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?

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

   What is Mexico's GDP per person, by the table, Luz asks?

   • $13,988
   • $1,399
   • $10,310
   • $14,962
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 54 times
   • About 5.4 times
   • About 0.18 times
   • About 45,793 times
5. 4.

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

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

   Tala reads the words GDP per person. What do they mean, by the chain?

   • A year's output divided by the people
   • The money each person earns in one year
   • A tax rate
   • A country's population
7. 6.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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