Why is North Korea much poorer than its neighbors South Korea and Japan?

North Korea's industries use old technology

How do Japanese citizens adapt to having little space in large, densely populated cities like Tokyo?

they rely on subway trains for transportation

How are the physical features of Japan and Korea similar?

they both have rugged mountains

How are South Korea and Japan similar?

They established democratic governments after World War II

How did Japan rebuild its economy after it was destroyed during World War II?

workers created a strong work ethic and are loyal to their companies

Why was Korea divided into two countries following WWII?

North Korea became a communist nation; South Korea became a democracy

What is the demilitarized zone?

the heavily guarded border between North and South Korea

Which problems concern South Korea about uniting the two Koreas?

young people fear they will inherit the political problems of North Korea

How are the countries of Japan and South Korea similiar?

both have few mineral resources

How did China influence the early development of Japan?

Japan adopted Buddhism and China's government structure

How are the Korean and Japanese writing systems different?

Korean represents letter of alphabet; Japanese represents entire words

Why can the Japanese language be difficult to learn?

Japanese uses characters to represent whole words and part of words

How did the Japanese government change after World War II?

The nation became a constitutional monarchy

Which of the following is true of Japan?

it developed one of the largest fishing industries in the world

Why is Japan often struck by tsunamis?

Japan lies close to tectonic plates that cause underwater earthquakes

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1
Why is North Korea much poorer than its neighbors South Korea and Japan?
North Korea's industries use old technology
North Korea has fewer natural resources
North Korea's economy relies on agriculture
North Korea has few factories
2
early kingdom that unified and ruled Korea
Tokyo
Seoul
Osaka
Silla
3
How do Japanese citizens adapt to having little space in large, densely populated cities like Tokyo?
the government provides government housing for the majority of citizens
they build all of their tall buildings out of wood
they have few parks and museums
they rely on subway trains for transportation
4
empty buffer zone created to keep two countries from fighting
Silla
demilitarized zone
Osaka
Tokyo
5
How are the physical features of Japan and Korea similar?
they are both islands
they are both peninsulas
they both have rugged mountains
they both have large plains
6
How are South Korea and Japan similar?
They established democratic governments after World War II
They fought destructive wars after World War II
They are island nations
They border hostile nations
7
How did Japan rebuild its economy after it was destroyed during World War II?
became a communist nation and enforced production schedules
None of the above
relied on the export of agricultural products that are sold
workers created a strong work ethic and are loyal to their companies
8
Why was Korea divided into two countries following WWII?
North Korea was controlled by China; South Korea was controlled by the U.S
North Korea became a communist nation; South Korea became a democracy
North Korea became a democracy; South Korea became a communist nation
North Korea was controlled by Soviets; South Korea was controlled by Japan
9
place where lots of fish and other seafood can be caught
Fuji
Kyoto
fishery
tsunamis
10
What is the demilitarized zone?
the river that forms the North Korean border with China
the heavily guarded border between North and South Korea
The densely populated coastal plain of South Korea
The sea between Japan and the Korean peninsula
11
Which problems concern South Korea about uniting the two Koreas?
business owners fear they will lose their technology jobs to North Korea
families fear reconnecting with relatives who live in North Korea
young people fear they will inherit the political problems of North Korea
students fear they will lose their education opportunities to North Korea
12
the capital of South Korea
Osaka
Tokyo
Seoul
Silla
13
How are the countries of Japan and South Korea similiar?
Both have few rivers
both have large deposits of iron
both have large deposits of coal
both have few mineral resources
14
How did China influence the early development of Japan?
The Ainu people began using one of China's languages
The Ainu people migrated from China to Japan
Japan adopted Buddhism and China's government structure
Japan adopted the military titles of shogun and samurai from China
15
Located in western Honshu, Tokyo is Japan's second largest city
False
True
16
Japan's imperial capital, known before Heian
Fuji
fishery
Diet
Kyoto
17
How are the Korean and Japanese writing systems different?
Korean is written left to right; Japanese is written right to left
Korean represents letter of alphabet; Japanese represents entire words
Korean characters are horizontal; Japanese characters are vertical
Korean represents entire words; Japanese represents letters of alphabet
18
Many Japanese wear traditional robes called kimonos
False
True
19
Japan's second largest city
Seoul
Tokyo
Osaka
Silla
20
Japan's elected legislature
Diet
tsunamis
Kyoto
fishery
21
Which of the following religions is practiced in South Korea today?
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
22
Why can the Japanese language be difficult to learn?
Spoken Japanese does not resemble Japanese as it is written
Japanese uses 26 letters in the alphabet
Japanese uses characters to represent whole words and part of words
Few Japanese people speak Japanese since World War II
23
Which of the following is a traditional Japanese art form that uses puppets to tell a story?
Noh
Kabuki
Shinto
Bunraku
24
destructive waves caused by large underwater earthquakes
tsunamis
Fuji
fishery
Kyoto
25
How did the Japanese government change after World War II?
Emperor Hirochito had more political power
Kyoto became the seat of the federal government
The national legislative body elected the emperor
The nation became a constitutional monarchy
26
Which of the following is true of Japan?
it has a humid continental climate in the south part of the country
it has a long growing season in the north part of the country
it relies on hydroelectric power for its energy needs
it developed one of the largest fishing industries in the world
27
capital of Japan
Tokyo
Seoul
Osaka
Silla
28
Why is Japan often struck by tsunamis?
Some Japanese cities are located on the coast
Japan has many volcanoes that erupt periodically
most Japanese cities are below sea level
Japan lies close to tectonic plates that cause underwater earthquakes
29
Kyoto is Japan's modern seat of government
True
False
30
Japan's highest mountain
tsunamis
Diet
Fuji
Kyoto

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