(1) The worldwide distribution of wealth is unequal.
(2) Social mobility between social classes is increasing.
(3) The communist movement is growing.
(4) Economic self-sufficiency in less developed
countries is increasing.
49 During the 1800s, which description would have
applied to most of those areas shown on the map
with a per capita income of up to $1,000?
(1) leading industrial powers
(2) colonies of western European powers
(3) countries of eastern Europe
(4) countries with democratic governments
Global Problems
Economic Issues - Visuals
Regents Practice
Jan. 2006
Base your answer to question 44 on the graph
below and on your knowledge of social studies.
44 This graph suggests a potential problem for
nations
(1) with a favorable balance of trade
(2) with both industrial and agricultural exports
(3) that rely on a cash crop to support their
economy
(4) whose economies have been diversified
Global Problems
Economic Issues -
Interdependence
Regents Practice
June 2000
Base your answer to question 42 on the diagram below and on your knowledge of social studies.
42 Which conclusion can be drawn about global economics in the 1990’s?
1 Countries became more economically isolated.
2 Higher tariffs reduced trade between nations.
3 France dominated the world automobile industry.
4 Economies of the world were increasingly interdependent
Jan. 2001
Base your answer to question 48 on the graph below and on your knowledge of social studies.
48 What is a major reason for the trend
illustrated by the graph?
1 the fall of communist governments in Eastern Europe
2 the formation of oil cartels, such as the
Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC)
3 an increase in global interdependence
resulting from modern technology
and expanded trade agreements
4 a general decline in the standard of
living for people in developing countries
Global Problems
Economic Issues -
Interdependence
Regents Practice
June 2001
1 An example of economic interdependence is
(1) South Africans mining their gold and diamond
resources
(2) the government of France issuing new currency
(3) Japan selling technological goods to buy
Middle Eastern oil
(4) an Indian subsistence farmer waiting for the
rains to water his crops
Aug. 2001
2 • A British bank makes a loan to a South
American nation.
• A United States corporation purchases large
amounts of land in Guatemala.
• A Japanese investment firm becomes the major
shareholder in a Bolivian silver mine.
Which concept is illustrated by these situations?
(1) nationalization (3) interdependence
(2) isolationism (4) protectionism
Aug. 2001
38 Pacts such as the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA), the European Union
(EU), and the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade (GATT) reflect a movement toward
(1) national policies of protectionism
(2) the growth of global interdependence
(3) a rebirth of command economies
(4) a reliance on social welfare policies
Global Problems
Economic Issues -
Interdependence
Regents Practice
Jan. 2005
Base your answers to questions 47 and 48 on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.
47 Which conclusion is supported by the information 48 This map best illustrates the concept of
provided on the map? (1) assimilation (3) interdependence
(1) Russia is very dependent on imported oil. (2) protectionism (4) imperialism
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