M1 Unit 4 Part 1: Thai Economy

Thailand is one of the leading exporters of agricultural products and food in the world.

• True: leading exporters

• False: least exporters

• False: leading importers

• False: least importers

Which of the following is NOT the important exports of Thailand?

• computer equipment and parts

• cars, car equipment

• gems and scientific equipment

• circuit boards and rubber

Whose income is not enough to spend on the basic needs in life?

• rich people

• poor people

• middle class

• royal class

Thailand is a country with the problems of poverty and the gap of income.

• False: hierarchy / wealth

• False: property / status

• True: poverty / income

• False: security / savings

What are the causes of poverty and the gap of income?

• having positive working abilities

• having low income compared with expenses

• having opportunities for improving skills

• zero debt

Thailand is a country with problems of concentration of development.

• maybe

• true

• I think so

• false

Bangkok alone has the size of economy larger than ¼ of the country or 45% of country’s economy.

• maybe

• false

• never can tell

• true

Thailand has to import petroleum which causes the country to lose much money. What characteristic of Thailand's economy is being described?

• Thailand is the country that lacks quality public utilities and transportations

• Thailand is the export country

• Thailand is the country with problems of concentration of development

• Thailand is the country that depends on imported energy

Thailand is a country that is not strong in innovation and technology. Why?

• It depends mostly on the technology imported from other countries.

• It has to import petroleum.

• It still lacks good public utilities.

• It lacks distribution of development to the rural areas and the provincial areas.

Why we need Economic dependence?

• All entrepreneurs cannot produce single goods to satisfy human.

• No single entrepreneur can produce goods to satisfy different needs of every consumer

• The entrepreneur can produce goods to satisfy different likes of everyone

• Each entrepreneur can manufacture goods based on their choice.