Asia Unit Test

What does a country’s rate of natural increase indicate?

• How much energy it uses each year

• How many babies are born there each year

• How fast its population is growing each year  

• How many businesses start there each year   

Which statement about China is best supported by the bar graph?

• Its population peaked between 1990 and 2000

• Its population will begin to decline after 2010

• Its population will continue to grow until 2050

• Its population doubled between 1950 and 1990

The Three Gorges Dam is expected to provide all of these benefits except

• Clean energy  

• Flood control    

• Safer river shipping  

• More steel production  

What is the main goal of China’s one-child policy?

• Less spatial inequality 

• Lower infant mortality   

• Zero population growth    

• Increased life expectancy

Which of these policies has been most successful in increasing China’s gross domestic product?

• The cultural revolution   

• Special economic zones   

• The Great Leap Forward

• Zero population growth

Which conclusion is best supported by the population pyramid?

• There were more boys under age 5 than girls

• There were more people over 70 than under 20

• There were more children under age 18 than adults

• There were more retired people than working people

Which of these inventions is not part of the global revolution in information technology?

• Cell phones    

• Personal computers

• Multifunctional platforms

• Communication satellites

India is the world’s largest what?

• Democracy  

• Nation-state 

• Cultural region  

• Developed country  

How many standard time zones are there in the world today?

• 12

• 24

• 30

• 60

Which of these is a comparative advantage that attracts foreign companies to the United States?

• Lower living costs

• Long life expectancies

• Many linguistic groups

• Highly educated workers