7th Grade SS Midterm

What river is sacred to the Hindu faith?

• Ganges River

• Indus River

• Mekong River

• Yangtze River

What is the main cause of air pollution in China?

• wind currents from the Gobi Desert

• monsoons flooding large urban areas

• arable land is lost due to drought

• a large amount of growth in population and industry

What is the main cause of pollution in the Yangtze River?

• monsoons

• factory run off and fertilizer run-off

• shipping issues

• too many forest fires near the river

Which country is the A pointing at on the map?

• India

• Japan

• Vietnam

• China

Which river is the letter D pointing to on the map?

• Mekong River

• Yellow River (Huang He)

• Indus River

• Ganges River

When a government decides to increase a tariff, it increases the amount of a tax placed upon _________.

• people’s income

• imported goods

• people’s property

• renewable resources

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic questions that all economic systems must answer:

• For whom to produce?

• What to produce?

• How much to produce?

• How to produce?

Investing in human capital means spending money on:

• factories and businesses

• education and training

• developing natural resources

• machinery and technology

Which is often an effect of a high literacy rate?

• higher illiteracy rate

• a lower standard of living

• a higher standard of living

• lower education levels

A _________ economic system is usually used in an autocratic government.

• market

• bartering

• traditional

• command