Chapter 28 Homework Japan and the Koreas

Pages 620-639

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12 Point Option

Section 1: Physical Geography

1. Japan is made up of many islands, but there are four main islands. What are the names of the four main islands of Japan?

2. Is Japan mostly mountainous or mostly flat?

3. Japan has tsunamis. What is a tsunami?

4. What has been built onto the land (look at the picture on page 624) to create more farmable land for farmers in South Korea?

Section 2: The History and Culture of Japan

5. What crop important to Japan was introduced about 300 B.C

Section 3: Japan Today

6. The largest city in Japan is also the largest city in the world. What is this largest city in the world, it is also Japan’s capital city.

7. What is a kimono?

8. Japan is not very diverse. What percent of the people in Japan are Japanese?

9. Many Japanese live in suburbs. How much time per day is spent by many Japanese commuting to and from work?

10. What sport is very important in Japan and is pictured on page 630?

11. Another important Japanese sport is an ancient sport that is often times watched by many people in Japan on TV. What is this ancient sport that is so important to Japan?

12. What is the main meat eaten by Japanese?

13. Compare how many pounds of this meat are eaten by Japanese compared to Americans.

14. What is the main crop grown in Japan?

Section 4: The History and Culture of the Koreas

15. What is the capital of South Korea?

16. Which one, daughters or sons, are more valued in South Korea and why?

17. The picture on the bottom of page 637 is of South Korea’s second largest city, Pusan. What part of Pusan is pictured?

18. Is South Korea a wealthy country or a poor one?

Section 5: South and North Korea Today

19. What is the capital of North Korea?

20. North Korea experienced famine in the 1990s. What is famine

16 Point Option

Section 1: Physical Geography

21. English has 26 letters. How many characters does Akiko need to know to pass her ninth grade exams?

22. Why is there so much stress that goes along with her ninth grade exams?

23. What is different about the train pictured from trains here in the United States?

24. Japan is located along the “Ring of Fire” What is the Ring of Fire?

25. What is pictured on the bottom of page 623?

Section 2: The History and Culture of Japan

26. The main religion of Japan is Shintoism. Shintoism is the worship of what?

27. What besides Shintoism are two other religions common in Japan?

28. What did Japan do to the United States which brought us into World War II?

29. Who was Japan allied with in World War II?

30. Who occupied Japan until 1952 after Japan lost World War II?

Section 3: Japan Today

31. The authors say that Japan is one of the world’s most densely populated countries. What does that mean?

32. Minnesota’s population density is 56 people per square mile. What is the population density of Japan in the areas where people can actually live?

33. What is a megaopolis?

34. Japan is a world leading producer of four things that affect most of us. What are they?

35. Japan has built up a huge trade surplus over the years which makes other countries in the world mad. What is a trade surplus?

Section 4: The History and Culture of the Koreas

36. What country influenced Korea’s culture the most?

37. Look the chart on page 636. Compare how well economically South Korea has done compared to North Korea. How do these two compare in wealth.

Section 5: South and North Korea Today

38. The government of South Korea has encouraged the growth of what kind of industries which has helped South Korea in today’s modern world?

39. Kimchi is a popular food in South Korea. What is kimchi?

40. Why are the streets often times dark in North Korea at night?

20 Point Option

Section 1: Physical Geography

41. Describe what the plates are doing directly beneath Japan.

42. Because of what the plates are doing beneath Japan, Japan has over 40 of something. 40 what?

43. Because of what the plates are doing beneath Japan, Japan has over 1500 of something every year. Over 1500 what?

44. Minnesota has a humid continental climate with cold dry winters and warm moist summers. What part of this region has a climate just like us?

45. Florida has a humid subtropical climate where it is warm and humid (moist) all year round. What part of this region has a climate just like Florida?

46. What acts on the climate of this entire region keeping the coastal areas cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter?

Section 2: The History and Culture of Japan

47. In the 700s Japan was actually a combination of small kingdoms. Each kingdom was ruled by an emperor or lord. Who were the samurai?

48. Later, the people who ruled these kingdoms weren’t so often emperors anymore, but high ranking warriors. What were these rulers called?

49. In 1853, an American, Commodore Matthew Perry, showed the Japanese how far behind the Americans they were in naval matters and technology. Japan saw the need to industrialize (build factories to build products). The only problem was that they didn’t have many natural resources they needed to run these factories. How did the Japanese solve this problem beginning around the year 1900?

Section 3: Japan Today

50. Name three things the Japanese have done to reclaim land from the sea?

51. Why are most of Tokyo’s buildings rather new?

52. Space is hard to come by in Tokyo because it is so crowded. Give an example of how the Japanese people have creatively found ways to maximize their space.

53. How does Japan’s life expectancy and literacy rate compare to ours?

54. Why is it that Japanese homes are usually smaller than ours and they use their rooms for more than one thing?

55. Japanese farmers terrace their land to maximize available farmland. What is terracing?

Section 4: The History and Culture of the Koreas

56. What country annexed Korea and ruled Korea until the end of World War II.

57. After Japan lost World War II, Korea was taken away from them. What country controlled the northern part of Korea, creating a communist government there?

58. What country controlled the southern part of Korea, creating a democracy there?

59. In 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea trying to unite all of Korea into one country. This started the Korean War which lasted three years. Which side did the United States send troops to for support?

60. Today the two Koreas are still divided. Between them is a strip of land that is a buffer zone between them where about a million soldiers from the United States, South Korea, and North Korea patrol watching for enemy actions. What is the name of this buffer zone. (Mr. Mueller has actually been to this zone).

Section 5: South and North Korea Today

61. North Korea is a communist country. Now that the Soviet Union doesn’t exist anymore, North Korea is kind of isolated and alone. What worries many countries (including the United States) about North Korea?

62. Why do you suppose there aren’t many cars in North Korea?

63. In North Korea who owns all of the land, the houses, and controls who gets what jobs?