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LESSON 15 ESSAY

1. Name a tributary of the Rhine river that can be seen on the map below. What natural resources were mined along the Rhine? What resources were processed along the Rhine?  Be sure to use the key from the map attached to the question to obtain your answer.  Also, be sure to form two lists.  List one should contain resources mined along the Rhine.  List two should contain resources processed along the Rhine.  This answer should be expressed in 3-5 sentences.

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Vocabulary
2. What is the Gross Domestic Product of China?

GDP by Country :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)

3. What is the per capita income of China?

Per Capita Income by Country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita

4. What is the infant mortality rate of the United States?

Link to Chart Showing Infant Mortality Rate by Country: https://www.infoplease.com/world/health-statistics/infant-mortality-rates-countries

5. What is the life expectancy at birth in Malawi?

Link to Site Showing Life Expectancy by Country: https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/life-expectancy/


 Research
 6. Look at this chart of life expectancy over time. What trends do you see in that chart?  This answer should be expressed in 2-3 sentences.
 Chart, line chart

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7.   Use the following source to find the current life expectancy in Malawi.

Malawi Life Expectancy: https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/MWI/malawi/life-expectancy

-How has the life expectancy of Malawi changed since 2017

-What disease do you think has lowered the life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa?  This source will help you answer the question.

Eight Facts About Life Expectancy in Malawi: https://borgenproject.org/facts-about-life-expectancy-in-malawi/
 

8. Compare the infant mortality rates in France and Mexico. Which is higher? Why do you think this is the case?  This answer should be expressed in 2-4 sentences.

-You may refer back to the same chart you used in question #4.
 

9. What are some of the environmental issues in Mexico that could contribute to poor health and economic problems?  This answer should be expressed in 2-3 sentences.

Mexico:  Environmental Problems: https://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Mexico-ENVIRONMENT.html
 

10. If you were part of the Mexican government, what would you do to improve the population’s overall health and standard of living? What resources would you use to spur economic growth?   Be sure to mention Mexico’s environmental problems and steps you would take to solve them as part of your answer.  (200 words) 

-You may refer back to the link from question 9 if necessary.

11. Take a look at the map on the top of the lesson page. Choose a country that has a low GDP per capita income (5,000 or below). Next, research the country using Infoplease . What do you think could be done to improve the economy there? Are there any resources that could be extracted or other resources that could create jobs and economic activity? What are the barriers to improving the economy? (200 words)

Infoplease: https://www.infoplease.com/

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