Comparing Cultures: U.S. and Japan

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Across
  1. 2. Baseball is the ___ popular sport in U.S. high schools.
  2. 6. People on public transportation are often ___ in the U.S. than in Japan.
  3. 7. Summer break in the U.S. is __ than summer break in Japan. Summer break is 2 months in the U.S. and 2 weeks in Japan.
  4. 8. South Carolina is the U.S. state ___ in size to Hokkaido. South Carolina is 82,930 sq km and Hokkaido is 83,450 sq km.
  5. 14. The birth rate in the U.S. (12.2) is ___ than the birth rate in Japan (6.9).
  6. 15. The state of South Carolina in the United States is ___ than Abashiri, Hokkaido.
  7. 16. Many public high schools in the United States have ___ students than Japanese high schools.
  8. 18. The school year starts earlier in Japan. It starts in April in Japan and in August in the U.S.
  9. 20. Japanese people are known to be ___ at being formal than Americans.
  10. 22. The United States is ___ in land mass than Japan.
  11. 23. Mathematics is known to be the ___ popular subject in U.S. high schools.
Down
  1. 1. There are 1,900 students at Easley High School and around 400 students at Abashiri Keiyo. So, there are a __ number of students at Easley High School.
  2. 3. Rhode Island and Kagawa are the ___ state and prefecture in the USA and Japan.
  3. 4. Students in Japan are often ___ and more shy than students in the U.S.
  4. 5. Japanese people are often ___ political than Americans.
  5. 9. Japan is often considered to be ___ than the United States because there is less crime.
  6. 10. Students in the U.S. eat school lunch ___ than students in Japan.
  7. 11. It is cheaper to live in Japan than in the United States. $1 is equal to ¥145.47.
  8. 12. Students in Japan stay at school later than students in the U.S. Students in the U.S. leave school at 15:00.
  9. 13. A __ number of students in the U.S. wear uniforms to school.
  10. 16. American football is the ___ popular sport in U.S. high schools.
  11. 17. There are ___ fast food restaurants like McDonalds and KFC in Japan than in the United States.
  12. 19. Alaska and Hokkaido are the ___ state and prefecture in the USA and Japan.
  13. 21. Men in the U.S. (177cm) are usually ___ than men in Japan (170.8cm).