ECONOMIC GROWTH QUESTIONS AND GRADED ANSWERS,
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The map shows GDP per capita in the United States for a given year.
What conclusion can someone draw from the map?
States with the highest per capita GDP tend to be in the South.
Alaska has the lowest per capita GDP of any state.
States with the lowest per capita GDP tend to be in the South.
Florida has a higher per capita GDP than New York. - States with the lowest per capita
GDP tend to be in the South.
The graph shows unemployment rates in the United States in recent years.
Which statement is the most accurate explanation of the information on the graph?
Unemployment rates rise and fall in predictable patterns.
Unemployment will never again be as high as it was in 2010.
The United States suffered an economic downturn starting in 2009.
, The United States does not have to worry about unemployment. - The United States
suffered an economic downturn starting in 2009.
Sometimes an economy cannot grow because of external factors, such as
lack of skilled labor.
poor infrastructure.
low domestic demand.
low demand for exports. - low demand for exports.
This graph shows merchandise export data for the years 2010 through 2012.
Which statement most accurately describes the information presented on the graph?
The United States exported more merchandise than any other nation.
The United States exported more than $2 trillion worth of goods in 2012.
China exported more goods than the United States from 2010 to 2012.
China exported more than $2 trillion in goods for each year on the graph. - China exported
more goods than the United States from 2010 to 2012.
Which unemployment rate do most economists consider to be acceptable in the United States?
0 percent
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The map shows GDP per capita in the United States for a given year.
What conclusion can someone draw from the map?
States with the highest per capita GDP tend to be in the South.
Alaska has the lowest per capita GDP of any state.
States with the lowest per capita GDP tend to be in the South.
Florida has a higher per capita GDP than New York. - States with the lowest per capita
GDP tend to be in the South.
The graph shows unemployment rates in the United States in recent years.
Which statement is the most accurate explanation of the information on the graph?
Unemployment rates rise and fall in predictable patterns.
Unemployment will never again be as high as it was in 2010.
The United States suffered an economic downturn starting in 2009.
, The United States does not have to worry about unemployment. - The United States
suffered an economic downturn starting in 2009.
Sometimes an economy cannot grow because of external factors, such as
lack of skilled labor.
poor infrastructure.
low domestic demand.
low demand for exports. - low demand for exports.
This graph shows merchandise export data for the years 2010 through 2012.
Which statement most accurately describes the information presented on the graph?
The United States exported more merchandise than any other nation.
The United States exported more than $2 trillion worth of goods in 2012.
China exported more goods than the United States from 2010 to 2012.
China exported more than $2 trillion in goods for each year on the graph. - China exported
more goods than the United States from 2010 to 2012.
Which unemployment rate do most economists consider to be acceptable in the United States?
0 percent
