Chapters 14 - due on 5/4



HW –
Read Exploring Economics Unit 14
Read Whatever Happened to Penny Candy Chapter 14
Complete Questions below
 



Week 14- Exploring Economics Unit 14 and Penny Candy Chapter 14
From Penny Candy:
1.      True or False: There were more unemployed people in 1940 than in 1931.
From Exploring Economics:
2.      How many people worked in farming in the United States in 2000?
3.      The United States led the world in the production of what two crops in 2005?
4.      What are some advantages and disadvantages of ethanol?
5.      What groups have been the main adversaries in the debate over environmental policy?
6.      What difficulties does the United States have in dealing with environmental issues in the world economy?
7.      How does the size of the work force affect productivity?
8.      What has been one major factor in the growth of the American work force?
9.      What is buying stock on a margin?
10.  How much of its value did the stock market lose by November of 1929?
11.  What were two main factors in the failure of so many banks?
12.  What was the effect of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?
13.  What was the impact of the New Deal in ending the Great Depression?
14.  What were the three factors that contributed to the 2008 recession?
15.  What are mortgage backed securities?
16.  What problem developed with many mortgages?
17.  What happened to General Motors and Chrysler in 2009?

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