Exam 3: Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

The indigenous cultures and social structures of former European colonies have been largely relegated to secondary status, their place being taken by European structures.

One major achievement of the Millennium Development Goals initiative is that it is now widely accepted that achieving such goals is a global responsibility.

Which of the following terms refers to a dietary condition in which an individual consumes a quantity of food insufficient to sustain a healthy life?

Based on the 1980 Brandt Report division of North and South, which of the following is NOT a core nation?

Which region has been identified by many as the "Next Factory of the World"?

Which country had the lowest Human Development Index value in 2015?

It can be argued that for the less developed countries, GDP or GNI may indicate how the minority wealthy population are progressing, but tell us nothing about the poor majority.

With reference to nations of the world, why are the terms more developed and less developed now preferred?

Where in the less developed world is food aid typically directed?

In the 1960s, the term Third World was used to designate countries in which of the following regions?

Most refugees move to where?

Explain how and why Somalia is "a country in crisis."

According to Diamond (1997), guns, germs, and steel enabled Europeans to move around the world and dominate the people they interacted with.

Explain how the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were successful and briefly describe the United Nation's post-2015 goals.

As a result of bureaucratic inefficiencies, according to a 2005 World Bank report, it takes how many days on average to incorporate a business in Mozambique?

One obvious distinction between the more and the less developed worlds is the degree of industrialization.

Which country is thought to have generated the highest number of refugees in 2016?

Which of the following are listed under the heading "persons of concern" to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees?

Which Latin American country is the only one deemed least developed?

Which of the following is a tool that measures the relative cost of a common market basket of goods and services for comparing cost of living between countries?