Unit 5 Economics of SW Asia Practice and Review

Why does the nation of Turkey require 12 years of education?

• To increase the number of literate Turkish citizens

• To match the education requirements of neighboring countries

From 2007-2019, Turkey saw an increase from 81% to 94% in literacy among adult women who graduated from the Turkish education system. What could explain this trend?

• Turkey has an education system that educate adult women more than it educates school-aged girls.

• The Turkish government invested in educating girls, so that women could become highly-skilled workers.

Why has Saudi Arabia funded colleges and universities for women in recent years?

• To delay the age at which women have children

• To increase the number of highly skilled women in the economy

Turkey requires all students to learn Turkish and a foreign language such as English, French, Spanish, or German. what is the main economic advantage of this policy?

• The Turkish government wants to signal to foreigners that Turkey is geographically part of Asia.

• Fluency in other languages spoken in Europe promotes trade between Turkey and European countries

Turkey has heavily invested in textiles, equipment, and manufacturing in order to grow the country's wealth.

• Human Capital

• Capital Goods

Israel invests heavily in factories, machinery and technology. Given this information, which of the following would you expect?

• Israel's standard of living is high

• There is no relationship between investment in human capital and the GDP.

Read the charts and make a selection from the choices below:

• Saudi Arabia has more access to fresh water than Jordan.

• Saudi Arabia has much more oil than Jordan.

How could Israeli entrepreneurs help reduce the cost of new construction in Israel?

• They could invent new building materials that are inexpensive and eco-friendly.

• They could impose regulations that prevent new construction from being built.