Geography
What country are we studying in this unit?
Japan!
The red circle in the middle of the Japanese flag stands for an apple.
False! It stands for the rising sun.
A kimono is a _________.
a. traditional robe that people wear
b. place where rice is grown
c. way of arranging flowers
a. traditional robe that people wear
What continent is Japan on?
Asia!
The highest mountain in Japan in Mount Fuji.
True! It is also an active volcano!
Origami is the Japanese art of _________.
a. arranging flowers
b. paper folding
c. growing miniature trees
b. paper folding
Japan has four main ___________.
a. waves
b. islands
c. mountains
b. islands
Japan experiences a lot of tornados.
False! They experience a lot of earthquakes!
The type of money that the Japanese use is called _____.
a. yen
b. haiku
c. bonsai
a. yen
What is the most important crop grown in Japan?
Rice!
Osaka is the capital of Japan.
False! Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
What is a haiku?
A traditional form of Japanese poetry.
The islands of Japan are near what bodies of water?
a. the Atlanta Ocean and Caribbean Sea
b. the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
c. the Pacific Ocean and East China Sea
c. the Pacific Ocean and East China Sea
The trains in Japan that travel at 200 miles per hour are called Speed Racer Trains.
False! They are called Bullet Trains.
What trees do the Japanese celebrate in the spring, that mark the beginning of the rice-growing season?
Cherry Trees