Unit 6

Generally speaking, people who immigrate from Mexico to the United States do so because they want to

• have more economic opportunities for themselves and their children.

• later immigrate further north into Canada

• apply for free college tuition in the United States.

• escape the country's long-running civil war.

Which industry would be MOST likely to be found in the interior of Brazil?

• manufacturing

• timber

• fishing

• service

Which Brazilian city would be MOST likely to have high-tech manufacturing jobs for its residents?

• Fortaleza

• Pôrto Alegre

• Manaus

• São Paolo

One advantage of a market economy is its ability to

• adjust to changes over time

• sell goods at a high price.

• control the price of labor.

• limit consumer choices.

Mexico's government is considered to be a constitutional republic, while Cuba's government is considered to b

• a constitutional monarchy.

• a parliamentary democracy

• communist controlled

• democratically controlled

Cuba's economy could BEST be described as being mostly a ___ Economy.

• Market

• Traditional

• command

• Mixed

In which system of government does the legislature elect the executive leader of the government?

• oligarchy

• parliamentary democracy

• autocracy

• presidential democracy

As with any small island country, Cuba has fewer natural resources than countries such as Brazil. This affects their economy in that Cuba

• exports more products than it imports..

• must import more products than it exports.

• has imposed trade barriers against the United States.

• exports only manufactured products

All of these restrict international trade EXCEPT

• subsidies.

• embargoes

• trade deficits.

• quotas.

All of the following are considered benefits of free trade EXCEPT

• growth of trade.

• protection of domestic industries.

• protective tariff reduction.

• quota reduction.