Why is land scarcity important to Japan’s history?(1 point)

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The Japanese always had to trade with other countries because they could not produce all their food.
The Japanese always had to trade with other countries because they could not produce all their food.

It made rice more valuable to the Japanese economy and gave farmers an important status.
It made rice more valuable to the Japanese economy and gave farmers an important status.

The shogun moved the daimyo to the city after the seventeenth century because he wanted their land.
The shogun moved the daimyo to the city after the seventeenth century because he wanted their land.

Because very little land can be cultivated, land ownership became very important to political power.

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The correct response is:

Because very little land can be cultivated, land ownership became very important to political power.

Land scarcity in Japan led to a focus on land ownership as a source of wealth and power, influencing social structures, political authority, and economic practices throughout its history.