Economic systems at work: Brazil, Cuba and Mexico; Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Six countries, one more measure

   Columns Country | GDP per person (US$, World Bank) | Year: Brazil | 10,310 | 2024; Cuba | 9,605 | 2020; Mexico | 13,988 | 2024; Germany | 56,104 | 2024; Russia | 14,962 | 2024; United Kingdom | 53,341 | 2024. Then, below the table: Cause and effect chain "What a single number can and cannot show": [1] GDP per person: the value of a year's goods and services divided by the people; [2] it depends on many things: resources, skills, trade, history and the system; [3] it says little about how income is shared or how people live; [4] economists debate how much the system itself explains. Arrows: 1 → 2, 2 → 3, 2 → 4. Below the chain: the figures are for different years where newer ones were not published (Cuba's latest is 2020), so they are not ranked here.

2. 1.

   In Kira's table, what year is Cuba's figure from?

   • 2024, the year for the others
   • 2020
   • 2021
   • 1948
3. 2.

   Why does the note say the figures are not ranked, Milo asks?

   • They measure different things
   • They are each from 2020
   • They are from different years
   • They are made up
4. 3.

   Germany's figure is about $56,104 and Brazil's about $10,310. About how many times larger is Germany's, Noah asks?

   • About 45,793 times
   • About 5.4 times
   • About 54 times
   • About 0.18 times
5. 4.

   By the chain, what does GDP per person depend on, Pia asks?

   • The weather alone
   • Nothing
   • The economic system alone
   • Many things, such as history
6. 5.

   What does the chain say GDP per person shows little about, Ren asks?

   • Trade
   • How income is shared
   • How many people there are
   • The value of goods and services
7. 6.

   Why can GDP per person not show which system is better, by the chain, Zee asks?

   • Many causes are involved
   • It counts systems directly
   • It is the same everywhere
   • It measures each family's happiness
8. 7.

   Why might Cuba's newest figure be from 2020, Ari asks?

   • Newer figures were not published
   • 2020 is the latest year for each country
   • Cuba has no economy
   • The table is made up
9. 8.

   Which sentence about the six countries is careful, Bo asks?

   • The figures show which system works better
   • It differs, and many causes explain it
   • The figures are equal
   • Economists agree the system explains each difference
10. 9.

    Which sentence describes the countries without taking a side, Esme asks?

    • Figures, years, who decides
    • Cuba should copy the United Kingdom
    • Russia's system works worse than others
    • Germany should copy Cuba
11. 10.

    Jun's note says, "GDP per person shows how income is shared." Which fix is right?

    • Change it: it shows the system
    • Change it: it shows the weather
    • Change it: little about sharing
    • Leave it: it shows how income is shared