Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. In the 1980s, many Americans believed the Japanese economy was stronger than the economy of the United States.
2. In 2016, people in the world’s most impoverished countries survived on an average of less than $1.50 a day.
3. A Gini coefficient of 100 would mean the resources in a country are equally distributed among the people.
4. The presence of oil often means economic difficulty for a developing country.
5. The extraction of oil brought security to the citizens of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False

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