - descendants of the Sun Goddess Ameratsu. There has been only ONE imperial dynasty in Japan for 1000 years.
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Hirohito, Akihito
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