Questions: Japan

2007 Name one Japanese TNC which produces motor vehicles (1)


Explain why some Japanese TNCs are investing in the EU (4)


Using Fig 12 and fig 12b, compare the distribution of the Japanese motor vehicle industry with that of the Japanese electronics industry (4)


hint: in a question that asks you to compare, you must state similarities AND differences.



2005 Describe the distribution of the Japanese electronics industry. (2)

Explain the distribution of the Japanese electronics industry (6)

Using one or more named locations, describe the ways in which the Japanese have attempted to reduce industrial pollution (6)

2007 With reference to a named area (s), explain how the environment of Japan has been polluted by industrial production

2006
Japan has many transnational corporations (TNCs). What is the meaning of the term 'transnational corporation'? (2)

Some Japanese motor vehicles and electronics companies have invested in overseas countries. Give two reasons why the Japanese have invested outside Japan. (2)

2003 Give two reasons why the coastal areas of Japan have a high population density (4)

2003 Japan has many trans- national corporations. Give 2 reasons why Japanese TNCs want to set up factories in the European Union (4)