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Economic and Environmental Issues of Southern and Eastern Asia (Unit 6)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Natural resources are used to produce what two things?
a)
human capital and labor forces
b)
goods and services
c)
services and specialties
d)
GDP and literacy rate
2.
Which of these would NOT be a good way to improve your human capital?
a)
train your work force
b)
provide health care for your workers
c)
opportunities for advanced education
d)
plant new crops
3.
Investing in the human capital will most likely result in an increase in a country's
a)
unemployment rate
b)
fossil fuels
c)
GDP
d)
labor force
4.
When countries concentrate on producing fewer goods and services than they consume this is called
a)
itemization
b)
specialization
c)
downsizing
d)
investment
5.
Trading goods and services with people for other goods and services is called 
a)
investment
b)
blockade
c)
recruiting
d)
exchange
6.
Goods bring brought IN to a country are called
a)
exports
b)
imports
7.
Goods being taken out of a country are called 
a)
imports
b)
exports
8.
A tax on imported goods is called a 
a)
quota
b)
tariff
c)
blockade
d)
subsidy
9.
A set limit on the number of goods that can be imported into a country is called a
a)
blockade
b)
standard
c)
tariff
d)
quota
10.
A complete stop or block on trade is called a(n)
a)
embargo
b)
tariff
c)
quota
d)
subsidy
11.
Trading goods and services without the use of money is called
a)
stealing
b)
bartering
c)
purchasing
d)
debting
12.
In this type of economy all economic decisions are made by the government.
a)
traditional
b)
free market
c)
command
d)
mixed market
13.
In this type of economic system all economic decisions are guided by the laws of supply and demand.
a)
command
b)
market
c)
traditional
d)
mixed market
14.
In this type of economic system all decisions are based on customs and traditions of the past.
a)
command
b)
market
c)
mixed market
d)
traditional
15.
People who provide the money to start and operate a business are called 
a)
servicemen
b)
employees
c)
entrepreneurs
d)
dictators
16.
Which of these countries does not have a mixed market economy?
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Japan
d)
North Korea
17.
This country's GDP is 4.56 trillion and it is ranked 5th in the world.
a)
China
b)
India
c)
North Korea
d)
Japan
18.
This country is the world leader in gross agricultural output.
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
North Korea
d)
India
19.
This country's GDP is 4.7 trillion and it is ranked 4th in the world.
a)
China
b)
North Korea
c)
Japan
d)
India
20.
This country's fertile land and ample water supply are its' greatest resources but it also has the 4th largest coal reserves in the world.
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Japan
d)
North Korea
21.
The country with the highest GDP per capita is
a)
China
b)
North Korea
c)
India
d)
Japan
22.
This country's GDP is estimated at $40 billion and it is ranked 103 in the world.
a)
China
b)
North Korea
c)
India
d)
Japan
23.
This country's major natural resources are fish and minerals.
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
India
d)
North Korea
24.
This country heavily emphasizes education and the people who live there are among some of the highest educated people in the world.
a)
North Korea
b)
China
c)
India
d)
Japan
25.
In this country farms are run and organized by the government and the people are told what to grow and how much to grow.
a)
North Korea
b)
Japan
c)
India
d)
China
26.
The Chinese currency is called the 
a)
rupee
b)
yen
c)
yuan
d)
won
27.
The currency of North Korea is the 
a)
rupee
b)
yen
c)
yuan
d)
won
28.
The currency of India is called the
a)
rupee
b)
yen
c)
yuan
d)
won
29.
The currency of Japan is called the 
a)
rupee
b)
yen
c)
won
d)
yuan
30.
This river flows 1600 miles through India and Bangladesh and provides water for over 400 million people along its path.
a)
Ganges
b)
Yangtze
c)
Nile
d)
Huang He
31.
Which of these would not be a reason for the air pollution in BOTH India and China?
a)
heavy population
b)
car emissions
c)
industrial waste
d)
burning animal dung for cooking
32.
This river is China's longest river and it flows 4000 miles through China.
a)
Yellow River
b)
Nile
c)
Ganges
d)
Yangtze
33.
Seasonal winds that bring wind and rain that serve as both a blessing and a curse to SE Asian countries are called
a)
monsoons
b)
hurricanes
c)
tornadoes
d)
El Ninos
34.
In which country was toilet paper first used?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
North Korea
d)
Japan
35.
What country has polluted their water sources by tossing cremated remains into the river?
a)
India
b)
Japan
c)
North Korea
d)
China