AKS 46c: SW Asia Economy

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What are the 3 basic economic questions that all economic systems must answer?

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What to produce, how to produce it, and for whom to produce the goods

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The economies of Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Iran could be best described as

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Mixed Market

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In a market economy, who makes the economic decisions? Options: subsistence farmers (grow just enough to feed family), custom and habit (do what ancestors did), government planners (public control), people (productions based on supply and demand)

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people (productions based on supply and demand)

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Which industry does Saudi Arabia's government specialize in? Options: Oil, technology, agriculture, textile manufacturing

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Oil

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If a country does not invest in its human capital, how can it affect the country's gross domestic product (GDP)?

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GDP may go down because poorly trained workers will not be able to do their jobs well.

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Which of these Southwest Asian nations has the MOST secure and reliable access to water? Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Turkey

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Turkey

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In this economy, the government produces its signature brand of shoe-flavored chips and determines that it will be sold in all stores for $1.25 per bag. Which type of economy is this?

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Command Economy

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In this economy, manufacturers of automobiles control the number of vehicles produced each month in an effort to avoid surpluses that would minimize their profits.

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Market economy

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Why do countries need a system for exchanging currencies?

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To conduct international trade

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Israel has specialized in the area of technology because:

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It has few natural resources.