All of the Following Are Correct About the Recent Japanese

question 45

Multiple Choice

All of the following are correct about the recent Japanese economic developments except

• A) because of a rise in the value of the yen, exports declined in the 1990s.
• B) lacking a domestic market as large as that of the United States, in the 1990s the economy slipped into recession.
• C) the tradition of lifetime employment has continued.
• D) job security is on the decline.
• E) slowly the Japanese market is beginning to open up to international competition.

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Definitions:

Ecotone

A transitional area between two or more distinct ecological communities, exhibiting characteristics of both and often rich in species diversity.

Successional Area

An ecological region undergoing succession, a process of ecological change where one community of organisms gradually replaces another.

Fundamental Niche

The full range of environmental conditions and resources an organism can theoretically use without the influence of competition or predators.

Realized Niche

The actual environmental conditions under which an organism lives, including factors like habitat, resources, and competitors, as opposed to potential living spaces.