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Economic Growth in SE Asia

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Japanese economy has to make up for the country’s lack of:

a)

Education

b)

Population

c)

Natural resources

d)

Fish

2.

Poor decisions made about how to organize farming in North Korea have resulted in many years of:

a)

Drought

b)

Farmers refusing to work

c)

Starvation

d)

Arguments about what crops to grow

3.

Which country’s economy has the most government control out of all the countries in the world?

a)

China

b)

North Korea

c)

The United States

d)

Cuba

4.

What is the relationship between adding elements of a market system to a country’s economy and the country’s economic growth?

a)

When there is total government control

b)

When countries lift some government control, they experience economic growth

c)

When countries have no government or citizen control, then they will experience economic growth

5.

India's government has invested heavily in factories, modern machinery, and technology. This investment in is called _____________________.

a)

Human Capital

b)

Capital Goods

c)

Monetary Capital

d)

Currency Exchange

6.

Japan has been an economic superpower since 1900. Yet Japan is physically isolated and dependent on foreign oil, imported agricultural products, and mineral resources. How can Japan remain so prosperous?

a)

Japan’s population growth has stopped.

b)

Japan receives reduced prices on imports.

c)

Japan has a well-educated skilled labor force.

d)

Japan has a powerful military that influences other countries.

7.

Based the map, which investment would have the most significant impact on China’s GDP?

a)

Purchasing the capital goods to improve mining

b)

Building oil pipelines to receive oil from their coast

c)

Educating their workforce in finances and banking

d)

Training their workforce in engineering and electronics

8.

How are entrepreneurs important to a country’s growth?

a)

Entrepreneurs provide political stability.

b)

Entrepreneurs provide compulsory education.

c)

Entrepreneurs strengthen governmental control.

d)

Entrepreneurs create new markets that provide jobs.

9.

What does Gross Domestic Product

mean?

a)

The total value of all goods and services a country imports.

b)

The total value of all goods and services a country exports.

c)

The total value of all goods and services produced within a country in one year.

d)

The net loss in profits within a country due to imports.

10.

The___________ a country’s GDP, the better the country’s standard of living.

a)

lower

b)

greater

c)

smaller

d)

answers 1 and 3 are correct

11.

What are the 4 factors that lead to a country’s economic growth?

a)

investment in human capital, investment in physical capital, land (natural resources), entrepreneurship

b)

good international relations, a democratic president, strict laws, freedom of press

c)

a powerful military, strong dictatorial leadership, communist regime, little personal freedom

d)

a monarchy, the World Bank, a parliamentary democracy, personal freedom

12.

What are natural resources?

a)

resources that are gone from nature

b)

resources that are manufactured for the environment

c)

resources that are considered worthless

d)

materials or substances that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.

13.

Why is it beneficial for a country to have an abundance of natural resources?

a)

countries that have a lot of natural resources are able to use them to produce goods and services cheaper than a country that has to import them. Therefore, a country with a lot of natural resources usually has a greater GDP than a country with little natural resources.

b)

countries with a lot of natural resources are usually taken over by other countries and don't have to worry about paying for anything

c)

they cannot become communist

d)

there is no advantage since most natural resources are worthless

14.

What does human capital mean?

a)

the place where the most people live within a country

b)

the place where the most work is performed within a country

c)

the people who perform labor (work)

d)

the building where most people work in a country or state

15.

Why should countries invest in developing human capital?

a)

because the more people you have working in one area like a capital the more productive it will be

b)

it leads to a lower GDP

c)

it leads to lower literacy rate

d)

investment in the education and skills training of people creates a smarter and more productive workforce, which relates to a higher GDP.

16.

What are capital goods?

a)

goods that are produced in the capital

b)

the factories, machinery, and technology used to produce goods and services

c)

goods that are produced without natural resources

d)

goods that are produced by the government

17.

Why should countries invest in developing capital goods?

a)

they shouldn't, it is too expensive

b)

because capital goods cannot be sold to other countries

c)

when countries invest in capital goods, they are providing better facilities, resources, and/or materials for the people who perform the labor, which creates a more productive workforce leading to greater economic growth (higher GDP).

d)

because capital goods are less expensive than private goods

18.

What do entrepreneurs do?

a)

represent business at the capital

b)

make all the laws in regards to business

c)

start their own business, invent something new, or change the way something was previously done so that it works better

d)

work in politics with regards to foreign business

19.

How does entrepreneurship influence economic growth?

a)

it creates jobs and reduces unemployment

b)

it encourages people to take risks,and in doing so, create better materials, products, and technologies

c)

the more entrepreneurs a country has, the higher the country's GDP

d)

answers 1,2,and 3 are all correct

20.

What can be an impact of a rising literacy rate within a nation?

a)

A) Fewer government positions needed.

b)

B) An improved quality of life with better jobs.

c)

C) A decrease in the quality of life.

d)

D) A decrease in the nation's economy.

21.

The knowledge and skills possessed by people that places value on them in the job market is __________________.

a)

A) human capital

b)

B) capital goods

c)

C) GDP

d)

D) trade

22.

The things that nations invest in to increase productivity and manufacture things more efficiently are ____________________.

a)

A) natural resources

b)

B) capital goods

c)

C) trade barriers

d)

D) Gross Domestic Product

23.

A garbage truck driver is an example of which Factor of Production?

a)

human capital

b)

land (natural resources)

c)

entrepreneurship

d)

capital

24.
The term "factors of production" means:
a)
things or skills needed to produce goods or services
b)
how we spend our money
c)
the resources of the government
d)
how society creates jobs
25.

Iron, minerals, coal and plants are examples of which productive resource?

a)

natural resources

b)

labor

c)

entrepreneurship

d)

capital

26.
The term, "labor" means:
a)
Work the people do to produce goods and services.
b)
The natural resources used to produce goods or services.
c)
Person who organizes the factors of production to produce goods/services; business owners.
d)
Goods not created for their own use, but to make other goods/services.
27.
Which is an example of investment in human capital?
a)
trucks
b)
factories
c)
education
d)
highways
28.

What is GDP per capita?

a)

measurement of capitals a country has

b)

measurement of of all the natural resources within a country

c)

measurement of the annual income of citizens in a specific country

d)

How much the president of every country makes

29.

How do you measure the strength of a nation's economy?

a)

Adding up how many natural resources it has

b)

Looking at a nations GDP and GDP per capita

c)

Adding up how many entrepreneurs a nation has

d)

Asking all citizens to complete the census every 10 years

30.

Which SE Asian country does not follow the regular theory that a high literacy rate usually equals a high standard of living?

a)

India

b)

South Korea

c)

China

d)

North Korea

31.

What does obsolete mean? This is what describes North Korea's capital goods.

a)

old

b)

modern

c)

new

d)

perfect

32.

If someone says that the country of China is worth over $12 trillion dollars, they are talking about their

a)

human capital

b)

GDP

c)

capital goods

d)

GDP per capita

33.

If someone says that Japan's citizens make an average of $48,919 a year, they are describing Japan's....

a)

natural resources

b)

GDP per capita

c)

capital goods

d)

GDP

34.

A nation with a high GDP typically does not invest in human capital, while a nation with a low GDP does invest in human capital.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

35.

Which of the following will likely raise the GDP of a country?

a)

picking trade partners

b)

tariffs and banking

c)

imports and exports

d)

investing in new technology