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Africa's Factors of Economic Growth Comprehension Check

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "gross domestic product" mean?

a)

Total number of natural resources.

b)

GDP per capita

c)

Total number of people that cannot read or write.

d)

Total value of goods & services produced in one year.

2.

What is a county's GDP divided by its population called?

a)

GDP per capita

b)

Human capital

c)

Literacy rate

d)

Capital goods

3.

Which productive resource can be a source of income when exported?

a)

Capital goods

b)

Natural resources

c)

Human capital

d)

Entrepreneurship

4.

Where is nearly one-half of the world's gold reserve located?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Kenya

c)

South Africa

d)

Sudan

5.

What is the basis of Nigeria's economy?

a)

Timber

b)

Oil

c)

Diamonds

d)

Gold

6.

Why is most of Nigeria's population living in poverty when the country exports more than 3 million barrels of oil each day?

a)

Most people are literate.

b)

Most people are illiterate.

c)

Oil profits bypass the people & go to corrupt politicians.

d)

Oil profits are spread out evenly across the continent.

7.

When a county invests in education for it's citizens, what is it increasing?

a)

Entrpreneureship

b)

Human capital

c)

Capital goods

d)

Natural resources

8.

A lack of investment in human capital has led to high poverty (70%) & unemployment in which country?

a)

Kenya

b)

South Africa

c)

Nigeria

d)

Egypt

9.

A country can increase it's capital goods by investing in what?

a)

New machinery, technology, factories, etc.

b)

Land, forests, minerals, etc.

c)

Doctors, teachers, nurses, etc.

d)

Clothes, shoes, makeup, etc.

10.

Which country has been building more schools in rural areas, improving roads and providing more electricity in order to help it's economy grow?

a)

Kenya

b)

Sudan

c)

South Africa

d)

Nigeria

11.

Write a statement that describes the relationship between a country's investment in human capital, capital goods and it's GDP.

a)
Investment in capital goods negatively impacts a country's GDP.
b)
Investment in human capital negatively impacts a country's GDP.
c)
Investment in human capital and capital goods has no impact on a country's GDP.
d)

Investment in human capital and capital leads to an increase GDP.

12.

Which statement best describes the relationship between a country's literacy rate & it's standard of living.

a)

The higher the literacy rate, the lower the standard of living.

b)

The higher the literacy rate, the increase in government corruption.

c)

The higher the literacy rate, the higher the standard of living.

d)

The higher the literacy rate, the more animals living there.

13.

What makes entrepreneurship difficult in Kenya & Nigeria?

a)

Government corruption

b)

Disease

c)

Human capital

d)

Lack of water

14.

Land, forests, minerals, water, etc. are examples of:

a)

Human capital

b)

Entrepreneureship

c)

Natural resources

d)

Capital goods

15.

Doctors, teachers, factory workers, etc. are examples of:

a)

Entrepreneureship

b)

Human capital

c)

Capital goods

d)

Natural resources

16.

Factories, machinery, technology, etc. are examples of:

a)

Human capital

b)

Entrepreneureship

c)

Natural resources

d)

Capital goods

17.

Someone who takes risks to start a new business:

a)

Natural resources

b)

Human capital

c)

Entrepreneurship

d)

Capital goods

18.

How do entrepreneurs help a country's economy?

a)

Start new businesses, create jobs, introduce to products, etc.

b)

Government corruption

c)

Providing electricity and improving roads

d)

Exporting oil, minerals, etc.

19.

Based on what you know about literacy rates, which country probably has the highest standard of living - South Africa, Kenya or Nigeria?

a)

Nigeria

b)

South Africa

c)

Kenya

20.

The United States GDP is about $58,000, while the GDP of most African countries is less than $5,000. What can you infer about the standard of living in most African countries compared with the U.S.?

a)

The standard of living is lower in the U.S.

b)

The standard of living is lower in most African countries.

c)

The GDP has no effect on the standard of living.