Kumamoto Entrance Social Studies case studies
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The Kumamoto Prefecture Senior High School Entrance Examination in Social Studies (熊本県公立高校入試 社会) is the social studies component of the general entrance examination used by Kumamoto's prefectural public high schools to select incoming students. It is taken by students finishing compulsory education who wish to enter a prefectural high school, including those applying through special quotas and recommendations, though the exact treatment of the score differs by school and selection category. The Kumamoto Entrance Social Studies case studies are 5 cases and about 3,117 words.
1Eight Schools, One Road: Consolidation on an Amakusa Island
Kawara-machi is a town of 6,200 people on an island in the Amakusa chain, Kumamoto Prefecture. In 2020, 2,540 residents (41.0%) were 65 or older and 480 were under 15.
643 words, about 3 min2Blending Iron Ore: Freight, Grade and the 60% Cap
Kyushu Steel runs a blast furnace at a port in Oita and must secure 4.0 million tonnes of iron ore a year for five years. Three offers are on the table, all quoted per tonne FOB: Pilbara, Australia - 62.0% Fe, alumina 2.5%, 3,600 nautical miles, freight 9; Carajás, Brazil - 66.0% Fe, alumina 1.2%, 11,200 nautical miles, freight 26; Saldanha, South Africa - 64.0% Fe, alumina 1.8%, 7,400 nautical miles, freight $17.
641 words, about 3 min3Nengu, Registers and the Jitō's Deputy, 1294
In 1294 the myōshu of Nakamura-no-shō, a manor in Bizen Province, appealed to the Rokuhara tandai. The manor's proprietor was a Kyoto noble house whose title deed dated from 1185; the office of jitō had been held by the same warrior family since 1221, when it was confirmed after the Jōkyū War.
599 words, about 3 min4A Domain's Deficit, 1836: Monopoly, Paper Money or Stipend Cuts
In 1836 a domain in northern Kyushu, assessed at 180,000 koku, faced a choice. Annual income was about 90,000 koku of rice, but the Osaka price of rice had fallen for a decade.
614 words, about 3 min5A City with a ¥4.4 Billion Structural Gap
Uchimachi is a city of 230,000 people. General-account revenue is ¥88.0 billion: tax revenue ¥34.0 billion (down 6.0% on the previous year), local allocation tax and grants ¥30.0 billion, and the rest fees and other income.
620 words, about 3 min