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The UN created the HDI as an indicator of level of dev, combining which of the following?
Birth Rates, Education, GDP, Life Expectancy
Income, Literacy, Education, Life Expectancy
Income, Literacy, GDP, Birth Rates
Literacy, Education, GDP, Birth Rates
2
The difference in per capita GDP between the more developed and less developed regions is
decreasing
remaining constant
incapable of calculating statistically
widening
3
Fifth World countries
are mainly agricultural and resource-based economies
are industrialized and have service-based economies
lack a functioning economy and have no formal national govt
have centrally planned economies
4
Where would you find the best healthcare?
Switzerland
India
The US
South Africa
5
Development prospects are limited in Sub-Saharan Afr because of all but which of the following?
lack of monsoon rains
poor leadership
capacity of land to produce food
uneven distribution of wealth globally
6
Which is not a main factor in creating the HDI?
education
literacy rate
life expectancy
health expenditure
7
Which of the following stages is the last stage of Rostow's Model of Development?
Age of Mass Consumption
Preconditions to takeoff
Traditional Society
Drive to Maturity
8
Wallerstein’s theory dividing the world into core, periphery, and semi-periphery.
Dependency theory
Three-tier structure
Special economic zones (SEZ)
Structuralist theory
9
Theory explains why two pizza parlors position themselves in the middle of their customer base?
World systems theory
domino theory
Dependency theory
Locational interdependence theory
10
What is the Gender Inequality Index(GII)?
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
An index used to measure the gender disparity of a country
11
In 1995, the per capita CDP in Sudan was about $400; this indicates that it is a
country with a high gross domestic product
more developed country
less developed country
petroleum exporting state
12
On a north polar projection, less developed countries appear to be located
clustered in an inner ring
in peripheral locations
mostly to the right or to the east
in a core region
13
Which country has the highest HDI in the world in recent years?
Norway
US
Australia
UK
14
Why has infant mortality in LDCs decreased?
The diffusion of better healthcare
Less tribal sacrifices of newborns
The invention of new medicines
Increased availability of doctors in LDCs
15
The biggest problem faced by less developed countries in financing development is
promoting self-sufficiency
inability to repay loans
complicated international trade agreements
identifying unique economic assets
16
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
Total goods and services divided by population
The amount of exports in a country
17
The country with the largest coal reserves in the world is
Brazil
Russia
US
China
18
The country with the largest oil reserves in the world is
Russia
US
Saudi Arabia
China
19
Term given to zones in no Mexico with factories supplying manufactured goods to the U.S. market
Maquiladora
Favelas
Barrios
Trafficking zones
20
Which one of the following statements does not correctly describe commodity chain?
They usually begin in periphery countries.
They involve several locations around the world.
They are located near cheap sources of labor.
They center around periphery markets for finished goods.
21
All of the following enable MDCs to produce materials with a high value added except
technology
equipment
animal power
machines
22
Of the following regions, where is the HDI (Human Development Index) the lowest?
Middle East
South Asia
East Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
23
What has created income disparity in the United States?
Genocides and war
Terrorism
Blockbusting, Ghettoization, and Racial Steering
Large dominant corporations
24
The Gini coefficient is used below. The Gini coefficient represents...
The income of an city/the income its peripheral cities
GDP/GII
Income distribution, to demonstrate where rich people are
Income distribution, to demonstrate economic inequality
25
To finance development, less developed countries
borrow from commercial banks
build new infrastructure projects
promote self-sufficiency
rely on unitary government policies
26
Which is not part of the Four Asian Dragons?
South Korea
Mainland China
Singapore
Taiwan
27
The major asset of the Eastern European region is
abundant reserves of many raw materials
agricultural productivity
production of consumer goods.
development of basic industries
28
What is the key economic factor of the GEM?
Women's income compared to men's income
Percentage of women in agricultural jobs
Percentage of women enrolled in school
Percentage of women in the military
29
All of the following factors are important in locating an industrial activity except
government policies
the market demand for goods
climate
the cost of labor
30
Middle East shows promise of becoming more developed primarily because of what characteristic?
abundant petroleum reserves
theocratic influences
desert climate
Islamic religious principles
31
The map best shows what concept?
