Standards
SS7G10 The student will discuss environmental issues across Southern and Eastern Asia.
a. Describe the causes and effects of pollution on the Yangtze and Ganges Rivers.
b. Describe the causes and effects of air pollution and flooding in India and China.
SS7E8 The student will analyze different economic systems.
a. Compare how traditional, command, market economies answer the economic
questions of (1) what to produce, (2) how to produce, and (3) for whom to produce.
b. Explain how most countries have a mixed economy located on a continuum between
pure market and pure command.
c. Compare and contrast the economic systems in China, India, Japan, and North Korea.
SS7E9 The student will explain how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Southern
and Eastern Asia.
a. Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.
b. Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas,
and embargos.
c. Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies
between nations.
SS7E10 The student will describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their
presence or absence in India, China, and Japan.
a. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training)
and gross domestic product (GDP).
b. Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and
technology) and gross domestic product (GDP).
c. Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy.
d. Describe the role of entrepreneurship.
a. Describe the causes and effects of pollution on the Yangtze and Ganges Rivers.
b. Describe the causes and effects of air pollution and flooding in India and China.
SS7E8 The student will analyze different economic systems.
a. Compare how traditional, command, market economies answer the economic
questions of (1) what to produce, (2) how to produce, and (3) for whom to produce.
b. Explain how most countries have a mixed economy located on a continuum between
pure market and pure command.
c. Compare and contrast the economic systems in China, India, Japan, and North Korea.
SS7E9 The student will explain how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Southern
and Eastern Asia.
a. Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.
b. Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas,
and embargos.
c. Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies
between nations.
SS7E10 The student will describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their
presence or absence in India, China, and Japan.
a. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training)
and gross domestic product (GDP).
b. Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and
technology) and gross domestic product (GDP).
c. Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy.
d. Describe the role of entrepreneurship.