Question 1

A commonly accepted level of the poverty level is _____ dollars a day.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 5 
C) 10 
D) 15 
E) 25 
A) 2 
B) 5 
C) 10 
D) 15 
E) 25

Question 2

The Gini Index measures:

Accepted Answer

A) Relative income equality within a country 
B) Relative income equality between countries 
C) Income per person within countries 
D) Income per person between countries 
A) Relative income equality within a country 
B) Relative income equality between countries 
C) Income per person within countries 
D) Income per person between countries

Question 3

The vast majority of Grameen Bank's loans go to women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Transparency International,Japan has a corruption perception index of 7.7 and Cambodia has a corruption perception index of 2.0.This means that Japan is perceived to be _____ corrupt than Cambodia.

Accepted Answer

A) More 
B) Less 
C) Just as 
A) More 
B) Less 
C) Just as

Question 5

The most populated city in Asia is:

Accepted Answer

A) Mumbai 
B) Tokyo 
C) Karachi 
D) Shanghai 
E) Hong Kong 
A) Mumbai 
B) Tokyo 
C) Karachi 
D) Shanghai 
E) Hong Kong

Question 6

Funds sent by a foreign worker to her home country are called:

Accepted Answer

A) Transfers 
B) Remittances 
C) Payments 
D) Foreign aid 
E) Monetary assistance 
A) Transfers 
B) Remittances 
C) Payments 
D) Foreign aid 
E) Monetary assistance

Question 7

The largest number of child laborers in Asia reside in:

Accepted Answer

A) Bangladesh 
B) Nepal 
C) China 
D) Indonesia 
E) Thailand 
A) Bangladesh 
B) Nepal 
C) China 
D) Indonesia 
E) Thailand

Question 8

Recent thinking regarding poverty is that it is best defined by:

Accepted Answer

A) Charitable organizations 
B) The World Bank and the United Nations 
C) Educated experts 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Charitable organizations 
B) The World Bank and the United Nations 
C) Educated experts 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 9

More than half of Asia's largest cities are in:

Accepted Answer

A) Japan and South Korea 
B) Indonesia and Thailand 
C) India and Japan 
D) China and Japan 
E) China and India 
A) Japan and South Korea 
B) Indonesia and Thailand 
C) India and Japan 
D) China and Japan 
E) China and India

Question 10

Today,companies try to break up their products into specialized disassemblies to reduce costs and production time.This is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) A growth triangle 
B) Economic reductionism 
C) A supply chain 
D) Quality control 
E) Feminization of labor 
A) A growth triangle 
B) Economic reductionism 
C) A supply chain 
D) Quality control 
E) Feminization of labor

Question 11

As development ensues,social and economic protest movements are decreasing in number.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

More than half of Asians live in mega-cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Most overseas Chinese live in Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Cities grow by:

Accepted Answer

A) Natural increase 
B) Rural-urban migration 
C) Accretion of adjacent settlements 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Natural increase 
B) Rural-urban migration 
C) Accretion of adjacent settlements 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 15

The World Health Organization considers that by 2020 _____ will be the third largest cause of death for the urban poor.

Accepted Answer

A) Disease 
B) Murder 
C) Flooding 
D) Road traffic 
E) Pollution 
A) Disease 
B) Murder 
C) Flooding 
D) Road traffic 
E) Pollution

Question 16

A hallmark of economic restructuring in the late 20th century is the:

Accepted Answer

A) Intensification of industries in regional cores 
B) Reduction of employment in labor-intensive industries 
C) Relocation of resource extraction to coastal regions 
D) Movement of labor-intensive manufacturing to peripheral regions 
E) Concentration of labor-intensive heavy industries to foreign countries 
A) Intensification of industries in regional cores 
B) Reduction of employment in labor-intensive industries 
C) Relocation of resource extraction to coastal regions 
D) Movement of labor-intensive manufacturing to peripheral regions 
E) Concentration of labor-intensive heavy industries to foreign countries

Question 17

Some scholars claim that NGOs are really "soft imperialism" because:

Accepted Answer

A) Their enterprises tend to be family owned 
B) They are controlled by Overseas Chinese 
C) They bind sources and destinations to structural adjustment programs 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Their enterprises tend to be family owned 
B) They are controlled by Overseas Chinese 
C) They bind sources and destinations to structural adjustment programs 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 18

In economic development zones,most workers are:

Accepted Answer

A) Unemployed 
B) Underemployed 
C) Bonded 
D) Male 
E) Female 
A) Unemployed 
B) Underemployed 
C) Bonded 
D) Male 
E) Female

Question 19

The global economic downturn of 2007 has hurt ____ the most.

