Why is specialization so valuable in international trade today?

A country produce what it makes best and trade 4 other needs

A country's total value of goods+services produced in 1 year

What is Human Capital?

skills and knowledge workers have

Why are most economies referred to as mixed economies?

most countries use some of the aspects of all 3 economies.

Why is the literacy rate for girls in Kenya, Sudan,and South Sudan lower than boys?

Traditional views say girls should marry instead of educated

which best describes the sahara?

the largest desert in the world.

What are trade barriers?

Government-placed restrictions on trade between nations

What is the Apartheid?

legal separation of blacks and whites in South Africa.

The Ashanti mainly practice which religion ?

Traditional Shanti, Islam, & Christianity

Which branch passes laws in a presidential system of government?

both president/executive and legislature together.

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Duplicate of Africa Review

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1
In this economy decisions are made on customs and habits
Command
Market
Mixed
Traditional
2
Most Bantu people practice which religion today?
Christianity
Judaism
Animism
Islam
3
Why is specialization so valuable in international trade today?
It keeps the prices low on imports into a country.
most countries only make 1 product very well
A country produce what it makes best and trade 4 other needs
specialization limits the amount of agriculture in a country
4
Which is associated with a high gross domestic product?
low productivity of workers
extreme poverty
a high standard of living
a low literacy rate
5
Islam was brought to Africa by whom?
Americans
British
Arabs
Ashanti
6
Food shortages may be caused by all the following expect?
wars
drought
poor distribution of food
lack of food on the planet
7
What is GDP?
A country's total value of goods+services produced in 1 year
Goods + services a country imports each year.
Gross Domestic Product
How much a country makes a year.
8
South Sudan became a separate country from Sudan in 2011 due to .....
better educational opportunities in the south
the civil war in Sudan
Better highways in southern Sudan
economic difficulties along the Nile River Basin.
9
What is Human Capital?
money paid to workers for producing goods.
Taxes collected by a country's workers
the amount of goods sold in foreign trade in a year.
skills and knowledge workers have
10
Why are most economies referred to as mixed economies?
government planners know how to handle economic problems
Poverty is always high in countries with market economies
most countries use some of the aspects of all 3 economies.
products made by traditional economies have no markets
11
Which branch of gov't is responsible for making & carrying out laws in a parliamentary system.
President
Court
Monarch
legislature
12
Why is the literacy rate for girls in Kenya, Sudan,and South Sudan lower than boys?
Most girls in these countries do not have interest in school
Traditional views say girls should marry instead of educated
very few schools have been open for girls.
girls have shown they cannot do schoolwork as well as boys
13
What religion is most common among the Swahili today?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
14
which best describes the sahara?
impossible for people to cross
the largest desert in the world.
perfectly flat and sandy
located only in the northwest corner of Africa.
15
What are trade barriers?
a formal halt to trade with particular country.
Government-placed restrictions on trade between nations
A tax placed on Goods coming into a country from overseas.
limited amount of a certain good allowed into a country.
16
a person who wanders from place to place to find food and water is a ________
nomad
farmer
Wander
salesman
17
What is the Apartheid?
A group of people who protested segregation in South Africa
Equal Rights of blacks and whites in South Africa.
legal separation of blacks and whites in South Africa.
A legislative branch of South Africa.
18
The Ashanti mainly practice which religion ?
Judaism and Christianity
Traditional Shanti religion and Islam
Buddhism
Traditional Shanti, Islam, & Christianity
19
Which would most help the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa?
cleaner water
more tourism
fewer children
education and prevention
20
Which branch passes laws in a presidential system of government?
The president/executive
The legislature
The Court
both president/executive and legislature together.

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