Southern+and+Eastern+Asia+Economics

Southern and Eastern Asia Economics


 * Standards**: SS7E8, SS7E9, SS7E10


 * Task**: Use the following CIA World Factbook links to find information about the economies of //**China, N. Korea, Japan, and**// //**India**//. Use this information to create a graphic organizer about their economies. You will use your graphic organizer to create a flip book. Find the following for each country:

Find the following in the "Economics" section: -5 interesting facts (from the economics overview) -GDP (purchasing power parity) -GDP-per capita -5 Agricultural products -5 Industries -Population below the poverty line (living on less than $1.90 a day) -5 Export commodities -5 Import commodities -Type of currency and value in U.S. dollars (include the symbol for that country's currency)

Find the following in the "People and Society" section: -Education expenditures (how much they spend on education) -Literacy rate (male and female)

-Flag of that country


 * China**: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html


 * North Korea**: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kn.html


 * Japan**: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html


 * India**: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html