Around the World Activity

Chapter 14 Network Goods—Around the World

Read the following articles and pages in order to answer the below questions.

"Rwanda GDP per capita", Trading Economics
"The World Factbook", CIA

Question

1. According to "Rwanda GDP per capita," GDP per capita in Rwanda is equivalent to:

6% of the world’s average.

4% of the world’s average.

1% of the world’s average.

10% of the world’s average.

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2. According to "Rwanda GDP per capita," in 2014, GDP per capita in Rwanda was equal to:

400.12 U.S. dollars.

375.50 U.S. dollars.

358.32 U.S. dollars.

672.70 U.S. dollars.

Question

3. According to "The World Factbook," the current population of Rwanda is:

less than 10 million.

less than 2 million.

greater than 10 million.

greater than 15 million.

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4. According to "The World Factbook," Rwanda exports which of these items?

coffee

coffee, tea, hides, and tin ore

tin ore

tea

hides

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5. According to "The World Factbook," the 1994 genocide in Rwanda:

decimated the economic base.

severely impoverished the population, particularly women.

severely impoverished the population, particularly women; decimated the economic base; and temporarily stalled the country's ability to attract private and external investment.

temporarily stalled the country’s ability to attract private and external investment.

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6. According to "The World Factbook," in 2015, what percentage of the Rwanda population lived below the poverty line?

39%

57%

46%

50%

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