Japan at a glance: land, people, language and trade

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

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   What Japan sells abroad (cards A to C). Card A, a chart of merchandise exports, 2024 (columns Kind of goods | Share of merchandise exports): Manufactured goods | 82.5%; Food | 1.1%; Fuels | 1.4%; Ores and metals | 3.4%; Farm raw materials | 0.6%; Total value | about $707.0 billion. Note: World Bank figures for 2024; shares do not add to exactly 100% because some goods fit none of these groups. Merchandise exports are goods sold abroad, not services. Card B, World Bank figures for 2024 from the China and Brazil profiles in this set: China, total merchandise exports about $3,575.8 billion, with manufactured goods 91.2% and ores and metals 1.5%; Brazil, total about $337.0 billion, with manufactured goods 23.2% and ores and metals 12.6%. Card C, an advertisement written for this sheet: Made in Japan, precision you can trust!

2. 1.

   Which statement does card A support about Japan's goods exports in 2024, Ari asks?

   • Japan sells goods of no kind other than manufactured goods
   • Ores and metals were the largest group, with manufactured goods second
   • Food was the largest group, at 1.1%
   • Manufactured goods were the largest group, at 82.5%
3. 2.

   Card A says manufactured goods were 82.5% of Japan's total goods exports of about $707.0 billion. About how much was that, Bo asks?

   • About $82.5 billion
   • About $58.3 billion
   • About $124 billion
   • About $583 billion
4. 3.

   China's manufactured goods are 91.2% of $3,575.8 billion. Japan's are 82.5% of $707.0 billion. About how many times as much did China sell, Jun asks?

   • About 1.1 times as much
   • About 0.2 times as much
   • About 56 times as much
   • About 6 times as much
5. 4.

   Card C is an advertisement saying 'Made in Japan, precision you can trust!' What does card A show about that claim, Kira asks?

   • Card A shows which company wrote the advertisement and where it appeared
   • Card A contradicts the advertisement, because manufactured goods are a small share
   • Manufactured goods are 82.5% of exports; card A says nothing of quality
   • Card A confirms that Japan's goods are the most precise in the world
6. 5.

   Farm raw materials are 0.6% of Japan's goods exports. A student concludes: 'Japan has almost no farms.' How strong is that, Milo asks?

   • Strong: card A shows that Japan sells more farm goods than Brazil does
   • Strong: a share as low as 0.6% shows that Japan has almost no farms
   • Weak: the chart shows goods sold abroad, not what is grown at home
   • Weak: card A shows that 0.6% is the largest of the five groups
7. 6.

   A student's note says: 'In 2024, Japan sold about $707.0 million of goods abroad.' Which fix is right, Noah asks?

   • In 2024, Japan sold about $70.7 billion of goods abroad
   • In 2024, Japan sold about $707.0 billion of goods abroad
   • In 2024, Japan sold about $707.0 trillion of goods abroad
   • In 2024, Japan sold about $707.0 billion of services abroad
8. 7.

   Cards A and B give total goods exports: Japan about $707.0 billion and China about $3,575.8 billion. About how many times as large are China's, Pia asks?

   • About 0.2 times as large
   • About 50 times as large
   • About 5 times as large
   • About 2,869 times as large
9. 8.

   A student claims Japan sells more goods to China than to Brazil. Which find would help most, Ren asks?

   • A chart showing which countries buy Japan's goods
   • Card A, because it lists the goods that Japan sells
   • The advertisement, because it says Japan is a precise maker
   • Card B, because it lists China and Brazil on the same page
10. 9.

    Cards A and B give ores and metals shares: Brazil 12.6% and Japan 3.4%. About how many times as large is Brazil's share as Japan's, Tala asks?

    • About 0.3 times as large
    • About 37 times as large
    • About 4 times as large
    • About 9 times as large
11. 10.

    Which statement about Japan's goods exports on card A is supported, Zee asks?

    • After manufactured goods, ores and metals (3.4%) are largest
    • Ores and metals, at 3.4%, are a larger share than manufactured goods
    • After manufactured goods, food, at 1.1%, is the next largest group
    • After manufactured goods, no other group is larger than 1% of exports