| 1 | Japan is an archipelago of mountainous islands off the eastern coast of Eurasia. |
| 2 | Japan buys raw materials and sells finished products the world over. It lies remote from most of the locations with which it has close economic contact. |
| 3 | Japan is the prime example in the world of modernization in a non-Western society. |
| 4 | Japan was the non-Western world's major modern colonial power. During the colonial era, it strongly influenced the development of the western Pacific. |
| 5 | Although recent interaction has been limited, Japan lies poised for a major role in the development of East Asia, including eastern Siberia as well as China. |
| 6 | Japan's modern industrialization depends on the acquisition of raw materials (including energy resources) from distant locales. Japan's own mineral resource base is limited. |
| 7 | Modern and traditional society exist intertwined in japan. |
| 8 | Japan has one of the highest physiologic population densities in the world. |
| 9 | Japan's agriculture, given conditions of climate, soil, and slope, is the most efficient and productive in Asia. |
| 10 | Japan's areal functional organization, based on regional specialization, is maturely developed. |