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Questions

A. Find out the answers from 1-15 by using the words provided in the box.

1. What is the main city in Hokkaido?
2. Capital of Japan
3. Second largest city
4. Port of Tokyo
5. 3rd largest city
6. Port of Osaka
7. Old capital until 1868 (Meiji Restoration)
8. Old Capital until 9th Century

 9. Adelaide's sister city
10. Southern end of Shinkansen
11. A-bomb site Aug 6 1945
12. A-bomb site Aug 8 1945
13. Pacific Ocean
14. Sea of Japan
15. Mt Fuji

Mt Fuji
Osaka
Himeji
Nihon Kai
Nagasaki 		Tokyo
Nara
Fukyoka
Kobe
Taiheiyoo 		Nagoya
Kyoto
Sapporo
Yokohama
Hiroshima

 

B. Locate all these on a map of Japan and label them in both English and Hiragana.

C. Then find out the following information:

  1. Population of Japan is ....................................... as at ................................ (date)
    Population of Tokyo is ....................................... as at ................................ (date)

  2. Area:
    Mountain Regions:

  3. Seasons (x5) in English and Japanese
    1. Eng: .......................................... 2. Eng: ....................................... 3. Eng: ...............................
    1. Jap: ...........................................2. Jap: ........................................ 3. Jap: ................................

  4. Currency:
    Current Exchange rate with $A

  5. Religions 1. ................................... 2. ....................................... 3. ...........................................

  6. Prime Minister

  7. Current Ruling Party


    (the following questions can be answered using the information on pages 53 & 54 ofthe big yellow books)
  8. Now label the 7 main islands on your map in English and in Japanese (hiragana)

  9. Colour/present your map.

  10. Create a colourful title using kanji.


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