Duplicate of APHUG: Rubenstein Ch. 9 Development

Question 1

Contact with these particles is harmful to people; must be safely stored for thousands of years

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radioactive waste

Question 2

The quantity of a good or service that consumers (buyers) are willing and able to buy:

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demand

Question 3

Rapid increase in value of houses followed by sharp decline in their value:

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housing bubble

Question 4

Energy source formed from the residue of plants & animals buried millions of years ago:

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fossil fuel

Question 5

Value of output of goods/services produced in country in a year; includes $ that leaves/enters

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Gross National Income

Question 6

A measure of the extent of each country's gender inequality:

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Gender Inequality Index (GII)

Question 7

An American company owning an all-inclusive resort in Cancun, Mexico, is an example of:

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foreign direct investment

Question 8

Created by the UN:

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HDI

Question 9

Number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19:

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adolescent fertility rate

Question 10

Materials from a nuclear reaction that emit radiation; contact with particles may be lethal:

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radioactive waste

Question 11

LDC is synonymous to:

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developing country

Question 12

Common method for gathering wind energy:

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wind turbines

Question 13

Switching to wind & solar energy exemplifies:

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sustainability

Question 14

The Swiss company, Syngenta, located in Golden Valley, MN, is an example of:

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foreign direct investment

Question 15

Coal & oil are:

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nonrenewable resources

Question 16

Investment made by a foreign company in the economy of another country:

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foreign direct investment

Question 17

Generally speaking, low supply and high demand result in:

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higher cost

Question 18

Power generated by sunlight:

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solar energy

Question 19

MDC stands for:

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more developed country

Question 20

GDP stands for:

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gross domestic product

Question 21

Wind & solar power are:

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renewable

Question 22

Set of international development goals that all member states in the UN agree to achieve:

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Millennium Development Goals

Question 23

The amount of a resource in deposits not yet identified but thought to exist:

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potential reserve

Question 24

Power generated from moving water:

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hydroelectric power

Question 25

The amount of something that buyers want & can afford to buy:

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demand

Question 26

Value of total output of goods/services produced in a country in a given time period (1 year):

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GDP

Question 27

A solar energy cell, usually made from silicon; collects solar rays to generate electricity:

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photovoltaic cell

Question 28

Average amount of money each person makes in a country:

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per capita income

Question 29

Portion of economy concerned with direct extraction of resources from Earth:

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primary sector

Question 30

Takes thousands of years to breakdown and no longer be harmful/deadly to humans:

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radioactive waste

Question 31

Number of women who die giving birth per 100,000 births:

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maternal mortality ratio

Question 32

Any transnational corporation could exemplify:

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FDI

Question 33

Quantity of something that producers have available for sale:

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supply

Question 34

The best example of an LDC is:

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Eritrea

Question 35

LDCs are:

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developing countries

Question 36

Energy from steam or hot water produced from hot or molten underground rocks:

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geothermal energy

Question 37

Creation of energy by joining the nuclei of two hydrogen atoms to form helium:

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fusion

Question 38

Solar energy systems that collect energy without the use of mechanical devices:

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passive solar energy systems

Question 39

Development of core regions at the expense of peripheral regions:

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uneven development

Question 40

Least amount of money a worker can make per hour, according to a country's law:

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minimum wage

Question 41

High supply & low demand result in:

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lower cost

Question 42

Portion of economy; manufacturing products by processing, changing & assembling raw materials:

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secondary sector

Question 43

Measures development of countries; based upon income, literacy, education, life expectancy

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Human Development Index

Question 44

HDI stands for:

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Human Development Index

Question 45

Splitting an atomic nucleus to release energy:

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fission

Question 46

HDI measures:

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level of development for each country

Question 47

Percentage of women holding paid, full-time jobs outside the home:

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female labor force participation rate

Question 48

Pumping water at high pressure to break apart rocks in order to release natural gas:

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fracking/hydraulic fracturing

Question 49

Alternative to international trade; promotes worker-run businesses, fair wages, unions & safety

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fair trade

Question 50

True or False: Everyone agrees that GDP is the best way to measure a country's development.

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False

Question 51

Using renewable sources of energy is best aligned with:

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conservation

Question 52

Sector of the economy concerned with processing, transforming & assembling raw materials:

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secondary

Question 53

The amount of a resource remaining in discovered deposits:

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proven reserves

Question 54

Fuel derived from plant material and animal waste:

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biomass fuel

Question 55

"Affluent" means:

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wealthy

Question 56

Adjusts income figures to account for differences among countries in the cost of goods:

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Purchasing Power Parity

Question 57

Amount of money needed in one country to purchase the same goods & services in another country:

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Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)

Question 58

Factories are generally considered to be a part of which sector of the economy?

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secondary

Question 59

Source of energy with finite supply, capable of being exhausted/destroyed:

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nonrenewable energy

Question 60

The best example of a developed country is:

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Canada

Question 61

Provision of small loans to individuals & small businesses in developing regions:

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microfinance

Question 62

Process of improvement in material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge & tech

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development

Question 63

How much & how fast workers can produce:

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productivity

Question 64

Percentage of a country's population who can read and write:

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literacy rate

Duplicate of APHUG: Rubenstein Ch. 9 Development

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Duplicate of APHUG: Rubenstein Ch. 9 Development

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