SUBJECT: Social Studies 11 Week 2

SKILLS: Tick.√
Activity Card April-28 -2nd May,2024 Page 1

NAME: ___________________________________ CLASS/SECTION: __________ DATE: __________

INSTRUCTIONS:
- Answer the following questions by using your textbook as your reference to
complete your task.
- Each is required to answer any three (3) questions. However, anyone who answers
more than three questions within the allotted time will get extra points.
- Answer all questions in your notebook
- You have 20 minutes to complete your task.

LESSON: HUMAN GEOGRAPHY OF JAPAN

1.IDENTIFYING: As you read about the human geography of Japan, use a Timeline like the
one below to identify major turning points in Japan’s history.(Page 710 & 711 )

a. 400 Japan unites….

b. 1100s….
c. 1542….
d. 1854….
Changing Government
e.1868 to 1912….
f. 1931….
g.1945….

2.How does population density influence life in parts of Japan? Explain.

Page 712

3.What is the largest urban area in the world?

Page 712.

4.How do traditions influence family and art in Japan?

Page 714

5.List five of Japan’s unique art forms and describe two of them
Page 714

6.How have industry and trade transformed Japan?

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SUBJECT: Social Studies 11 Week 2
SKILLS: Tick.√
Activity Card April-28 -2nd May,2024 Page 2

Q1.Answers

a.400: Japan united under the Yamato dynasty.

b.1100: warring armies brought about the shogunate, a feudal society under
the control of a Shogun, or military ruler.

c.1542: The first documented contact with the West occurred

d.1854: a show of strength, Commodore Matthew C.Perry of the U.S. Navy

negotiated opening Japanese ports to U.S. ships.

e. 1868-1912: Meiji Restoration-involved the rapid modernization of

Japanese including its government,economy,military,education, and
legal systems.

f.1931: They invaded northeast China

g. 1945: The WWII ended when Japan surrendered after the United States
dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.