Question 1

While the percentage of poor people is decreasing,absolute numbers of poor people are rising because of:

Accepted Answer

A) Urbanization 
B) Rural-urban migration 
C) Population growth 
D) Corruption 
A) Urbanization 
B) Rural-urban migration 
C) Population growth 
D) Corruption

Question 2

The North-South dichotomy postulates that lack of development in the southern hemisphere is at least partly a function of development in the northern hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The most important fact regarding poverty is that it is:

Accepted Answer

A) An evolutionary progression 
B) A socioeconomic phenomenon 
C) A participatory phenomenon 
D) Multidimensional 
E) Dichotomous 
A) An evolutionary progression 
B) A socioeconomic phenomenon 
C) A participatory phenomenon 
D) Multidimensional 
E) Dichotomous

Question 4

One in three residents in _____ is a non-citizen.

Accepted Answer

A) Japan 
B) The Philippines 
C) Taiwan 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Japan 
B) The Philippines 
C) Taiwan 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 5

Purchasing Power Parity:

Accepted Answer

A) Includes non-monetary transactions 
B) Recognizes bartering as a type of purchase 
C) Assumes that national income is evenly distributed 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Includes non-monetary transactions 
B) Recognizes bartering as a type of purchase 
C) Assumes that national income is evenly distributed 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 6

Which is the better measure of development?

Accepted Answer

A) Per capita income 
B) Purchasing power parity 
C) Human development index 
D) Rich-poor gap 
E) Corruption perception index 
A) Per capita income 
B) Purchasing power parity 
C) Human development index 
D) Rich-poor gap 
E) Corruption perception index

Question 7

Accurate statistics on slum populations are difficult to get mainly because the poor do not want to admit their poverty to officials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Chain migration often creates _____ in cities.

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnic enclaves 
B) Foreign-born communities 
C) Concentrations of particular occupational groups 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Ethnic enclaves 
B) Foreign-born communities 
C) Concentrations of particular occupational groups 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 9

In a cartogram of relative wealth,Taiwan would appear larger than China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

All countries agree as to what "development" is.The problem is putting it into practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Health differences are most extreme between:

Accepted Answer

A) City and countryside 
B) The urban middle-class and the urban poor 
C) Cities and small towns 
D) Urban centers and small villages 
E) The elite and the middle-class 
A) City and countryside 
B) The urban middle-class and the urban poor 
C) Cities and small towns 
D) Urban centers and small villages 
E) The elite and the middle-class

Question 12

According to Dependency Theory:

Accepted Answer

A) Cores can only grow through greater international investment. 
B) Cores can only grow through exploitation of peripheries. 
C) Trade is mutually beneficial 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Cores can only grow through greater international investment. 
B) Cores can only grow through exploitation of peripheries. 
C) Trade is mutually beneficial 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 13

The Human Development Index measures a country's achievements in:

Accepted Answer

A) Health 
B) Knowledge 
C) Standard of living 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Health 
B) Knowledge 
C) Standard of living 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 14

Growth of unregulated and illegal activities is difficult to trace because they are not permanently based at a particular place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Overseas Chinese expand their businesses in Asia mainly by acquiring and enlarging existing companies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The middle class is expected to make up _____ percent of the global population in 2030.

Accepted Answer

A) 6 
B) 15 
C) 25 
D) 35 
E) 50 
A) 6 
B) 15 
C) 25 
D) 35 
E) 50

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a primate city at the national level?

Accepted Answer

A) Seoul 
B) Tokyo 
C) Bangkok 
D) Shanghai 
A) Seoul 
B) Tokyo 
C) Bangkok 
D) Shanghai

Question 18

Because there is more space for expansion,transportation and other infrastructural phenomena increase as distance from a core increases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

NGOs tend to focus their efforts in core regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When a child's labor is pledged to a moneylender it is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Underemployment 
B) Forced labor 
C) Domestic labor 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Underemployment 
B) Forced labor 
C) Domestic labor 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

While the percentage of poor people is decreasing,absolute numbers of poor people are rising because of:

The North-South dichotomy postulates that lack of development in the southern hemisphere is at least partly a function of development in the northern hemisphere.

The most important fact regarding poverty is that it is:

One in three residents in _____ is a non-citizen.

Purchasing Power Parity:

Which is the better measure of development?

Accurate statistics on slum populations are difficult to get mainly because the poor do not want to admit their poverty to officials.

Chain migration often creates _____ in cities.

In a cartogram of relative wealth,Taiwan would appear larger than China.

All countries agree as to what "development" is.The problem is putting it into practice.

Health differences are most extreme between:

According to Dependency Theory:

The Human Development Index measures a country's achievements in:

Growth of unregulated and illegal activities is difficult to trace because they are not permanently based at a particular place.

Overseas Chinese expand their businesses in Asia mainly by acquiring and enlarging existing companies.

The middle class is expected to make up _____ percent of the global population in 2030.

Which of the following is NOT a primate city at the national level?

Because there is more space for expansion,transportation and other infrastructural phenomena increase as distance from a core increases.

NGOs tend to focus their efforts in core regions.

When a child's labor is pledged to a moneylender it is called:

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

While the percentage of poor people is decreasing,absolute numbers of poor people are rising because of:

The North-South dichotomy postulates that lack of development in the southern hemisphere is at least partly a function of development in the northern hemisphere.

The most important fact regarding poverty is that it is:

One in three residents in _____ is a non-citizen.

Purchasing Power Parity:

Which is the better measure of development?

Accurate statistics on slum populations are difficult to get mainly because the poor do not want to admit their poverty to officials.

Chain migration often creates _____ in cities.

In a cartogram of relative wealth,Taiwan would appear larger than China.

All countries agree as to what "development" is.The problem is putting it into practice.

Health differences are most extreme between:

According to Dependency Theory:

The Human Development Index measures a country's achievements in:

Growth of unregulated and illegal activities is difficult to trace because they are not permanently based at a particular place.

Overseas Chinese expand their businesses in Asia mainly by acquiring and enlarging existing companies.

The middle class is expected to make up _____ percent of the global population in 2030.

Which of the following is NOT a primate city at the national level?

Because there is more space for expansion,transportation and other infrastructural phenomena increase as distance from a core increases.

NGOs tend to focus their efforts in core regions.

When a child's labor is pledged to a moneylender it is called:

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