SE Asia and Africa Economics and Geography Review

Kenya adopted a new constitution in 2010. The new document established three independent branches of the national government. It also gave voters the right to recall legislators, the right to be directly involved in making national policy, and the right to request that the legislature pursues issues that are important to the people.

The new constitution has

• made it more difficult to choose leaders in Kenya.

• increased the political power of citizens in Kenya.

• made it easier for the government to pass laws in Kenya.

• increased the power of the central government in Kenya.

In the People's Republic of China, the government is actually a communist state. In this form of government, citizen participation in choosing national leaders is

• indirect but democratic.

• usually illegal.

• extremely limited.

• direct and open.

According to the CIA World Factbook, the literacy rate in Nigeria is 59%. This means that just over half of the population over the age of 15 can read and write. In 2010, it was estimated that 70% of the population lived below the poverty line. Which statement is most likely to be true?

• A low literacy rate can have an influence on a country's standard of living.

• A country's literacy rate can heavily influence life expectancy.

• A high literacy rate has little influence on a county's standard of living.

• A country's literacy rate can heavily influence consumer prices.

Which of these answer choices shows that literacy rate and life expectancy are sometimes unrelated?

• North Korea has a higher literacy rate but lower life expectancy than some countries.

• Japan has the highest life expectancy and literacy rate out of the countries listed.

• India has the lowest life expectancy and literacy rate out of the countries listed.

• China has a literacy rate that is higher than India's but lower than South Korea's.

What is one of the main ways that citizens can participate in a democratic government?

• refuse to accept leaders that they dislike

• support policies that benefit only themselves

• vote for their leaders in free elections

• make political decisions for other people

In South Korea, the national leader is elected directly by the citizens by a simple majority popular vote. The type of government in South Korea is a

• communist state.

• presidential democracy.

• parliamentary democracy.

• autocracy.

Found in great quantities, which natural resource has aided economic development in South Africa for many years?

• timber

• oil

• water

• diamonds

In 2003, the United States Under-Secretary of Commerce, Kenneth Juster, said he was happy that a decrease in Indian tariffs had allowed the United States to increase exports to India. He went on to say that there is a need to expand the commercial ties between India and the United States. Juster used the trade relationship between Washington and Beijing, China as an example of what U.S. trade with India could become.

—adapted from "Drop Trade Barriers, U.S. Tells India," November 21, 2003

According to the passage, Indian tariffs were

• causing decreased trade with other Asian countries.

• acting as barriers to international trade.

• limiting the process of currency exchange.

• hurting foreign relations with other Asian countries.

South Africa's economy includes some limited government regulation. Private businesses in Nigeria also experience some government regulation. These countries both have which type of economy?

• command economy

• mixed economy

• market economy

• traditional economy

The information in the table best supports which of the following conclusions?

• An increase in the gross domestic product per capita can help create a modern education system.

• Investment in a modern education system can lead to an increase in a country's national debt.

• Investment in education can lead to a large increase in gross domestic product per capita.

• An increase in investment in education can lead to tax increases for a country's citizens.