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| The country of Japan is actually four main islands (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku) and several smaller ones. Population-wise, Japan is the eighth largest country in the world. Japanese is the ninth most common language in the world. On Felix's trip back in time, he visits the Stone Age, ancient Greece, the time of the Vikings, the Middle Ages, the time of the Native Americans on the frontier, and feudal Japan. |
| How big is Japan in area? Area is the amount of land that a place fills. To find out where Japan ranks among the countries of the world in area, answer the following questions. Then add up the column of numbers to get Japan's rank. |
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How many countries in the world have more people than in Japan? |
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If Felix is in Japan for one week, and he writes Sophie a letter every day except
for Sunday, how many letters does he write to her? |
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Of the four main islands of Japan, how many letters are in the name of
the island with the most letters? |
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Felix tells Sophie that when he visited feudal Japan, the people
ate with "knitting needles." He was talking about chopsticks. How many
chopsticks does one person need to eat? |
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Sophie's family is enjoying a Japanese meal. If Sophie, her dad, her mom, her two brothers,
and her sister are all using chopsticks, how many total chopsticks do they use ? |
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How many languages in the world are more common than Japanese? |
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The capital of Japan is Tokyo. How many letters in the word "Tokyo" are not an "o"? |
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Two of the islands of Japan have the same number of letters
in their names. What is that number? |
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How many places in the past does Felix visit besides feudal Japan? |
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How many main islands of Japan end with the letter "u"? |
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