Accepted Answer

A) Banks 
B) Exports 
C) Men 
D) Women 
E) Asia 
A) Banks 
B) Exports 
C) Men 
D) Women 
E) Asia

Question 20

Brain drain refers to the process whereby developing countries lose their most educated people to jobs overseas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A commonly accepted level of the poverty level is _____ dollars a day.

The Gini Index measures:

The vast majority of Grameen Bank's loans go to women.

According to Transparency International,Japan has a corruption perception index of 7.7 and Cambodia has a corruption perception index of 2.0.This means that Japan is perceived to be _____ corrupt than Cambodia.

The most populated city in Asia is:

Funds sent by a foreign worker to her home country are called:

The largest number of child laborers in Asia reside in:

Recent thinking regarding poverty is that it is best defined by:

More than half of Asia's largest cities are in:

Today,companies try to break up their products into specialized disassemblies to reduce costs and production time.This is referred to as:

As development ensues,social and economic protest movements are decreasing in number.

More than half of Asians live in mega-cities.

Most overseas Chinese live in Southeast Asia.

Cities grow by:

The World Health Organization considers that by 2020 _____ will be the third largest cause of death for the urban poor.

A hallmark of economic restructuring in the late 20th century is the:

Some scholars claim that NGOs are really "soft imperialism" because:

In economic development zones,most workers are:

The global economic downturn of 2007 has hurt ____ the most.

Brain drain refers to the process whereby developing countries lose their most educated people to jobs overseas.

The Big Picture: Major Influences

Environments and People

Population, Gender, and Disparity

Agriculture, Food, and Food Security

South Asia: Creating Dilemmas of Diversity

South Asia: Pakistan and the Himalayan States

South Asia: India, Giant of the Subcontinent

South Asia: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Islands of the Indian Ocean

East Asia: Center of the World

China: Great Dragon Rising

Korea and Taiwan: Tigers Rising

Southeast Asia: Transition Among the Nagas

Mainland Southeast Asia: Turmoil and Peace

Insular Southeast Asia

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Exam 4: Development, Urbanization, Migration, and Quality of Life

A commonly accepted level of the poverty level is _____ dollars a day.

The Gini Index measures:

The vast majority of Grameen Bank's loans go to women.

According to Transparency International,Japan has a corruption perception index of 7.7 and Cambodia has a corruption perception index of 2.0.This means that Japan is perceived to be _____ corrupt than Cambodia.

The most populated city in Asia is:

Funds sent by a foreign worker to her home country are called:

The largest number of child laborers in Asia reside in:

Recent thinking regarding poverty is that it is best defined by:

More than half of Asia's largest cities are in:

Today,companies try to break up their products into specialized disassemblies to reduce costs and production time.This is referred to as:

As development ensues,social and economic protest movements are decreasing in number.

More than half of Asians live in mega-cities.

Most overseas Chinese live in Southeast Asia.

Cities grow by:

The World Health Organization considers that by 2020 _____ will be the third largest cause of death for the urban poor.

A hallmark of economic restructuring in the late 20th century is the:

Some scholars claim that NGOs are really "soft imperialism" because:

In economic development zones,most workers are:

The global economic downturn of 2007 has hurt ____ the most.

Brain drain refers to the process whereby developing countries lose their most educated people to jobs overseas.

The Big Picture: Major Influences

Environments and People

Population, Gender, and Disparity

Agriculture, Food, and Food Security

South Asia: Creating Dilemmas of Diversity

South Asia: Pakistan and the Himalayan States

South Asia: India, Giant of the Subcontinent

South Asia: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Islands of the Indian Ocean

East Asia: Center of the World

China: Great Dragon Rising

Korea and Taiwan: Tigers Rising

Southeast Asia: Transition Among the Nagas

Mainland Southeast Asia: Turmoil and Peace

Insular Southeast Asia

Filters