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Economic Indicators

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the the following means per person?

a)

percent

b)

per capita

c)

per capital

d)

gross

2.

What are two characteristics of developed countries? 

a)

high per capita GDP

b)

poor health care systems

c)

high levels of industrialization 

d)

high population

3.

Countries with high levels of literacy and higher education are in which level of economic development?

a)

Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Developing

4.

Countries with strong infrastructure [transportation/ communication/ healthcare/ education systems] would be which level of economic development?

a)

Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Developing

5.

Countries with very low literacy rate, low life expectancy, high unemployment.

a)

Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Developing

6.

What is the definition for GDP?

a)

The market value of all final goods and services produced in a nation during a period of time, usually a year.

b)

The increase of general prices over time.

c)

When people do not have jobs and are actively looking for one.

7.

What is the definition for unemployment?

a)

The market value of all final goods and services produced in a nation during a period of time, usually a year.

b)

The increase of general prices over time.

c)

When people do not have jobs and are actively looking for one.

8.

Watches made in Norway are worn by people in the USA.

a)

Import

b)

Export

9.

Diamonds mined in South Africa are used to make rings in the USA.

a)

Import

b)

Export

10.

Furniture built in the USA are flown to Mexico.

a)

Import

b)

Export

11.

Jewelry from Brazil is sold in stores in the USA.

a)

Import

b)

Export

12.

Shrimp caught off the coast of the USA are flown to Asia.

a)

Import

b)

Export

13.

One reason the world is growing so quickly is because...

a)

The world has infinite resources for everyone

b)

Birth rate is higher than death rate

c)

There are more and more places for people to live

d)

Death rate is higher than birth rate

14.

Number of children born each year for every 1,000 people

a)

Birth rate

b)

Literacy rate

c)

Death rate

d)

Tax rate

15.

Percentage of people who can read and write

a)

Birth rate

b)

Literacy rate

c)

Death rate

d)

Growth rate

16.

Countries that are industrialized are said to be

a)

Developing

b)

Capitalistic

c)

Developed

d)

Communistic

17.

Better healthcare and improved living conditions reduce the

a)

Birth rate

b)

Food Supply

c)

Population Growth

d)

Death rate

18.

average on how long a person will

a)

birth rate

b)

GDP per capita

c)

life expectancy

d)

developed country

19.

# of people living in an area

a)

population

b)

GDP per capita

c)

developing country

d)

standard of living

20.

total number of people living in a square mile

a)

GDP per capita

b)

death rate

c)

quality of life

d)

population density

21.

Total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

a)

standard of living

b)

literacy rate

c)

GDP

d)

death rate

22.

average amount of money a person who makes in that year

a)

GDP

b)

GDP per capita

c)

birth rate

d)

quality of life

23.

Why would healthy lifestyles and advanced medical care reduce the deathrate?

a)

lower life expectancy

b)

birthrate increases

c)

higher life expectancy

d)

gni falls

24.

What is the Human Development Index?

a)

The health of an individual.

b)

A set of statistics or numbers that rank countries by their development.

c)

The country a person lives in,

d)

The number of preventable diseases in a country.

25.

What is the range of the Human Development Index?

a)

0-1

b)

0-100

c)

50-99

d)

99-100

26.

Japan has an HDI score of 0.884. The life expectancy is 79, literacy is 100%, and the income of an average family is $34,000. Japan would be classified as a less developed country.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Angola has a life expectancy age of 44, literacy (can read and write) is at 58% of the population and an average income of $4,941 a year. What type of country is Angola?

a)

Developed Country (Most developed)

b)

Developing Country (Middle)

c)

Less Developed Country (Least developed)

28.

How do we determine if a country is less developed, developing or developed?

a)

Using the Human Development Index

b)

The size of the country's Government

c)

The amount of tourism the country has

29.

Which one is NOT a factor when determining the HDI of a country?

a)

Education

b)

Health

c)

Income

d)

Miltary Size

30.

