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Unit 6 ECONOMIC Geo REVIEW
Unit 6 ECONOMIC Geo REVIEW
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1
How does illegal trade affect economic development?
Creates economic decline
Forces legitimate businesses out
Does not contribute to economic growth
Creates economic growth
2
What is the relationship between per capita GDP & whether a country is considered a MDC or a LDC?
Economists only look at GDP when looking at levels of development
The less per capita GDP, the more developed the country is considered
The more per capita GDP, the more developed the country is considered
There is no relationship between per capita GDP & the level of development
3
Which of the following statements best describes the implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030?
Goals cannot be reached with LDCs even with foreign and UN aid
Goals are too expensive to implement even for most developed countries
Goals can only be reached as a global effort
Goals are not designed to improve the welfare of people
4
What does the world map reveal about world-wide development regions?
Most developed countries have dictatorships as their form of government
Most developed countries are found in the northern hemisphere
Most developed countries are found in the low/tropical latitudes
Most developed countries are found in the southern hemisphere
5
Which of the following is a United Nations sustainability goal?
End colonialism
Decrease life expectancy
End poverty
Incease literacy rates
6
What type of economic activity is likely located in an area with arable soils, temperate climate, and navigable rivers?
Secondary
Quaternary
Primary
Tertiary
7
The literacy rate of a country is most closely related to what?
General level of intelligence
Population density
Per capita income
Petroleum production
8
What type of economic activity is conducted by countries at the secondary level of economic development?
Data analysis
Service
Manufacturing
Farmer
9
Which of the following ACCURATELY describes the GDP of a country?
The dollar value earned by people living in a country
The dollar value of all goods and services produced by a country
The dollar value of the government spends on social and welfare programs
The dollar value of the total wealth of people living in a country
10
According to the graph, which of the following is TRUE?
The MDC is the United States with most people engaged in manufacturing
The LDC is Nepal with most people engaged in subsistence farming
The MDC is Brazil with a less than 10 percent of its people in farming
The LDC is Brazil with most people engaged in manufacturing
11
Less developed countries are typically engaged in which kind of economic activity?
Quaternary
Secondary
Tertiary
Primary
12
How has gentrification affected the long-term residents of the area?
The area received new investment
The area increases its tax base
Housing becomes unaffordable
Their property taxes decrease
13
Which of the following characteristics are common in MORE developed countries?
High per capita GDP and short / low life expectancies
Low levels of per capita GDP and poor sanitation
Low levels of literacy, life expectancy, and health care
High levels of literacy, life expectancy, and health care
14
Which of the following characteristics is most likely to be found in countries with a GDP of $1500 or less?
High infant mortality
Many schools
High literacy rates
Quality healthcare systems
15
What is gentrification?
The development of ethnic neighborhoods in cities
The movement of people from rural to urban areas
The construction of banking and research centers in city centers
The “upgrade” of run-down areas of a city
16
Which of the following geographic conditions would be the ideal site and situation for commercial farming?
Near the artic circle with a tundra climate.
Near a desert with water scarcity and high rates of desertification.
Near a mountain range with little access to natural resources.
Near a navigable river in an area with arable soil and temperate climate.
17
Which of the following factors is essential in a location for tertiary economic activities to develop?
Political instability
Non-arable soils
Illiterate work force
Good infrastructure
18
Wealthy, developed countries with a GDP per capita of over $65,000 USD are mostly at what level of economic activity?
Quaternary
Tertiary
Secondary
Primary
19
All the following are effects of free trade agreements EXCEPT which one?
Loss of jobs
Creation of new jobs
Increased cost of goods
Reduce trade barriers
20
What is the purpose of trade agreements?
Reduce trade barriers
Increase trade barriers
Countries not part of an agreement have trade barriers
Create formal political agreements between nations
21
How has Africa’s warm climate affected economic development?
Encouraged activities that led to development of poor soil
Encouraged all people of Africa to engage in pastoralism
Encouraged the unequal distribution of resources
Encouraged the development of rivers that limited movement
22
Which of the following characteristics is most likely to be found in countries with a GDP greater than $20,000?
Low literacy rate
High literacy rate
High death rate
High infant mortality rate
23
All the following are consequences of urban sprawl EXCEPT which one?
Loss of arable land
Increase of arable land
Squatter settlements
Traffic problems
24
Which of the following falls as GDP rises?
Worker productivity
Tertiary economic activity
Literacy rates
Infant mortality rates
25
What problem faces many less developed nations today?
A high calorie diet is causing obesity.
High rates of illiteracy are limiting economic development.
An excess of investment capital is available.
Too many varieties of crops are being grown.
26
Which is NOT an example of something that is sold as part of an underground economy?
Illegal drugs
Humans
Animals
Foreign made automobiles
27
What have the member nations of the EU and NAFTA attempted to do?
Reduce regional trade barriers
Monopolize iron and steel production
Seize control of the production and distribution of natural resources
Establish collective farms
28
How has the move towards urbanization affected where people live?
Urbanization has little effect on where people live
More people live in the countryside than in cities because of urbanization.
Urbanization has led most people to live in squatter settlements
More people live in cities than in the countryside because of urbanization.
29
Which of the following is an example of a primary economic activity?
Providing medical services
Mining of coal
Construction of furniture
Researching a cure for malaria
30
Which type of economic activity is common in the country of Nepal?
Secondary
Primary
Tertiary
Quaternary
