WG End of 9 week study guide

Based on the photo, which factor highly influences the character of this place?

• Urban population density

• Mining economic activities

• Sub-tropical climate conditions

• Mountainous physical geography

Which generalization about economic development in South Asia is best supported by the information in the table?

• Levels of development in South Asia do not vary significantly.

• Most countries in South Asia appear to be newly industrialized.

• Bangladesh and Pakistan are more developed in comparison to India.

• Nations such as Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan are considered less developed.

Based on the data in the table, which countries would be considered more developed?

• Mexico and Nigeria

• Haiti and Nigeria

• Haiti and Singapore

• Mexico and Singapore

Which level of economic development is typical of nations with high infant mortality rates, low literacy rates and low life expectancy rates?

• Less developed

• Newly industrialized

• More developed
  

• More developed

Based on the economic indicators in the table, which nation appears to have the highest level of economic development in comparison to the others?

• Argentina

• Brazil

• Mexico

• Peru

Based on the economic indicators in the table, which nation would be described as less developed?

• Brazil

• Haiti

• Mexico

• Peru

Based on the information in the table, which of the following countries has the highest standard of living?

• Bulgaria

• Germany

• Poland

• Romania

North Korea has a communist government with a strong dictator.  As a result, it is one of the few economies in the world where the government—

• trades exclusively with South Korea

• allows individuals the right to property

• controls all major aspects of the economy

• mixes elements from free-market and command economies

Before Hong Kong was handed over to the Chinese, it was considered to be an example of pure free enterprise. What did this mean?

• Trading was freely allowed with the Chinese communists.

• Hong Kong was controlled by a committee of capitalists.

• The market was primarily controlled by supply and demand.

• All production was determined by tourists who shopped there.

In a communist economic system the production and distribution of goods is determined by —

• market forces

• business leaders

• consumer demand

• government officials