Download ECONOMIC UNDERSTANDING: SS7E10: The student will describe

Name: _______________________________________ Per: _______ Date: __________
ECONOMIC UNDERSTANDING: SS6E3: I can describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or
absence in Latin America.
Element: SS6E3.b: I can explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology) and
gross domestic product (GDP)
Element: SS6E3.c: I can describe the role of natural resources in a country's economy.
Element: SS6E3.d: I can describe the role of entrepreneurship.
Use the Coach WB, PPT Notes, & other materials to locate the information necessary to complete this chart.
Factors That Influence Economic Growth
FACTORS
MEXICO
CUBA
BRAZIL
HUMAN
CAPITAL
1. Education
2. Health Care
3. Training
CAPITAL
GOODS
1. Machinery
2. Factories
3. New
Technology
Which one is present/
absent in this
country?
Which one is present/
absent in this country?
Which one is present/
absent in this country?
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2. ____________
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3. ____________
1. ____________
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2. ____________
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3. ____________
1. ____________
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2. ____________
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3. ____________
1. ____________
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2. ____________
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3. ____________
1. ____________
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2. ____________
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3. ____________
1. ____________
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2. ____________
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3. ____________
NATURAL
RESOURCES
(List the top
three.)
Literacy Rate
Role of an
Entrepreneur
(Does this country
allow/encourage
entrepreneurship?)
Gross
Domestic
Product
1. ____________ 1. _____________ 1. _____________
Per capita income
2. _____________
Per capita income
Per capita income
2. ____________
2. ____________