Which of the following statements about China's role in the global economy is NOT true?
a. China is the world's leader in exports.
b. China is the world's second-largest importer of goods and services.
c. Foreign trade accounts for over half of China's GDP.
d. China is much more economically dependent on trade than other major economies.
e. China faces stiff competition for overseas investment from other developing countries with lower labor costs.
Question 2
China's general approach to environmental issues has been to
a. focus on technical solutions rather than address underlying causes.
b. ignore them.
c. follow the wishes of the international community in general and developed countries in particular.
d. allow local authorities to address them as they see fit.
e. invest heavily in expensive pollution controls and other forms of environmental remediation.
Jan-Dec Global Mean Temperature Over Land and Ocean
Global Climate Change
Types of ecosystem service vs. total global value per year
Global climate change and CO2 concentration
Temperature gradient generates a global pattern of circulation
Average Global Temperatures