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1
All of the following are weaknesses of the international trade approach except
Lack of innovation and competition.
Dependence upon MDC's as primary markets.
LDC's may reduce environmental or worker regulations to attract FDI.
Unequal resource distribution
2
Which of the following factors does the HDI not take into account to measure development?
female political participation
decent standard of living
access to knowledge
long and healthy life
3
What countries has the highest empowerment rating on the GII due to its high percentage of female legislatures?
France, South Africa, China
Australia, Thailand, Canada
Rwanda, Cuba, Nicaragua
Chile, Norway, India
4
This organization represents 97% of the world and works to reduce barriers to international trade.
IMF
European Union
World Trade Org.
World Bank
5
Which region of the world is most developed according to its HDI score of .92?
North America
Europe
SW Asia & N. Africa
East Asia
6
The GII includes the following measures except
Labor Market
Empowerment
Consumer Goods
Reproductive Health
7
In the Core Periphery Model core countries use peripheral & semi-peripheral mainly for secondary economic activities.
True
False
8
All of the following are characteristics of fair trade except
profits are reinvested in the community
democratic decision making
Promotes sustainable farming methods
corporations pay farmers to grow cash crops
9
All of the following are shortcomings of the Self-Sufficiency approach EXCEPT
Protection of domestic manufacturing.
A large bureacracy which can lead to corruption.
Little incentive to improve quality, lower costs, or increase production.
Lack of competitive pressure to innovate.
10
The IMF provides loans to help countries do which of the following
reform public administrative & legal institutions
develop & strengthen financial institutions
strengthen a nations currency & balance of payments.
implement transportation and social service projects
11
Four Dragons were the first to adopt the int'l trade approach of development. In doing so they generally focused on
telecommunications
manufactured goods such as clothing & electornics
low labor costs
Petroleum
12
Which region generally has the most inequality as measured on the IHDI?
East Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America
South Asia
13
The BRICS countries have made it from the periphery to the semi- periphery due to all of the following reasons except.
Engaging in primary sector activities.
Growing the service sector.
Industrialization
Attract FDI
14
The 3 dimensions of the GII include all of the following except
Life Expectancy
reproductive health
labor market
empowerment
15
Specifically, what measure is NOT a part of "access to knowledge" in the HDI?
Pupil/teacher ratio
Expected years of schooling of youth
Inequality in literacy rates
Years of schooling of adults
16
The World Bank provides loans are designed to help countries do all the following EXCEPT
raise international reserves
Reform public institutions
Pay for imports
stabilize currency & exchange rates
17
The secondary sector of the economy involves the...
extraction of materials from the earth
Handling & processing of information & capital.
provision of goods & services
manufacturing
18
All of the following are key elements of countries that have chosen the self-sufficiency path of development except
Isolation of domestic business from foreign competition
Investment is equally spread out among economic sectors.
Tariffs
Incomes in the countryside lag behind those in urban areas.
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The new international division of labor as characterized by the world systems theory
The bringing back of manufacturing from peripheral to core countries
The investment of semiperipheral counries to peripheral countries
Shift of manufacturing industries from core countries to pheripheral ones
Shift of manufacturing from core to core countries.
20
Mining, Forestry, Fishing, and Agriculture are all ______ sector activites?
Quinary
Primary
Tertiary
Secondary
21
According to Rostow a country is in this stage when it experiences rapid growth in a limited # of economic activities.
Traditional society
Takeoff
Preconditions for takeoff
Drive to maturity
22
Measures such as the IHDI & GII are needed because development can hide data such as gender inequality in other measures
True
False
23
Which of the following is not found in the self-sufficiency approach to development?
Black Market
Inefficient industries
Corruption
Foreign Direct Investment
24
The lending of small loans directly to individuals through banks such as the Grameen Bank is called microfinance.
False
True
25
The states of the Arabian peninsula experienced almost overnight development with the discovery of natural gas.
False
True
26
What is the main purpose of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals?
To create a single global currency for international stability
To establish military alliances for humanitarian assistance
To promote global trade agreements between wealthy nations
To guide countries toward economic, social, and environmental progress
27
According to Rostow a country is in this stage when the economy shifts from heavy industry to consumer goods.
Takeoff
Drive to maturity
Age of mass consumption
Preconditions for takeoff
