EJU Japan and the World: Geography 2

Question 1

Japan's population distribution is best described as:

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Heavily concentrated in coastal lowlands, plains, and river valleys

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Evenly spread across all four main islands

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Concentrated mainly in mountainous interior regions

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Mostly located in the northern island of Hokkaido

Question 2

The Tokyo Metropolitan Area (Greater Tokyo) is notable globally for being:

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The world's most populous metropolitan area with over 37 million people

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Japan's fastest-growing urban area in terms of population since 2000

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The oldest continuously inhabited major city in East Asia

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A city spanning portions of three different Japanese islands

Question 3

The Tokaido Megalopolis refers to the densely urbanized industrial corridor stretching between:

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Tokyo through Nagoya to Osaka and Kobe

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Sapporo and Tokyo along the Pacific coast

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Fukuoka and Hiroshima across northern Kyushu

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Nagoya and Sapporo through central Honshu

Question 4

Japan's demographic challenge of population aging is most directly driven by:

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A total fertility rate that has remained far below the replacement level of about 2.1

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Rapid emigration of young working-age adults to other countries

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High infant mortality rates that have reduced the youth population

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Government policies deliberately restricting family size since the 1970s

Question 5

The Sea of Japan coast (Sanin and Hokuriku regions) receives extremely heavy snowfall in winter primarily because:

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Cold, dry Siberian air masses pick up moisture crossing the Sea of Japan before reaching land

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These regions are located at higher latitudes than the Pacific coast

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The Oyashio Current brings warm, snow-generating air masses from the north

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Mountain ranges trap Arctic air masses along the Sea of Japan coast

Question 6

Approximately what percentage of Japan's total land area is used for agriculture?

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About 12%

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About 5%

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About 30%

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About 50%

Question 7

Japan's policy of protecting 'satochi satoyama' (里地里山) landscapes refers to preserving:

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Traditional rural mosaics of rice paddies, grasslands, and secondary forests

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Urban renewal zones designated for sustainable city development

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Coastal reclamation projects that expand agricultural land into the sea

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Industrial zones converted from former farmland for manufacturing use