What is standard of living?

the level of available of income and services in a place

What was the main reason Haiti did not prosper after gaining independence?

poor rulers and political violence

It is the poorest country in the Americas

What did Kakenya Ntaiya promise her village leaders?

to return home to help her people

Why are privately owned businesses more successful than the ones under government control?

They can respond to customers more quickly

What attracts tourists to Costa Rica?

tropical environment and biodiversity

Why does Costa Rica have more money to invest in health care?

The country has no regular military

What did Mustafa Kemal, the first leader of modern Turkey, do for the people?

instituted reforms that raised standard of living

How has warfare affected education in Afghanistan?

Conflict disrupted schooling, so few people are literate

Which statement is true for Afghanistan?

The infant mortality rate is high

Why is it risky for a country to rely on a single industry or crop?

The entire economy can fail if the industry or crop fails

Which statement is true?

People with higher standards of living generally live longer

How did Kakenya Ntaiya convince her parents to let her attend high school?

She told her parents that she would honor Maasai customs

How is subsistence farming different from other farming?

Farmers produce only enough food for their own families

Why do approximately half of Afghan children suffer from malnutrition?

They do not get enough healthful food to eat

Why did Said Hyder Akbar's father return to Afghanistan?

The Afghan president asked him to help rebuild the country

What action increased Turkey's trade with other countries?

reducing taxes on goods coming into the country

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Standard of Living Final Quiz

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1
What is standard of living?
the national income divided by population
the number of years a person can expect to live
the level of available of income and services in a place
the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births
2
In Haiti, what did the U.S. Agency for international Development teach Pierre Alexis Cantave?
how to purify water
how to build a brick house
how to read and write
how to grow better crops
3
What was the main reason Haiti did not prosper after gaining independence?
deforestation
poor rulers and political violence
not enough farmers or fishers
unsafe water
4
Why does Kakenya Ntaiya give speeches in other countries?
to become famous
to protest customs that treat girls unfairly
to raise money for her school
to recruit new students
5
What does the Costa Rican government spend almost one-fourth of its budget on?
transportation
defense
education
tourists
6
How is Haiti unique?
It is the poorest country in the Americas
It has the most fertile soil of all Caribbean islands
It is the only county on the island of Hispaniola
It has had democratic government for 100 years
7
What did Kakenya Ntaiya promise her village leaders?
to teach about her culture in other countries
to help other Kenyans move to the United States
to return home to help her people
to honor traditional Maasai customs
8
Who started a small business during the war on Afghanistan and now teaches the others?
Said Hyder Akbar
Khaled Hosseini
Akbar's schoolmate
Kamila Sidiqi
9
Why are privately owned businesses more successful than the ones under government control?
They can control the market more completely
They can respond to customers more quickly
They have more foreign contacts
They usually have more workers
10
What has Kakenya Ntaiya built in her village?
a girl's school
a medical clinic
a deeper well
a clothing factory
11
In Turkey, what did cabinet maker Saffet Arsian do to improve his standard of living?
started his own business
invented a new type of cabinet
ran for political office
relocated to another country
12
What attracts tourists to Costa Rica?
high literacy rate
factories and telecommunications
tropical environment and biodiversity
low tax rate
13
What has increased the rate of disease in Afghanistan?
rats in warzones
germ warfare
land mines
lack of clean water
14
Why does Costa Rica have more money to invest in health care?
Costa Rica receives aid from many countries
Tourists pay high taxes during their stay
The country fines factories that pollute the air
The country has no regular military
15
What term means "the minimum income required to meet basic needs?"
cost of living
life expectancy
poverty line
infant mortality
16
How many Haitians are literate?
fewer than 10 percent
most of the men
just over 50 percent
100 percent
17
What did Mustafa Kemal, the first leader of modern Turkey, do for the people?
discouraged private ownership of businesses
instituted reforms that raised standard of living
outlawed trade with foreign countries
banned women from attending school
18
How has warfare affected education in Afghanistan?
Schools changed their curriculum to include army tactics
Conflict disrupted schooling, so few people are literate
The military accepts only high school graduates
People join the army to gain scholarship to college
19
Which of the following countries has the highest percentage of people living in poverty?
Taiwan
United States
Honduras
Norway
20
Which statement is true for Afghanistan?
Most people live above the poverty line
There are enough doctors and nurses
The infant mortality rate is high
The literacy rate is high for women
21
Why is it risky for a country to rely on a single industry or crop?
Relying on one economic activity causes more pollution
People get competitive if they all work at the same job
Tourists won't come to a country that has little variety
The entire economy can fail if the industry or crop fails
22
How do Costa Rica's rural people receive health care?
They visit regional hospitals
They go to a nearby health clinic
They travel to clinics in San José
Medical personnel visit them
23
Which statement is true?
Everyone in the same country has the same standard of living
Cost of living is about the same no matter where you go
Average income is money needed to maintain cost of living
People with higher standards of living generally live longer
24
What prevents Afghanistan from raising its standard of living?
peace treaties
decades of war
natural disasters
new businesses
25
Which of the following is considered a basic need?
a cell phone
an automobile
education opportunities
clean water
26
Why do Maasai families traditionally take girls out of school at age 13?
to get a factory job
to farm
to car for younger children
to marry
27
In what way is Kakenya Ntaiya unusual for a Maasai woman?
She went to college
She came from a large family
She had to work in the fields
She grew up in a village
28
What effect has deforestation had on Haiti?
growth in population
more room for resorts
better crop yields
poor, damaged soil
29
How did Kakenya Ntaiya convince her parents to let her attend high school?
She had the village elders convince them
She agreed to marry
She told her parents that she would honor Maasai customs
She worked hard and saved the tuition
30
What sets Costa Rica apart from most of its Central American neighbors?
an agricultural economy
political stability
tropical climate
small cities
31
How is subsistence farming different from other farming?
Farmers sell produce and livestock at local markets
Farmers produce only enough food for their own families
Farm families rely on a single crop for income
Farmers grow a lager variety of crops
32
Why do approximately half of Afghan children suffer from malnutrition?
Few teachers teach them to read
There are no doctors in Afghanistan
They do not get enough healthful food to eat
They live in tents instead of houses
33
What disaster struck Haiti in January 2010?
volcanic eruption
earthquake
hurricane
tornado
34
Why did Said Hyder Akbar's father return to Afghanistan?
The Afghan army drafted him and made him go back
He wanted to find his son who disappeared during the war
The Afghan president asked him to help rebuild the country
He feared warlords would destroy his house there
35
What major project was completed in 2006 to help meet Turkey's energy needs?
an oil pipeline
a wind farm
a solar converter
a nuclear power plant
36
What action increased Turkey's trade with other countries?
increasing government ownership of industry
reducing taxes on goods coming into the country
passing laws to regulate new businesses
ending the Ottoman empire after World War I
37
What statistic is the direct result of Haiti's lack of health care?
high infant mortality rate
low cost of living
high poverty rate
low literacy rate

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