Neocolonialism
Energy consumption
Agglomeration economics
World systems theory
32
What kind(s) of power do LDCs depend on for production of resources?
hydroelectric
machine
human
solar
33
What is the main reason that Western European countries produce high value goods and services?
To show off they are better than the rest of the world
Higher quality control policies within the European Union
To pay for importation of raw materials
To provide the leaders with luxury items
34
In terms of today’s global economy, which area would be considered the resource frontier?
Central and Western Europe
Eastern South America
East Asia
Southwest Asia
35
The principal benefit of the self-sufficiency approach is to promote
balanced growth of all economic sectors
unequal distribution of resources
fair trade regional policies
global competitiveness for local industries
36
In LDCs, consumer goods such as telephones, televisions, and motor vehicles are
essential to rural life
unknown and unfamiliar to most people
owned by a minority of the people
contributing to economic growth
37
What is the HDI(Human Development Index)?
A indicator of governmental development
A indicator of economic development
A indicator of overall development
A indicator of social development
38
According to Rostow's development model, the process of development begins when
workers become more skilled and specialized
take-off industries achieve technical advances
technologies affect agricultural production
an elite group initiates innovative activities
39
Under communism, Eastern Europe was characterized by all but which of the following?
governments that made the key decisions concerning the econ
favorable balances between population and resources
specialization in production of consumer-oriented goods
investment in heavy industries such as iron and steel
40
Petroleum reserves in the Middle East are concentrated primarily along the
Persian Gulf states
Mediterranean Sea
dispersed throughout the region
primarily in Saudi Arabia
41
Using the graphic, determine the 3 dimensions of the HDI?
Education, income, and health
Health, income, and access to technology
Size, health, and access to technology
Education, health, and social homogeneity
42
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
43
Why has access to sanitation increased worldwide?
Creation of new diseases
Diffusion of disease and healthcare
Diffusion of education and technology
Creation of new technology
44
The principal asset of the Four Dragons to promote development is
abundant natural resources
Japan's success
China’s growth
low labor costs
45
Countries in which region have accumulated the largest debts, numerically?
East Asia
Latin America
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East
46
Development refers to
value of a product compared to the needed labor
improvement in material conditions
division of jobs into different sectors
extensive corporate economic structure
47
The highest level of development within Latin America is found in
Central America
southern South America
northern South America
Caribbean islands
48
Which of the following regions is not an economic backwater?
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lower Mississippi Valley
Sao Paolo, Brazil
Upper Great Plains
49
In recent years, countries such as India have
raised taxes on imports
embraced the international trade model
required licenses for importers
embraced the self-sufficiency approach
50
The less developed region with the highest percentage of people living in urban areas is
the Middle East
East Asia
Latin America
South Asia
51
Neoliberal advocates support all the following policies except
increased privatization
deregulation
fiscal austerity
increased government spending
52
What is the average GDP per capita for LDCs?
about $4000
about $5000
about $1000
about $2500
53
Self-sufficiency policies have encouraged
elimination of government subsidies
dismantling of bureaucracies
inefficient industries
efficient industries
54
What is the political factor of the GEM?
Percentage of women in professional jobs
Percentage of women literate
Percentage of women elected to public office
Percentage of women as chief executive officers
55
What is the average GDP per capita for MDCs?
about $4000
about $40,000
about $1000
about $27,000
56
Countries in which region have the largest debts based on a percentage of the GNI?
Sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America
South Asia
Middle East
57
People are more productive in more developed countries because they
are better educated
have a higher value added per person
work harder
have access to more technology
58
Why has fertility decreased worldwide?
Women have decided to pursue professional careers
The diffusion of birth control and education
Higher literacy rates
People think babies are evil
59
The biggest problem in promoting development through the international trade alternative is
regional cooperation
unequal distribution of resources
increased price of petroleum
dominance of former colonial powers
60
The cartel shown in the map is the primary group in the world setting oil prices
Oil and Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Oil Producing Exporting Countries
Oil and Petroleum Exporting Companies
61
What is GDP per capita?
GDP/farmers
GDP/population
population/GDP
farmers/GDP
62
Which of the following nations has the least access to education?
Germany
Mexico
Somalia
Bangladesh
63
Which country possesses the greatest natural gas reserves?
China
US
Russia
Germany
