Consumption Patterns

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 1. gross domestic product

• 1. per capita income

• 1. economic activity

• consumption

What does the term “per capita” refer to?

• 1. the use of goods and services

• 1. the creation or use of tools

• 1. the total value of goods and services

• 1. by or for each person

What is the main cause of hunger in the world?

• 1. poverty

• 1. crop failures

• 1. food shortages

• 1. pollution

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

• 1. developing

• 1. developed

• 1. rural

• 1. urban

Which of these countries leads the world in oil consumption?

• 1. Canada

• 1. China

• 1. India

• 1. United States

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

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

• 1. They have college educations.

• They earn at least $10 a day

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of these is NOT an immediate benefit of recycling?

• 1. It increases gross national product.

• It saves natural resources

• 1. It keeps toxic materials out of dumps.

• 1. It reduces municipal waste.

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

• resource tradeoff

• 1. per capita difference.

• gross domestic product

• 1. digital divide.