EJU Japan and the World: Geography 3

Question 1

Japan's heavy dependence on energy imports is primarily caused by:

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Japan's extremely limited domestic fossil fuel reserves relative to its energy demand

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International law prohibiting Japan from extracting its offshore resources

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Japan's constitution banning the domestic generation of nuclear power

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The global market making energy imports consistently cheaper than domestic production

Question 2

The Strait of Malacca is critically important to Japan's economy because:

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Most of Japan's oil imports from the Middle East pass through this narrow waterway

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It is the main sea route connecting Japan directly to American export markets

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Japan's largest deep-sea fishing fleets concentrate in these strategic waters

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Japan's top trading partner, Malaysia, is located directly along this strait

Question 3

Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is one of the world's largest primarily because:

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Japan's numerous small islands scattered across the Pacific generate a vast maritime area

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Japan's four main islands have an exceptionally long combined coastline

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International agreements granted Japan expanded maritime rights after World War II

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Japan's EEZ includes territorial claims extending toward Antarctica

Question 4

The Seto Inland Sea (Seto Naikai) is an enclosed body of water located between which Japanese islands?

Accepted Answer

Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu

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Honshu and Hokkaido

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Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands

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Shikoku and Hokkaido

Question 5

Japan became a major industrial power despite limited natural resources primarily through:

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Importing raw materials and energy, adding value through skilled manufacturing, and exporting finished goods

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Discovering large offshore oil reserves in the 1950s that funded rapid industrialization

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Exploiting colonial territories across Asia to supply raw materials through the mid-20th century

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Developing unique renewable energy technologies before other industrialized nations

Question 6

Japan's overall trade pattern is best described as:

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Exporting manufactured goods while importing raw materials and energy resources

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Exporting raw materials and importing finished manufactured goods

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Maintaining a roughly balanced trade with equal values of exports and imports

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Trading primarily with East Asian neighbors while deliberately avoiding Western markets

Question 7

Which of the following best explains the high frequency of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan?

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Multiple major tectonic plates converge around the Pacific Ocean basin, creating the Ring of Fire

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The region's dense population increases cumulative stress on the Earth's crust over time

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Strong ocean currents in the Pacific generate enormous pressure on the ocean floor

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The region contains an unusually high concentration of radioactive minerals that heat the crust