SW Asia Economics (Georgia GSE)

What 3 economic questions are asked when studying the similarities of traditional, command, market, and mixed economies among nations of the world?

• What to produce, why to produce, and when to produce?

• What is your opportunity cost, what economic resources are needed, and why should these resources be used?

• What to produce, how to produce, and for who to produce?

• What is your opportunity cost, why are economic resources needed, and when should these resources be used?

What is specialization?

• Producing all goods that the country needs so that trade with other countries isn't necessary

• Trying to avoid investing in capital goods because it is too expensive

• Producing goods a country can make most easily so that they can trade for goods that they can't produce locally

• Directly trading goods with another country without having to use money

Why is specialization so valuable to international trade today?

• Most countries only make one product really well

• Specialization allows people to do a more efficient job at producing what they make best and trade for the things they need.

• It keeps the prices low on imported goods

• It limits the amount of agriculture a country allows

Saudi Arabia specializes in the production of

• Oil and olives

• Olives and grapes

• Oil and natural gas

• Livestock

Why has Israel specialized in the area of technology?

• It has few natural resources and little farmland.

• It has a poorly educated population.

• The money earned is used to support the military.

• The country has little in the way of fishing.

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

• Traditional

• Command

• Market

• Mixed

In a traditional economy, how are economic decisions made?

• Government leaders

• Consumers

• Customs and traditions

• A mix of consumers and government leaders

Why was OPEC created?

• To design new technology for getting oil out of the ground

• To regulate the supply and price of oil

• To keep non-members from producing any oil

• To help Palestinian Arabs with problems with Israeli Jews

Where are most OPEC countries located?

• Africa

• North America

• Southern and Eastern Asia

• Southwest Asia (Middle East)

What happens to the price of oil when OPEC countries decide to reduce production?

• Oil prices decrease

• Oil prices increase

• Oil prices stay the same

• Oil becomes free to OPEC members