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Africa Specialization + Trade Barriers

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does South Africa fall on our economic continuum?

2.

Trade Barriers are set up to protect...

a)

Domestic jobs from Foreign competition

b)

Foreign jobs from Domestic competition

3.

Nigeria applies a 10% price increase to all Saudi Arabian oil to protect their domestic businesses. This is a...

a)

Tariff

b)

Quota

c)

Embargo

4.

Specialization makes products...

a)

Efficiently

b)

Inefficiently

5.

Which of the following would INCREASE GDP per Capita?

a)

Investment in Human Capital

b)

Investment in Capital Goods

c)

Natural Resources

d)

Entrepreneurs

6.

Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa are...

a)

Mixed Market

b)

Mixed Command

c)

Pure Market

d)

Pure Command

7.

Why do countries Exchange Currency?

a)

They do not have the same currency so they need to know the value of what they're spending.

b)

To make more money.

c)

They only use the United States Dollar to trade and do business.

8.

A country focuses on government, state owned businesses but does allow some entrepreneurship with heavy government regulations. They are most likely..

a)

Pure Command

b)

Pure Market

c)

Mixed Command Leaning

d)

Mixed Market Leaning

9.

Because most countries are mixed...

a)

Some businesses can be government owned.

b)

No businesses can be government owned.

c)

All businesses are owned by the government.

10.

In a traditional economy...

a)

The government picks your job.

b)

Entrepreneurs may create their own businesses.

c)

Jobs are inherited from ancestors based from customs.

11.

Which economic system does NOT use currency?

a)

Traditional

b)

Market

c)

Command

d)

Mixed

12.

Nigeria specializes in...

a)

Agriculture + Tourism

b)

Oil and Fossil Fuels

c)

Precious Metals and Minerals

13.

Which country would have the most regulations and government owned businesses?

a)

Kenya (54% Market)

b)

Nigeria (58% Market)

c)

South Africa (59% Market)

d)

United States (74% Market)

14.

Education, Skills Experience and Healthcare (yes, Healthcare! Everyone forgets this one :/)

a)

Human Capital

b)

Capital Goods

15.

South Africa constructs new roads and supplies new towns with water and electricity. They are investing in..

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Human Capital

c)

Entrepreneurship

d)

Natural Resources

16.

South Africa's president wants to help protect Domestic jobs. He would..

a)

Adds tariffs against countries that produces the same goods as South Africa.

b)

Removes tariffs against countries that produces the same goods as South Africa.