ISS Final Exam

Which hemisphere countains the most developed countries?

The biggest land use conflict in the Amazon is differences among groups on how to use the rainforest.

On a Production Possibilities Curve, where can you find an ineffecient point?

The United States is NORTH of Canada.

The United States imports more than it exports.

What can a person learn by studying an economic activity map?

Match the definition to the term: Unequal distribution of wealth and resources.

How does deforestation in the Amazon impact people in Kentucky?

North America and South America are in the Eastern Hemisphere.

What is occuring when the amount demanded is equal to the amount supplied.

What is the best example of economic INTERDEPENDENCE?

A multinational corporation is a business that has operations only within its own country.

Which of the following is an effect of rural decline?

The value of the next best alternative given up is called

In coordinates, the North or South point always comes first.

Aside from subsitence farming, most African people are also involved in

Which direction shift occurs when supply/demand increase?

Scarcity causes people to not be able to satisfy their every want and need.

What is occuring when the amount demanded is greater than the amount supplied.

The Aswan High Dam in Egypt was built for which reason?

Which of the following is NOT one of Africa's big three resources?

Japan has the highest life expectancy in the world.

Match the definition to the term: Places that share common languages, religions, and ideas.

An African woman who sets up a streetside resturant in a caravan is a example of what?

All of the following factors can lead to a drop in the labor force EXCEPT

How is land most typically used in Latin America?

Environmental groups in the Amazon want to most protect what?

Law of Supply states

In a developing country, most adults live in rural areas.

Globalization has increased which of the following

China is a leader in manufactoring due to its

Match the definition to the term: The movement of larger numbers of people into cities.

Africa is facing desertification due to poor farming practices and climate change.

Which factor of production includes natural resources?

Decide if the following scenario is a PUSH or PULL factor: There was a flood that ruined my home.

Mexico City has a large middle class.

One positive effect of outsourcing is:

Which direction shift occurs when supply/demand decrease?

What is relative location?

Advancements in _______ lead to an improvement in production.

On a Production Possibilities Curve, where can you find an unattainable point?

A company in the United States ships a product to Mexico without paying tarrifs. What is this an example of?

What is occuring when the amount supplied is greater than the amount demanded.

Law of Demand states

Which of the following groups heavily contributes to deforestation in the Amazon?

Which of the following groups in the Amazon would be considered sustainable?

Decide if the following scenario is a PUSH or PULL factor: I got a promotion in another state.

On a Production Possibilities Curve, where can you find an effecient point?