Question

Read the excerpt from an informational document.

Answer 1

The correct answers are :

- Japan considered raw materials to be important.

In order to modernize heavy industry raw materials are always needed.

- Japan depended on imports to obtain iron.

Iron is an essential element of steel industry.

- Japan ensured the security of trade routes.

They were needed for a reliable supply.

- Japan located major sources of iron in China.

Iron was imported from northern  China and Manchuria.

Answer 2

Answer:

Japan considered raw materials to be important.

Japan depended on imports to obtain iron.

Japan ensured the security of trade routes.

Japan located major sources of iron in China.

Explanation:

All these alternatives show that Japan used iron as a material of paramount importance for the industrial development of its economy. Thus, in considering the strategic need for industry raw materials, especially those that the country did not have, such as iron, Japan adopted trade strategies to ensure the supply of these inputs to its industry. This was done by mapping suppliers, such as China, and adopting and securing sea routes through which inputs and industrial production would flow into international trade.