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North America & Part 2 of Economics

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define: Urban

a)

in the city

b)

in the countryside

2.

Define: Rural

a)

in the city, downtown

b)

in the countryside, farming

3.

Define: Literacy Rate

a)

how many people can drive a car

b)

how many people can own a house

c)

how many people in a country that can read and write

d)

how many people in a country that own a electronics

4.

Define: Imports

a)

goods that we sell to other countries

b)

moving to another country

c)

buying food from the store

d)

good that we buy from other countries.

5.

Define: Exports

a)

Goods that we sell to other countries

b)

Goods that we buy from other countries

c)

people coming to live in our country

d)

goods we buy from the store

6.

Define: Per Capita Income

a)

how many people in a country can read and write

b)

how much money each family in a country makes a year

c)

how long people can expect to live in a country

d)

how many people have access to healthcare

7.

Define: Life Expectancy

a)

Average age people in a country live to

b)

How many people in a country can read and write

c)

living in the countryside

d)

how long to infants live in a country

8.

Define: Infant Mortality Rate

a)

how much money people make in a country

b)

do the children go to school

c)

how many infants (under 1 years old) die every year in a country

d)

how many goods are coming in and out of a country

9.

Which of these are motives for European Exploration?

a)

Gold, God, and Glory

b)

Guns, Gold, and Steel

c)

God, Adventure, and Silver

d)

Adventure and Agriculture

10.

How would Natives feel about European Exploration?

a)

Excited to meet the Explorers and make new friends

b)

Nervous, scared of the Explorers and fearful of losing their land.

11.

What are some advantages of European Exploration?

a)

Europeans took native lands

b)

Natives died from disease

c)

Europeans brought new animals and the spanish language to the new world

d)

Native Americans were enslaved

12.

What were some disadvantages of European Exploration?

a)

Native Americans died from diseases, had their land stolen, and were enslaved.

b)

Europeans brought a new language to the new world

c)

Europeans learned how to farm in the new world

d)

Europeans brought new animals

13.

Define: Global Interdependence

a)

people buy and sell goods from each other

b)

countries depend on each other for raw materials, goods, and services they need

c)

how much money people make per year

d)

where people live around the world

14.

Define: Transportation Barrier

a)

something that makes transportation or traveling easier

b)

a boat

c)

how we travel from place to place

d)

something that makes transportation or travel harder or slower

15.

Define: Transportation Corridor

a)

Something that makes transportation or traveling easier or faster

b)

walls in a building

c)

something that makes transportation or traveling harder or slower

d)

a mountain

16.

What mountain range in the eastern USA is being shown in brown?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rocky Mountains

17.

What body of water is located off the east coast of the USA?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Atlantic Ocean

18.

Define: Infrastructure

a)

buildings, irrigation, roads, and structures necessary for a city or country to function

b)

animals needed for farming

c)

items needed to make money

d)

countries depend on each other.

19.

Define: Population Density

a)

how many people buy and sell from each other

b)

how often people trade goods

c)

countries depend on each other for goods

d)

average number of people living in area

20.

Economic Activity: Agriculture

a)

Making a product in a factory

b)

farming/growing crops and raising animals

c)

providing a service for others

d)

buying goods in bulk

21.

Economic Activity: Manufacturing

a)

Making a product in a factory

b)

farming/growing crops and raising animals

c)

providing a service for others

d)

buying goods in bulk

22.

Economic Activity: Service

a)

Making a product in a factory

b)

farming/growing crops and raising animals

c)

providing a service for others: Example: a hair salon.

d)

buying goods in bulk

23.

Economic Activity: Retail

a)

Making a product in a factory

b)

farming/growing crops and raising animals

c)

providing a service for others: Example: a hair salon.

d)

selling goods and products in a store

24.

Define: Supply and Demand

a)

Supply: How much of a product is available, Demand: How many people want the product

b)

we only have supply and demand in cities

c)

Supply: How much people want the product Demand: How much of a product is available,

d)

Supply and Demand mean the same thing.

25.

Economic Systems: Communists

a)

Little Government Control of the economy

b)

Strict Government Control of the economy

c)

Complete Government Control of the economy

26.

Economic Systems: Free Enterprise

a)

Little Government Control of the economy

b)

Strict Government Control of the economy

c)

Complete Government Control of the economy

27.

Economic Systems: Socialists

a)

Little Government Control of the economy

b)

Strict Government Control of the economy

c)

Complete Government Control of the economy

28.

Define: Unlimited Government

a)

a government that does NOT have any rules and doesn't have to follow any rules

b)

a government that is limited by a constitution, and the government has to follow the rules

c)

a government that only has to follow some rules

29.

Define: Limited Government

a)

a government that does NOT have any rules and doesn't have to follow any rules

b)

a government that is limited by a constitution, and the government has to follow the rules

c)

a government that only has to follow some rules

30.

What are the factors of production?

a)

agriculture, manufacturing, services, retail

b)

communist economy, socialist economy, free enterprise economy

c)

capital goods, labor, entrepreneurs, natural resources

d)

imports and exports