Literacy rates in a country increase as ________ increases

a)

Income

b)

Intelligence

c)

Precipitation

d)

Density

31.

GDP per capita is the only economic indicator that can reliably determine the level of development for a country.

a)
TRUE 
b)
FALSE
32.
GDP per capita is highest in
a)
South America
b)
East Asia
c)
North America
d)
Eastern Europe
33.
All of the following make up the human development index EXCEPT
a)
life expectancy
b)
per capita income
c)
education level and literacy rate
d)
gender equality
34.

A composite index used to measure economic and social development. This index ranks countries in order of most to least developed

a)

Gender Inequality Index (GII)

b)

Social Development Index (SII)

c)

Human Development Index (HDI)

d)

Economic Development Index (EDI)

35.

What does GDP stand for?

a)

Gross Domestic Produce

b)

Gross Dollar Product

c)

Gross Domestic Product

d)

Giant Domestic Product

36.

The _________________ the county's GDP, the better the standard of living.

a)

lower

b)

higher

c)

Entrepreneurship

d)

natural resources

37.

What is the Human Development Index?

a)

The health of an individual.

b)

A set of statistics or numbers that rank countries by their development.

c)

The country a person lives in,

d)

The number of preventable diseases in a country.

38.
The US economy is often called a _______ economy
a)
per capita
b)
legal
c)
traditional
d)
consumer
39.
The civilian labor force is divided into what two categories
a)
Employed and unemployed
b)
Rich and poor
c)
Push and pull
d)
Stocks and bonds
40.

What term is used to describe the percent of the labor force that does not have a job but is currently looking for one?

a)

Leading economic indicator

b)

Full employment

c)

Unemployment rate

d)

workforce

41.

"Business investment in capital goods (machinery for production) rises." The headline above affects which economic indicator the most?

a)

Unemployment

b)

Consumer Price Index

c)

Inflation

d)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

42.

Per Capita literally means

a)

Per person

b)

For the Capital

c)

Per Captain

d)

As of yesterday

43.

Countries with high levels of literacy and higher education are in which level of economic development?

a)

More Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Less Developed

44.

Countries with strong infrastructure [transportation/ communication/ healthcare/ education systems] would be which level of economic development?

a)

More Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Less Developed

45.

Which countries are more developed?

a)

Nepal, Nigeria, Chad

b)

India, Nigeria Brazil

c)

Brazil, China, USA

d)

UK, Japan, Germany

46.

Three indicators of development of a country

a)

GDP per capita, literacy rate and life expectancy.

b)

Richness, industrial production and business

c)

Multinationals and industry

d)

Technology, trade and research

47.
Developed or developing?
a)
Developed
b)
Developing
48.

Which of the following is most likely a characteristic of a developing country?

a)

Low unemployment rate

b)

High GDP per capita

c)

High birth rate

d)

High literacy rate

49.
Widely available health care
a)
Developed Country
b)
Developing Country
c)
Neither one
50.

Country with very low literacy rate, low life expectancy, high unemployment.

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

c)

Least Developed

51.

Which of the following is not a pull factor to migrate from Afghanistan to Canada?

a)

Better Education

b)

Higher Life Expectancy

c)

Lower GDP

d)

More employment opportunities

52.

Total fertility rate (TFR) is

a)

the number of males per 100 females in the population

b)

the average number of marriages a woman will have throughout her lifetime

c)

the average number of children a woman will have throughout her childbearing years

d)

the total amount of females that are fertile in a population

53.
Which of the following is likely to be affected by a population of 7 billion?
a)
amount of land for agriculture
b)
amount of clean water
c)
number of people who are unemployed
d)
all of the above
54.

Poor countries tend to have

a)

Less children

b)

More children

c)

Doesn't affect the child birth numbers

55.

In recent years, human population has increased exponentially.

a)

true

b)

false

56.

Unlike India, since the United States & Canada are ____ nations they have gone through all of the demographic transition.

a)

developing

b)

developed

57.

