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APHG Chapter 10 Development
APHG Chapter 10 Development
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What is the HDI(Human Development Index)?
A indicator of governmental development
A indicator of social development
A indicator of overall development
A indicator of economic development
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Which is not a main factor in creating the HDI?
literacy rate
health expenditure
education
life expectancy
3
What is the Gross Domestic Product?
The value of total output goods and services in a year
The amount of money that a country has
The amount of exports in a country
Total goods and services divided by population
4
In recent years, countries such as India have
embraced the international trade model
raised taxes on imports
required licenses for importers
embraced the self-sufficiency approach
5
Which country has the highest HDI in the world in recent years?
Japan
Norway
US
Australia
6
Wallerstein’s theory dividing the world into core, periphery, and semi-periphery.
Special economic zones (SEZ)
World System's Theory
Dependency theory
Structuralist theory
7
In LDCs, consumer goods such as telephones, televisions, and motor vehicles are
contributing to economic growth
owned by a minority of the people
unknown and unfamiliar to most people
essential to rural life
8
In 2019, the per capita GDP in Sudan was about $441; this indicates that it is a
petroleum exporting state
country with a high gross domestic product
less developed country
more developed country
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The principal benefit of the self-sufficiency approach is to promote
the maintenance of a large bureaucracy.
balanced growth of all economic sectors.
global competitiveness for local industries.
international trade.
10
Why has infant mortality in LDCs decreased?
Less tribal sacrifices of newborns
Increased availability of doctors in LDCs
The diffusion of better healthcare
The invention of new medicines
11
Per capita GDP is a good indicator of all but which of the following?
core-periphery status
distribution of wealth within a country
the spatial distribution of global wealth
the number of countries below the poverty level
12
Petroleum reserves in the Middle East are concentrated primarily along the
Persian Gulf states
primarily in Saudi Arabia
Mediterranean Sea
dispersed throughout the region
13
The GII combines which three measures to derive a composite score?
employment, reproductive health, literacy rate
empowerment, reproductive health, school years completed
empowerment, employment, reproductive health
employment, school years completed, voting history
14
The highest level of development within Latin America is found in
northern South America
Central America
southern South America
Caribbean islands
15
Austerity programs
target cuts in government spending on welfare benefits and decrease taxes.
introduce new taxes on water and electricity.
target cuts in private industry payroll.
target the dissolution of unions.
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Empowerment refers to
a woman being given permission to serve in the military.
the ability of women to achieve economic and political power
a constitutional guarantee that women have the right to work
a constitutional guarantee of equal pay for equal work.
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The biggest problem in promoting development through the international trade alternative is
increased price of petroleum
dominance of former colonial powers
regional cooperation
unequal distribution of resources
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The Gender Development Index (GDI)
combines economic and political indicators of empowerment.
compares level for females to those of males in a country
compares development of women in a country to global level
composed of the same measures as HDI but applied to women
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The principal asset of the Four Asian Dragons/Tigers to promote development is
abundant natural resources
low labor costs
Japan's success
China’s growth
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Traditional barriers to international trade have included
low taxes on imports.
making domestic goods more expensive.
eliminating quotas on imports.
limiting the number of importers
21
Which is not part of the Four Asian Dragons?
Taiwan
Mainland China
South Korea
Singapore
22
Countries in which region have the largest debts based on a percentage of the GNI?
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia
Middle East
Latin America
23
What is GDP per capita?
GDP/population
population/GDP
GDP/farmers
farmers/GDP
24
Fair trade is NOT a set of business practices that
elevate entrepreneurial skills.
promote safe and sustainable agriculture/working conditions.
raise incomes of small scale farmers.
are managed by individual governments.
25
Middle East shows promise of becoming more developed primarily because of what characteristic?
desert climate
Islamic religious principles
abundant petroleum reserves
theocratic influences
26
Development prospects are limited in Sub-Saharan Afr. because of all of the following EXCEPT?
uneven distribution of wealth globally
lack of monsoon rains
poor leadership
capacity of land to produce food
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The biggest problem faced by less developed countries in financing development is
complicated international trade agreements
identifying unique economic assets
inability to repay loans
promoting self-sufficiency
28
Since the 1970s, the United States has witnessed
little change in how much wealth the wealthiest control.
the wealthiest one percent control more of the wealth
elevated tax rates on the wealthiest Americans for equality.
the wealthiest one percent control less of the wealth
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Why has access to sanitation increased worldwide?
Diffusion of disease and healthcare
Creation of new diseases
Creation of new technology
Diffusion of education and technology
30
Which of the following stages is the last stage of Rostow's Model of Development?
Age of Mass Consumption
Drive to Maturity
Preconditions to takeoff
Traditional Society
31
What is the Gender Inequality Index(GII)?
An index used to measure the gender disparity of a country
An index that measures the genders of a population
An index used to measure gender confilict
An index used to compare male's and female's accomplishments
32
A leader in microfinance has been
Grameen Bank.
Bank of America
World Bank
IMF
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To finance development, less developed countries
build new infrastructure projects
promote self-sufficiency
borrow from commercial banks, IMF and the World Bank
rely on unitary government policies
34
All of the following enable MDCs to produce materials with a high value added except
technology
animal power
equipment
machines
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Majors sources of foreign direct investment in terms of frequency and dollar amount are
startup organizations.
Transnational Corporations
microfinance
fair trade programs.
36
People are more productive in more developed countries because they
are consistently better educated.
work harder.
have a low amount of value added per person.
have access to more technology.
37
The UN created the HDI as an indicator of level of dev, combining which of the following?
Literacy, Education, GDP, Birth Rates
Income, Literacy, GDP, Birth Rates
Income, Literacy, Education, Life Expectancy
Birth Rates, Education, GDP, Life Expectancy
38
Cooperatives
are corporate owned.
are democratically governed org. that improve the community
are short-lived stepping stones to traditional sales
are financed largely through commercial lenders.
39
The difference in per capita GDP between the more developed and less developed regions is
remaining constant
incapable of calculating statistically
widening
decreasing
40
Which of the following nations has the least access to education?
Somalia
Germany
Mexico
UAE
41
adjustment made to the GNI to account for differences among countries in the cost of goods is a
per capita index.
tax exemption.
subsidy.
purchasing power parity.
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According to Rostow's development model, the process of development begins when
take-off industries achieve technical advances
an elite group initiates innovative activities
workers become more skilled and specialized
technologies affect agricultural production
