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Japan is to the west of the International Date Line. Based on this
information, in what hemisphere is Japan located? Ans: Eastern
Hemisphere
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What is the main strategy used by the Federal Reserve System to address
periods of slow economic activity in the United States? Ans: Lower the
interest rate charged to U.S. banks
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What does lowering the interest rate charged to U.S banks do? Ans:
Make borrowing less expensive. The expectation is that with more money
available, people will invest more and create jobs, and thereby jump-
start the economy
Why do Africa and the American colonies export primary resources to
England, while England exports secondary resources to them? Ans:
England is more developed with greater industrial capabilities than
African and American regions.
Primary Economic Activities Ans: directly use natural resources by such
activities as farming, mining, logging, etc.
Secondary Economic Activities Ans: take primary goods and change or
manufacture them in some way. (ex:canning food)
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Tertiary Economic Activities Ans: aka the service Industry (ex: a grocery
store)
Quaternary Economic Activities Ans: Specialized knowledge or
technical skills, refers to "collection, processing, and manipulation of
information and capital" (ex: finance, administration, insurance, legal
services, computer services, etc)
Quinary Economic Activities Ans: activities that facilitate complex
decision making and the advancement of human capacities (ex:
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scientific research, high-level management, etc)
What might be the benefit of devaluing the currency of an industrialized
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country? Ans: Exports will increase and the economy will improve
What happens when the value of a currency is low? Ans: the
purchasing power of customers (countries) will increase. This generally
results in higher exports, which in turn can improve the domestic
economy. However, the import of goods from other countries will
become more expensive
Agrarian Ans: farming society (agriculture based)
The implementation of the Truman Doctrine (1947) got the United States
involved in which of the following conflicts? Ans: Korea and Vietnam
Which civil rights group challenged the laws of segregation with the
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Supreme Court case? Ans: The
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People