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30 Cards in this Set
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What country is the world's largest democracy? |
India |
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The Japanese parliament is called the |
Diet |
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What sort of government is the People's Republic of China? |
communist government |
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Who was Indira Gandhi? |
first woman prime minister |
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The premier of the National People's Congress in China is chosen by the |
National People's Congress |
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What role do religious leaders play in the Indian government? |
The country has a secular government in order to avoid seeming to favor one group over another |
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Who is allowed to vote in Indian elections? |
All citizens who are over the age of 18 |
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What group makes most of the important decisions in the government of the People's Republic of China today? |
the Chinese Communist party |
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What would be a problem for a country with a traditional economy? |
people need things and are unable to barter to obtain them |
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Who takes the financial risk in starting a new business in a market economy? |
Individuals
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Why do most economies today operate somewhere in between a market economy and command economy? |
Most economies have found they need a mix of free market and some government control to be successful and protect consumers. |
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What was the position of the Japanese emperor before World War II? |
He was believed to be a god descended from the sun |
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Who can vote in China? |
All citizens who are the age of 18 |
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Theeconomy of China can best be described as?
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mixed |
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In the years after the communist revolution, theChinese government organized farmers intoa
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collective farms |
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The Great Leap Forward and the CulturalRevolution were examples of China’s attempt to
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improve the economy |
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The purpose of China creating Special EconomicZones was to
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increase trade with foreign countries |
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The economy of India can best be described as |
mixed |
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The Green revolution was India's attempt to |
improve agriculture |
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One of the problems resulting from the GreenRevolution was
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water polltution |
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One of the most successful parts of India’seconomy today is
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technology and electronics |
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The economy of Japan can best be described as
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mixed |
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What is the job of the Ministry of InternationalTrade and Industry
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helping companies decide what products will sellin the global market
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The economy of North Korea could best bedescribed as mostly
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command |
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Premier Kim Jong-il has spent a great deal ofNorth Korea’s money on |
the military |
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Japanese farmers were able to increase theamount of land they had for farming by doing which of the following?
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digging terraces in the hillsides
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A taxed placed on imported goods |
tariff |
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What is a quota? |
a limit to the number of foreign-produced goods that are allowed in a country |
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Skills and knowledge of a worker |
human capital |
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The two main sources of nearly all of Japan's GDP is |
industry and services |
