Japanese culture has been influenced by _______ and _______.
China and Korea
100
What kind of government does South Korea currently have?
democracy
100
What type of government does North Korea currently have?
Communism
100
Which body of water separates Japan and the Korean peninsula?
Sea of Japan
200
In 1853, _________________ arrived in Tokyo Bay and opened up Japan to foreign influence.
The US Navy
200
What is the capital of South Korea?
Seoul
200
What is the line that divides North Korea and South Korea called? (Two possible answers)
DMZ (demilitarized zone) or 38th Parallel
200
What is the largest island of Japan called?
Honshu
300
What is key to Japan's economic success? (How do they make their money?)
Exports (especially technological exports)
300
What do many South Koreans fear about North Korea?
They will use nuclear weapons
300
What is the capital of North Korea?
Pyongyang
300
Which body of water lies between the Korean peninsula and China?
Yellow Sea
400
Most people in Japan are middle-class. Where do they live?
Suburbs
400
What is the term that is used to describe countries in East and Southeast Asia that have experienced rapid economic growth in recent decades (South Korea is an example)
Asian Tigers
400
Where do most North Koreans go if they try to escape to another country?
China
400
Located in Japan, what is the world's largest urban agglomeration?
Tokyo-Yokohama
500
Which two Japanese cities were destroyed by American atomic bombs to end World War II?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
500
What year did the Korean War end in a cease fire?
1953
500
What is the name of the current dictator of North Korea?
Kim Jung Un
500
The islands of Japan are mostly made of which type of landform?