Claustrophia
So, you're Japanese? What does that mean?
History- in a nutshell
Terminology
Totally and completely random
100
With lots of people comes lots of cars. To address this problem, Japanese people are required to show proof of a parking space before purchasing a car. In addition, these were developed for a better use of space.
What are tall, shoe rack like parking garages?
100
This religion is completely unique to Japan emphasizing external cleanliness, worshipping of ancestors, strong family ties, and a close connection to nature and Kamis.
What is Shintoism?
100
During this time, Japan abolished the Feudal System and restored political power to the emperor.
What is the Meiji Restoration?
100
Japan has a limited amount of this, or land suitable for growing crops.
What is arable land?
100
Uchi and Soto and be translated to these words in English.
What is inside and outside?
200
Japan has a high life expectancy rate because the Japanese often wear these to avoid catching contagious diseases.
What are face masks?
200
While baseball is the most popular sport of Japan, this is Japan's most ancient and traditional sport.
What is sumo wrestling?
200
This social level in Feudal Japan was responsible for protecting the Daimyos in exchange for a place to live and food to eat provided by this social class.
What are 1) Samurais and 2) Peasants?
200
This term is used to determine how many people are living in one area. A higher amount of this means the country is very crowded while the opposite is...well...think Antarctica.
What is population density?
200
Not only is Japanese education academically rigorous in that students attend Saturday school and sometimes sleep at school to study, but they also require 20 minutes to one hour of cleaning or this.
What is souji?
300
Japan developed this infrastructure to resist a common natural disaster.
What are earthquake resistant buildings?
300
In Japan, women typically retire around age 30 for this purpose.
What is marrietal duties/raising a family?
300
During this time period, Japan made significant economic, political, educational, and miliarilistic changes to prove that they were worthy of competition to the Western world and unlike their Southeast Asian neighbors.
What is imperialism?
300
If a demographer wanted to find the arithmetic population density of a country, they would...
What is divide the population of a country by its total land area?
300
Cars, computers, technnology, ships, and steel are some major exports from Japan. This industry, in general, is said to be Japan's largest and most thriving industry.
What is manufacturing?
400
Japan's coastlines are densely populated due to this physical feature dominating the center of the country.
What are mountains/volcanoes?
400
Japan eats this source of food because it is an island nation, serves this fried delicacy because it was forced on them by a shogun who adored it, and massages and treats cows like princes to produce this cut of meat.
What is 1) fish, 2) tempura, 3)kobe beef?
400
Due the limited amount of space for housing, the Japanese household switched from living with their extended families to this household model.
What is the nuclear family?
400
This period in Japan's history can be characterized by a rigid, hierarchal class system.
What is Feudal Japan>
400
Japan is at risk of volcanic eruptions and these other two natural disasters.
What are earthquakes and tsunamis?
500
List two additional ways Japan has adapted to its physical environment and population density issue.
Answers may vary.
500
List one example of Uchi and Soto in Japan.
Answers may vary.
500
During the Meiji Restoration, a major strategy or this was used to unify the country and shift from the separated estate system during the Tokugawa days.
What is nationalism?
500
Out of physiological vs. arithmetic population density, this term would be more accurate in determining the population density as it only takes the livable land into account.
What is physiologic population density?
500
Japan successfully transitioned from its outdated, Feudal system to become one of the most developed countries in the world. How is this possible? Just an exaple from Education, politics, military, and economy to support your answer.
Possible answers include- - Promoted Nationalism: All of the country is invested in the growth of the nation - Adapted; using Western nations as a model. - Education: teach patriotism in schools, developed Nationwide curricullum - Politics: created a constitution based on ideals from Germany - Military: have a strong national army with required enlistment - Economy: abolished agricultural economy, saw manufacturing as the future
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