A. use of strip mining to obtain minerals
B. reliance on capitalist economic systems
C. lack of access to world markets
D. scarcity of water resources
Related Mcqs:
- Mention the name for economic theory that the support of business that allows them to flourish will eventually benefit middle- and lower-income people in the form of increased economic activity and reduced unemployment?
A. End benefit
B. Trickle down
C. Free market
D. Capitalism - What is known as ground black-cherry pits in the Middle East ?
A. Falafal
B. Bangna Cauda
C. Mahlab
D. Baba Ghanoush - For year the U.S government levied quotas on inexpensive oil imported from the Middle East The quotas led to cost increases for U.S consumers totaling $3 billion for oil products. An apparent justification of this policy was that ?
A. U.S oil companies and workers deserved higher incomes
B. U.S oil was of superior quality and merited higher prices
C. one should not be too dependent on foreign suppliers of crucial resources
D. The U.S government needed the quota revenue to balance its budget - If the Pakistan takes part in a war in the Middle East, then the exchange value of its currency will tend to ?
A. depreciate
B. not be affected
C. fluctuate more than if it were at peace
D. appreciate - Since World War II, people in both Africa and Latin America have moved from rural to urban areas, The major cause of this movement has been the ?
A. rejection of traditional custom
B. expectation of improved economic opportunities
C. guarantee of better housing
D. fear of civil war - The pattern of economic growth describes the phenomenon of countries moving up in technological development by following the patterns of countries ahead of them in the development process ?
A. flying geese
B. import substitution
C. export orientation
D. commodity expansion - Singapore and Hong Kong have become major economic powers by taking advantage of their ?
A. abundant mineral resources
B. imported cheap labor from Japan
C. Profits from agricultural surpluses
D. favorable location on international trade routes - In recent years, which factor has been major reason for the economic tensions between the United States and China ?
A. China’s trade deficit with the United States was very high
B. The United States refused to place quotas on Chinese goods
C. The United States imported more from China than it exported to China
D. China lowered tariffs on goods imported from the United States - Statement A: The might of a country consists of gaining surpluses of gold and silver Statement B: A nation’s strength is found in economic independence and the maintenance of a favorable balance of trade Statement C: We need to gain colonies both as sources for raw materials and as markets for our manufactured of goods Which economic system is being described by these statements ?
A. traditional
B. feudal
C. command
D. mercantile - In Northern Areas total forest area is ?
A. 0.55 million hectares
B. 0.33 million hectares
C. 0.83 million hectares
D. 0.66 million hectares
