Chapter 10 SOUTHEAST ASIA

Burma's Financial Crisis

After watching the Burma's Financial Crisis video, consider the questions below. Then "submit" your response.

1. Burma's economy has declined because of

Mismanagement

Economic sanctions against the government

Both a and b

Neither a nor b

2. In August, the government made things worse by

Raising the price of rice

Tearing down low-cost housing

Raising the price of fuel

Cracking down on demonstrators

3. An effect of the government's action was

A doubling of the price of rice

A increase in the number of people in poverty

Student demonstrations

All of the above

4. The medical system in Burma

Has been hard hit by economic problems

Suffers from modern medicines that are fake or out of date

Uses traditional cures made from plants and roots

All of the above

5. The life expectancy in Burma is

75 years

70 years

65 years

Less than 60 years