Unit 5 & 6 Southern and Eastern Asia

What BEST completes step II in the diagram?

• Countries adopt common currencies with neighboring countries to increase trade.  

• Countries specialize in goods they produce more efficiently than other countries.

• Countries impose barriers to trade to increase domestic production.

• Countries nationalize their most profitable domestic industries. 

What religion does Haru follow? 

• Hinduism 

• Shintoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism 

How are government decisions made in China?  

• A small group of non-elected people make all decisions.

• One leader is responsible for all government decisions.  

• Votes cast by citizens guide government leaders when making decisions.  

• All decisions are made by an elected house of representatives.  

Why are some species native to the Ganges River, such as the Ganges River dolphin, becoming 

endangered?

• The river is suffering from saltwater intrusion.

• The river is heavily polluted.

• The river frequently floods.

• The river contains many invasive species. 

Which of the following is NOT a major source of pollution in the Ganges River?

• industrial byproducts

• household wastes

• religious ritual performed in the river

• transboundary pollution from China

What is the MAIN cause of air pollution in China and India?

• the use of nuclear power

• desertification

• the burning of fossil fuels

• deforestation

How are the three basic economic questions in a command economy?

What to produce?

How to produce?

For whom to produce?

• based on government planning

• based on custom and what is necessary to survive

• based on supply and demand

• based on exchange rates and foreign trade partners

How are these questions answered in a traditional economy?

• Based on custom and what is necessary to survive

• Based on exchange rates and foreign trade partners

• Based on government planning

• Based on supply and demand

Based on the diagram, which country's economy is closet to a pure market economy?

• South Korea

• India

• China

• North Korea

Based on the diagram, which country's economy is closest to a pure command economy?

• China

• Japan

• North Korea

• India