SW Asia Economics and Government Review

Which country has an absolute monarchy where a King holds all the Power?

• Iran

• Turkey

• Saudi Arabia

• Israel

Which countries are democracies? (It might be more than one)

• Israel

• Turkey

• Saudi Arabia

• Iran

Which countries are autocracies? (It might be more than one)

• Israel

• Turkey

• Saudi Arabia

• Iran

Which countries are theocracies that base their government on the religion of Islam? (It might be more than one)

• Turkey

• Israel

• Iran

• Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia decides to make public school free for all citizens, and spends money on building brand new schools. What did they invest in?

• Exchange Rate

• Specialization

• Human Capital

• Capital Goods

If Israel decides to invest in human capital, what will happen to their economy?

• GDP will go up since citizens will be more skilled and educated

• GDP will go down since all trade will be blocked with other nations

• GDP will go up since there will be new factories that can produce goods more efficiently

• GDP will go down since the economy will become a pure command economy

Which Southwest Asian country gives it citizens the most rights and freedoms?

• Saudi Arabia

• Israel

• Iran

• North Korea

Which government system allows citizens to directly elect the chief executive (leader of the country)?

• Presidential Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Islamic Republic

Look at the economic continuum. Which Middle Eastern country would most likely be located at the point A on the continuum?

• Saudi Arabia

• Iran

• Israel

• Turkey

Why is it beneficial (good) for countries to trade with each other?

• Countries would not be able to make any money at all without trading, and would have no GDP

• Countries trade with each other to form military alliances for future wars

• Countries specialize in certain products they can make the most efficiently, and trade with other countries for everything else they need

• Countries lose money when trading since they are giving away products to other countries