Consumption Patterns Review

 Which statement is most likely to be true of a developing country?

•  Most adults earn enough money to own cars. 

• Most adults consume more than 3,000 calories a day. 

• Most adults live in rural areas and work in agriculture. 

• Most adults live in cities and work in factories or offices.

Which term means the total value of goods and services a country produces in a year?

• consumption

• per capita income

• economic activity

• gross domestic product

What is the main cause of hunger in the world?

• poverty

• pollution

• crop failures

• food shortages

Which of these countries leads the world in oil consumption?

• Canada

• China

• India

• United States

Which term best describes a country with a high per capita GDP?

• developed

• developing

• rural

• urban

The per capita GDP is calculated by

• Adding a country's total GDP and its population

• Dividing a country's total GDP by its population

• Multiplying a country's total GDP by its population

• Subtracting a country's total GDP from its population

What would happen if every nation consumed oil at the same rate as the United States?

• Developing nations would be able to have as many cars as the U.S.

• Nations would consume oil at the same rate as it is pumped out of the ground

• Supply would outstrip demand and an oil surplus would slowly develop

• There would not be enough oil to meet world demand

Why is there a lack of computers in many villages in India?

• Many villages there do not yet have electricity

• It is illegal to export computers from the United States to India

• Most people in India have little interest in computer technology

• Many people there believe modern technology is dangerous

What is one reason why American workers are so productive?

• American laws require that workers meet certain productivity levels

• American workers are educated and highly skilled

• American workers have no incentives to work hard

• Americans work fewer hours and take more vacations than other workers

Which of these conclusions is best supported by the graph above?

• American workers earn less money than workers in most European countries

• American workers have more schooling than workers in most European countries

• American workers use more technology than workers in most European countries

• American workers spend more time on the job than workers in many European countries