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Economic Cartoons

Study this cartOon and review the section entitled "Levels of Development" beginning on page 471 before answering the questions below.

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1. (a) Why is one of the men lying in the dumpster?

(b) What is the man in the dumpster doing with his newspaper?

2. (a) Who is the man with the suspenders supposed to represent?

(b) How do you know this? ---------------------------------------------

3. Drawing Inferences Judging by this cartoon, which country has a higher level of develop- ment-the United States or Bangladesh? Explain your answer. ---------------------

4. Drawing Conclusions Why do you think the cartoonist called this cartoon "Fun with Economic Relativity"? -------------------------------------------------

5. Recognizing Points of View What does the cartoonist imply is the attitude of the rich toward the problems of the poor? ----------------------------------------------

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