Directions:Use the graphs and your knowledge of world history to answer questions 1 through 4.
Source:Annual Report on National Accounts 2002,Cabinet
Office of the Government of Japan
- Which of the following periods
saw a decline in the gross domestic
product of Japan?
A.1984 to 1988
B.1988 to 1992
C.1990 to 1994
D.1994 to 1998
- From 1986 to 1994, Japan’s gross
domestic product
A.more than doubled.
B.more than tripled.
C.grew by about five times.
D.grew nearly ten times.
Year
1984 19861988 199019921994 19961998 2000
Billions of Dollars
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
Source:Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Which of these countries had the
lowest unemployment rate in 2002?
A.Italy
B.Japan
C.United Kingdom
D.United States
- In 2002, France’s unemployment rate
stood at
A.about 9 percent.
B.well over 9 percent.
C.about 7 percent.
D.less than 7 percent.
CanadaFranceGermany Japan
United Kingdom
Italy
United States
Percent of Work Force Unemployed
0
2
4
6
8
10
Japan: Gross Domestic Product,
1984–2000
Unemployment Rates for Selected
Countries, 2002
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