Yamaguchi Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination - Social Studies study plan

Label the six continents, five oceans, equator, tropics, polar circles, prime meridian and 180° line on a blank world map, then self-check until every entry is correct.

Compute real distances from map scales in 15 items, and read contour lines to state slope direction and elevation difference for 10 terrain profiles.

Match 12 climographs to their cities by reading monthly temperature and rainfall, and name the climate zone of each.

Calculate time differences between Yamaguchi's standard meridian (135°E) and three named world cities, showing the arithmetic.

Write one 40-character explanation of why a country's population pyramid differs from Japan's, using two figures read off the graphs.

Draw and label a blank map of Yamaguchi Prefecture with 10 features: Seto Inland Sea coast, Japan Sea coast, Akiyoshidai, major plains, rivers and the Shimonoseki–Kitakyushu crossing.

Explain in 60–80 characters how the Seto Inland Sea side and the Japan Sea side of Yamaguchi differ in climate and industry, citing two data points.

Identify eight location factors (raw materials, transport, market, labour, climate) behind the siting of Japanese agriculture and industry shown on thematic maps.

Arrange 10 major Japanese eras in chronological order with approximate start years and one landmark event each.

State in 60–80 characters the role of the Choshu domain (Hagi and Shimonoseki) in the late Edo period, using two facts from the given timeline.

Construct an annotated timeline from the Jomon period to the end of the Edo period with 15 events and their centuries.

Compare two short primary-source extracts (a land-survey record and a fragment of the national-seclusion policy) and state two things each reveals about society.

Match 12 items (dotaku, kofun, Nara Great Buddha, Heian court culture, Kamakura warrior government, Kintaikyo, Hagi castle town, etc.) to their periods and one-line reasons.

Explain in 80–100 characters the causes and results of the Meiji Restoration, naming Choshu and Satsuma and one foreign pressure.

List five ways the Tokugawa shogunate controlled trade and religion, and explain each in a single clause.

Sequence 20 events from the Meiji era to the Showa era and mark each as domestic, international, or both.

Explain in 80–100 characters how the postwar reforms changed Japan's political system, naming the Constitution and at least one institutional change.

Draw the three branches of government and trace the route of a bill from proposal to promulgation, including committee and both-house stages.

Interpret a graph of Japan's postwar economic growth and identify three turning points with a one-line cause for each.

Classify 15 everyday situations by the constitutional right involved (equality, liberty, social rights, participation) and cite the article number where known.

Summarise the powers of the Diet, Cabinet and courts in a 15-cell table, then recall the table from memory.

Explain in 80–100 characters how local autonomy works in Yamaguchi Prefecture, naming the governor, the prefectural assembly and one resident right such as the direct-request or recall provision.

Compare the Japanese parliamentary system with the US presidential system in three sentences covering separation of powers and election of the head of government.

Interpret a voter-turnout graph and state two reasons turnout differs by age group.

Trace the circular flow of income between households, firms and government, labelling four flows and two leakages.

Compute price-index, exchange-rate and GDP-per-capita problems (10 items) showing each step.

Explain in 80–100 characters two effects of a weaker yen on Japanese households and export firms, using one figure each.

Re-attempt the 20-item geography drill from week 1 and correct 100% of the earlier errors.

Interpret a trade-statistics table and name Japan's main export and import categories with one reason for each.

Combine a map, a graph and a text extract on one theme and state two differences and one commonality in a structured answer.

Write five short constructed responses of 40–100 characters that each state a cause and a result and quote one figure from the material.

Self-score each written answer against a rubric of key terms, data use and length, then rewrite any answer scoring under 80%.

Answer two cross-domain questions that link a historical change to a present-day regional issue such as depopulation on the Sea of Japan side.

List five phrase patterns that waste characters in written answers and replace each with a tighter formulation.

Complete two 50-minute mock papers under exam conditions without notes or pausing.

Score each mock, sort every error by domain and by cause (knowledge gap, misread, time pressure).

Re-solve every missed item and write a corrected note of under 50 characters for each.

Recall the full timeline, the three-branch table and the map-and-climate sheet from memory in one timed 20-minute session.

Draft a personal exam-day routine listing the order in which you will attempt sections and how many minutes each gets.