CIA Factbook Map Exercises   Instructions: Enter your answers into the boxes below. If you'd like a print-out of your responses, click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page, and you will be taken to a printer-friendly page. If you have been instructed to submit your exercise online, enter both your and your instructor's name and e-mail address, then click the Email button at the bottom of the page. Your answers will be e-mailed immediately.   Japan http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ja.html Geography question: As you look at Japan in relation to the rest of Asia, what strikes you as notable? Write a brief essay describing your observations and the effects of the characteristics you notice on the political culture of Japan. Explain the logical connections between your observations and those effects. Demographics question: When you observe the ethnic makeup of Japan’s population, do you think that characteristic contributes to or detracts from the viability of democracy in Japan? Why? Comparison questions: How does the size of Japan’s population compare with the size of the US population? What part of the US’ land area compares to the size of Japan? Make a hypothesis about the effects of these data on the political cultures of Japan and the USA. Explain the reasoning upon which you based your hypothesis.     Student Name:* Student Email:*   Professor Name:*   Professor Email:*         *required