APHUG: Rubenstein Ch. 9 Development

Question 1

The best example of a developed country is:

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Canada

Question 2

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

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development

Question 3

LDC is synonymous to:

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developing country

Question 4

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

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housing bubble

Question 5

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

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maternal mortality ratio

Question 6

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

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Gender Inequality Index (GII)

Question 7

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

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secondary sector

Question 8

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

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minimum wage

Question 9

The gross value of a product minus the costs of raw materials & energy:

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value added

Question 10

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

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microfinance

Question 11

The best example of a relatively developed country is:

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Costa Rica

Question 12

Which is a reason why states do not cooperate?

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Scientific

Question 13

The value of a particular product compared to the amount of labor needed to make it:

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productivity

Question 14

Generally speaking, low supply and high demand result in:

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higher cost

Question 15

A country that has progressed relatively far along the continuum of development:

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developed country/relatively developed country

Question 16

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

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False

Question 17

Quantity of something that producers have available for sale:

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supply

Question 18

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

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foreign direct investment

Question 19

The best example of an LDC is:

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Eritrea

Question 20

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

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GDP

Question 21

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

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Purchasing Power Parity

Question 22

What would be an example of core periphery model?

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Different ag products

Question 23

Any transnational corporation could exemplify:

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FDI

Question 24

The amount of a resource remaining in discovered deposits:

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proven reserves

Question 25

Which region has declined since 1990

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Eastern Europe

Question 26

HDI stands for:

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Human Development Index

Question 27

HDI measures:

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level of development for each country

Question 28

Which is not a HDI factor

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CBR

Question 29

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 30

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

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Gross National Income

Question 31

High supply & low demand result in:

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lower cost

Question 32

Mining

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Primary

Question 33

Which part of Asia has the highest HDI?

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Japan

Question 34

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

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secondary

Question 35

What did the four dragons do to develop their country?

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Manufacturing

Question 36

Economic agreement between Mex, Can, USA

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NAFTA

Question 37

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

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Human Development Index

Question 38

Economic plans imposed upon LDCs by MCDs with the goal of improving the economy of the LCD:

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structural readjustment programs

Question 39

LDCs are:

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developing countries

Question 40

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

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fair trade

Question 41

A "developed country" is synonymous with:

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MCD

Question 42

Which is not one of the four dragons?

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China

Question 43

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

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literacy rate

Question 44

MDC stands for:

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more developed country

Question 45

Stage when people specialize

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Drive to maturity

Question 46

A country that is in a relatively early stage in the process of economic development:

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developing country/LCD

Question 47

Modification to the HDI to account for inequality within a country:

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Inequality-adjusted HDI

Question 48

GDP stands for:

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gross domestic product

Question 49

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

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secondary

Question 50

Which stage is associated with seondary jobs

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Take off

Question 51

Where are most of the MDC's?

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Northern Mid Latitudes

Question 52

Rostow model follows which plan???

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Int'l Trade

Question 53

Which region can trace their problems back to colonial times and with issues feeding people?

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Sub Saharan Africa

Question 54

Which region is a leader in high tech services?

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Anglo America

Question 55

May include raising taxes, lower government spending, privatizing utilities, lowering inflation

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structural adjustment programs

Question 56

Created by the UN:

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HDI

Question 57

Intended to create conditions encouraging international trade:

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structural adjustment programs

Question 58

Average amount of money each person makes in a country:

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per capita income

Question 59

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

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demand

Question 60

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

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foreign direct investment

Question 61

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

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adolescent fertility rate

Question 62

Lumber

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Primary

Question 63

"Affluent" means:

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wealthy

Question 64

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

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Millennium Development Goals

APHUG: Rubenstein Ch. 9 Development

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APHUG: Rubenstein Ch. 9 Development

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