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Economy and Occupations

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Card 1Economic Indicators

What is Gross National Income (GNI)?

Answer

GNI is the total income earned by a country's residents and businesses, including income earned from foreign investments. It is measured in US dollars and shows a country's economic performance.

Card 2Economic Indicators

Why does India have lower per capita income than Brazil despite having higher national income?

Answer

India has a much larger population than Brazil. Per capita income = Total National Income ÷ Population. Even with higher total income, India's massive population results in lower income per person.

Card 3Economic Activities

What are the three types of economic activities? Give one example of each.

Answer

1. Primary activities - extracting natural resources (mining, farming, fishing) 2. Secondary activities - manufacturing and processing (automobile production, textile manufacturing) 3. Tertiary activi

Card 4Economic Systems

What type of economies do both India and Brazil have?

Answer

Both India and Brazil have mixed economies where both private and public sectors operate together. They are also classified as developing economies with lower per capita incomes compared to developed

Card 5Employment Structure

Which country has a higher percentage of population engaged in primary activities - India or Brazil?

Answer

India has a higher percentage of population engaged in primary activities. Around 60% of India's workforce is engaged in agriculture, while Brazil has a more balanced distribution across sectors.

Card 6Agriculture in Brazil

Name the major coffee-producing states in Brazil.

Answer

Minas Gerais and São Paulo are the major coffee-producing states in Brazil. Brazil has been the world's largest coffee producer for the last 150 years.

Card 7Fishing

What makes the southeastern coast of Brazil favorable for fishing?

Answer

The meeting of the warm Brazil current and the cold Falkland current off the southeastern coast creates excellent fishing grounds. This convergence of currents brings nutrients that support marine lif

Card 8Mining in India

Which plateau in India is known as a storehouse of minerals?

Answer

The Chhota Nagpur plateau is known as a big storehouse of different minerals. Mining is the main occupation of people in this region.

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