Ishikawa Entrance Social Studies case studies
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The Ishikawa Prefecture High School Entrance Examination in Social Studies (石川県公立高等学校入学者選抜 社会) is the social studies component of the entrance selection process for public high schools in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is taken by students completing compulsory education who are applying to prefectural public high schools, and it is administered within the broader entrance selection schedule set by the Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education. The Ishikawa Entrance Social Studies case studies are 5 cases and about 3,950 words.
1The Bus That Costs More Than the Snow
In the foothills of Mount Hakusan, a town of 8,400 people runs a bus route to a village of 620 residents. The village's aging rate is 41%, and 118 households have no car.
790 words, about 4 min2Five Objects, One Lost Label
Volunteers at a small city museum in Kanazawa found five objects in storage with their labels lost. The curator left a note: 'Place them in chronological order and write one sentence of evidence for each.' The objects are: (A) a clay figure with a cord-marked pot, found in a shell mound; (B) a bronze bell (dotaku) dug up from a field, with a copy of a Chinese coin of the Xin dynasty beside it; (C) a wooden tablet recording a tax payment in the capital, Nara; (D) a matchlock gun and a small Christian medallion found together near a castle town; (E) a printed notice dated 1873 announcing a new school district and a call to send children to school.
724 words, about 4 min3The Library, the Petition and the Vote
A fictional town, Kawahara, has 24,000 residents and a 20-member town assembly. The library branch in the eastern district is 45 years old and needs 180 million yen in repairs.
809 words, about 4 min4Four Years, Four Numbers
A class in Kanazawa is studying how transport changes a city. In March 2015 the Hokuriku Shinkansen opened between Nagano and Kanazawa; in March 2024 it was extended to Tsuruga.
793 words, about 4 min5Three Routes to a Cut-Off Community
At 16:10 on 1 January 2024, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula. Coastal roads were cut, landslides blocked mountain roads, and about 2,500 people were isolated in communities where more than half of residents were aged 65 or over.
834 words, about 4 min