Is the United States a pure market economy?

a)

Yes

b)

No

58.

In Command Economy, does the government control all factors of production?

a)

Yes

b)

No

59.

What is scarcity?

a)

having limited resources (there is a small amount available and will run out)

b)

having unlimited resources (there a lot of the resource available and won't run out)

60.

In my country, the government controls the economy. It assigns jobs, sets production goals, and decides wages.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

61.

In my country my job is the same one that my family has done over the past 200 years.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

62.

In my country, central planners decide when we should expand old factories and build new ones.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

63.

In my country, business is based on competition. Success comes from doing something better and cheaper than your competitors.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

64.

In my country my job is the same one that my family has done over the past 200 years.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

65.

In my country producers decide what and how much to make based on what people want to buy.

a)

Traidtional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

66.

In my country, profits are the incentives for production.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

67.

In which economic system is the economy COMPLETELY controlled by the government?

a)

capitalism

b)

socialism

c)

communism

d)

anarchism

68.

The government is involved in a pure market economy?

a)

True

b)

False

69.

What determines the WHO, WHAT, HOW in a traditional economy?

a)

government

b)

the people

c)

religions and customs

d)

nothing

70.

Land includes...

a)

The "gifts of nature" or natural resources not created by human effort.

b)

the tools, equipment, and factories used in production of goods and services

c)

people with all their efforts and abilities

d)

individuals who start a new business or bring a product to market.

71.

Capital refers to...

a)

The "gifts of nature" or natural resources not created by human effort.

b)

people with all their efforts and abilities

c)

the tools, equipment, and factories used in production of goods and services

d)

individuals who start a new business or bring a product to market.

72.

Entrepreneurs are...

a)

people with all their efforts and abilities

b)

individuals who start a new business or bring a product to market.

c)

The "gifts of nature" or natural resources not created by human effort.

d)

the tools, equipment, and factories used in production of goods and services

73.
A herd of cattle is an example of ...
a)
Land
b)
Labor
c)
Entrepreneur
d)
Capital
74.
Forests are examples of...
a)
Land
b)
Labor
c)
Entrepreneurs
d)
Capital
75.
A bulldozer is an example of...
a)
Land
b)
Labor
c)
Entrepreneurs
d)
Capital
76.
Your garbage man is an example of
a)
Land
b)
Labor
c)
Entrepreneurs
d)
Capital
77.
The creation of any kind of good or service is known as:
a)
Input
b)
Resources
c)
Production
d)
Entrepreneurship
78.
All of the things necessary for production are known as:
a)
Production
b)
Entrepreneurship
c)
Outputs
d)
Resources
79.
The human effort involved in the production of goods and services is known as:
a)
Capital
b)
Entrepreneurship
c)
Labor
d)
Land
80.

Explain whether the following is labor, capital, land, or enterprise:

A factory worker

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Enterprise

81.

Explain whether the following is labor, capital, or a land, or enterprise:

A college professor

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Enterprise

82.

Explain whether each of the following is labor, capital, land or enterprise:

Business Owner

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Enterprise

83.

A company that purchases new computers is investing in which factor of production?

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Enterprise

84.

Entrepreneurs are considered the 4th factor of production because they...

a)

take risks to bring together land, labor, and capital for produciton

b)

Produce goods and services as wage laborers

85.
A garbage truck driver is an example of which Factor of Production?
a)
labor
b)
land
c)
entrepreneurship
d)
capital
86.

Which of the factors of production is this?

a)

capital

b)

entrepreneur

c)

land

d)

labor

87.

Which one of the factors of production is this?

a)

capital

b)

entrepreneur

c)

land

d)

labor

88.

Steve Jobs the founder of Apple is holding up an I-phone. What is another name for someone who starts a business?

a)

capital

b)

entrepreneur

c)

land

d)

labor

89.

Which factor of production is this?

a)

capital

b)

entrepreneur

c)

land

d)

labor

90.
The people who decide to buy.
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Economist
d)
Entreprenuers