Chapter 9. Are Economies Converging?

EIA Activity: Are Economies Converging?

[Online Document Assignment:]

EIA Activity: Are Economies Converging?

Click on the links on the right to answer the following questions.

  1. Question

    Use Link 1 to answer the following questions. True or False: The graph looks at life expectancy at birth and income per person.

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    		B.

  2. Question

    True or False: The graph uses 200 years’ worth of data.

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    		B.

  3. Question

    True or False: Age 50 was the life expectancy at birth for the world in the year 1809.

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    		B.

  4. Question

    True or False: The United States is represented by the color red.

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    		B.

  5. Question

    True or False: In 2007, China had a higher income per person than India.

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    		B.

  6. Question

    True or False: Much of Africa consists of low-income countries.

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    		B.

  7. Question

    Will Sub-Saharan Africa ever catch up to the rest of the world? In other words, does the convergence hypothesis apply to that particular region? Discuss.
    Your response will be graded by your instructor.
    Will Sub-Saharan Africa ever catch up to the rest of the world? In other words, does the convergence hypothesis apply to that particular region? Discuss.

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