Island Economies: Checkpoint 1

Quick checkpoint - five questions on small islands, the Maldives, Mauritius, Fiji and the Caribbean.

Question 1 of 5 Why do small islands face high import costs?

Remoteness and expensive shipping High taxes only Large markets Many resources

Goods travel long distances.

Question 2 of 5 What is the Maldives' main economic sector?

Tourism Oil Car manufacturing Steel

Resorts dominate.

Question 3 of 5 How did Mauritius diversify from sugar?

Export zones, tourism and financial services Oil drilling Closing to trade Mining gold

It defied gloomy predictions.

Question 4 of 5 What hurt Fiji's sugar farming?

Expiring land leases for Indo-Fijian farmers Too much land A sugar boom No tourists

Many farmers lost land.

Question 5 of 5 What do some Caribbean islands sell to investors?

Citizenship Oil Snow Railways

Citizenship by investment brings revenue.

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