Microcase   Instructions: You may find it works well to print out these Exercises so you can have the directions always in front of you. Click Here to print out this page. Click on the Microcase button to get to Online MicroCase, the software you need to complete this exercise. Enter your answers into the boxes below. If you'd like a print-out of your responses, click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page, and you will be taken to a printer-friendly page. If you have been instructed to submit your exercise online, enter both your and your instructor's name and e-mail address, then click the Email button at the bottom of the page. Your answers will be e-mailed immediately. Macintosh Users: If you have been instructed to submit your reponses to your instructor, you must enter your responses, then click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page to receive a printer-friendly version of your responses that you can then print and turn in to your instructor.     International political economy, in its most basic form, is the interaction of political and economic power. Let’s explore some of the key economic issues in international relations. CLICK DATA FILE: HISTORICAL CLICK TASK: Historical Trends SELECT VARIABLE 1: TRADE CLICK: [Continue] The historical graph shows the value of world exports in billion of dollars. 1. What was the approximate value of world exports in 1935? 2. What was the approximate value of world exports in 1995? 3. True or False: The value of world exports declined dramatically during the 1970s? CLICK: DATA FILES CLICK DATA FILE: GLOBAL02 CLICK TASK: Mapping SELECT VARIABLE 1: TRADE CLICK VIEW: Rank Table CLICK: [Continue] 4. Which country ranks first in total world trade? CLICK: BACK (use your browser’s back button) CLICK VIEW: Map CLICK: [Continue] 5. Which of the following continents has the most countries ranked in the top twenty in total trade? (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, or South America) 6. Which of the following continents has the fewest countries ranked in the top twenty in total trade? (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, or South America) Gross domestic product (in billions of U.S. dollars) is often used to measure the economic power of countries. Let’s explore this key factor. CLICK: VARIABLES SELECT VARIABLE 1: GDP CLICK VIEW: Map CLICK: [Continue] 7. How many countries have a gross domestic product of $11.7 billion or less? 8. What percent of the world’s 174 largest countries have a gross domestic product of $11.7 billion or less? % 9. How many countries have a gross domestic product of $149.2 billion or less? 10. What percent of the world’s countries have a gross domestic product of $149.2 billion or less? % 11. How many countries have a gross domestic product of more than $151 billion? 12. Which of the following regions is characterized by the relatively lowest levels of gross domestic product, overall? (Africa, Australia, Europe, or North America) CLICK: BACK (user your browser’s back button) CLICK VIEW: Rank Table CLICK: [Continue] 13. Which country has the world’s largest gross domestic product? 14. How many North American countries rank in the top ten, and which are they? 15. How many African countries rank in the top ten, and which are they? 16. How many European countries rank in the top ten, and which are they? 17. How many Asian countries rank in the top ten, and which are they? Some countries economies are clearly growing at faster rates than others. Eventually these different growth rates could result in a transition of power from some areas of the world to others. CLICK: VARIABLES SELECT VARIABLE 1: GDP GROWTH CLICK VIEW: Alphabetical Table CLICK: [Continue] 18. True or False: The United States has a higher growth rate than both China and India? CLICK: BACK (user your browser’s back button) SELECT VARIABLE 1: GDP GROWTH CLICK VIEW: Map CLICK: [Continue] 19. If current growth rates remain constant for the next 50 years, countries in which area of the world will be most likely to be in a position to challenge the Unites States’ dominant economic position? (Asia, Australia, The Middle East, or South America)     Student Name:* Student Email:*   Professor Name:*   Professor Email:*         *required
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