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!
Which statement does card A support about Japan's goods exports in 2024, Ari asks?
- Food was the largest group, at 1.1%
- Ores and metals were the largest group, with manufactured goods second
- Japan sells goods of no kind other than manufactured goods
- Manufactured goods were the largest group, at 82.5%
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 $58.3 billion
- About $82.5 billion
- About $124 billion
- About $583 billion
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
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 contradicts the advertisement, because manufactured goods are a small share
- Card A confirms that Japan's goods are the most precise in the world
- Card A shows which company wrote the advertisement and where it appeared
- Manufactured goods are 82.5% of exports; card A says nothing of quality
Add the food, fuels, ores and metals, and farm raw materials shares on card A. What share of Japan's goods exports is that, Luz asks?
- 17.5%
- 89.0%
- 6.5%
- 5.9%
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?
- Weak: the chart shows goods sold abroad, not what is grown at home
- 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: card A shows that 0.6% is the largest of the five groups
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 $707.0 billion of goods abroad
- In 2024, Japan sold about $707.0 billion of services abroad
- In 2024, Japan sold about $707.0 trillion of goods abroad
- In 2024, Japan sold about $70.7 billion of goods abroad
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 5 times as large
- About 2,869 times as large
- About 50 times as large
A student claims Japan sells more goods to China than to Brazil. Which find would help most, Ren asks?
- Card B, because it lists China and Brazil on the same page
- The advertisement, because it says Japan is a precise maker
- Card A, because it lists the goods that Japan sells
- A chart showing which countries buy Japan's goods
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 9 times as large
- About 4 times as large
- About 0.3 times as large
- About 37 times as large