Japanese

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/japanese

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Japanese?East Asia, an archipelago situated on the Pacific Ring of Fire
2. How many people live in Japanese?Approximately 125.7 million people
3. How big is Japanese?377,975 square kilometers (145,937 square miles)
4. What is the capital of Japanese?Tokyo
5. What language do people speak in Japanese?Japanese
6. What kind of government does Japanese have?Parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Sakoku: A period in Japanese history (1639-1853) when foreign relations and trade were severely restricted.
Meiji Restoration: A political revolution in 1868 that restored imperial rule and initiated rapid modernization in Japan.
Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy: A system of government where a monarch is the head of state but their powers are limited by a constitution and a parliament.