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Which statement is most likely to be true of a developing country?

• A. Most adults earn enough money to own cars.

• B. Most adults consume more than 3,000 calories a day.

• C. Most adults live in rural areas and work in agriculture.

• D. Most adults live in cities and work in factories or offices.

Which term means the total value of goods and services a country produces in a year?

• A. consumption

• B. per capita income

• C. economic activity

• D. gross domestic product

What does the term "per capita" refer to?

• A. by or for each person

• B. the creation or use of tools

• C. the use of goods and services

• D. the total value of goods and services

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What is the main cause of hunger in the world?

• A. poverty

• B. pollution

• C. crop failures

• D. food shortages

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Which of these countries leads the world in oil consumption?

• Canada

• China

• India

• United States

Which term best describes a country with a high per capita GDP?

• A. developed

• B. developing

• C. rural

• D. urban

Which of these conclusions is best supported by the graph below?

• American workers earn less money than workers in most European countries.

• American workers have more schooling than workers in most European countries.

• American workers use more technology than workers in most European countries.

• Americans workers spend more time on the job than workers in many European countries.

Which of the following defines members of the global consumer class?

• A. They have college educations.

• B. They earn at least $10 a day.

• C. They eat less than 2,700 calories a day.

• D. They have computers at work or at home.

Which of these is NOT an immediate benefit of recycling?

• A. It saves natural resources.

• B. It reduces municipal waste.

• C. It increases gross national product.

• D. It keeps toxic materials out of dumps.

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The gap between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without is called the

• A. digital divide.

• B. resource tradeoff.

• C. per capita difference.

• D. gross domestic product.

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