Exam 3: Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

It has been argued that the more developed world owes a huge debt to less developed countries because of the disproportionate environmental damage the former causes.

Define purchasing power parity (PPP) and explain why it is a useful tool.

Approximately how many countries were listed as having a low level of human development in 2015, according to the United Nations Development Programme?

Explain how the recent polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea is an opportunity for optimism.

Which is NOT one of the categories of the Human Development Index?

Identify three factors that have been used to explain food shortages, why they have been problematic, and how the issue has been viewed more recently.

Seven of the top ten causes of death in the least developed countries fall under which of the following categories?

Which of the following countries is NOT one of the entry points into Europe for African and Middle Eastern refugees?

Famines do not result directly from food shortages and too many people but from problems with access to food.

The vast majority of refugees and other persons of concern are women and children.

The recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea are both reflective of the danger of disease in the less developed world but also provides some opportunity for optimism.

Africa is often portrayed as doing poorly in a multitude of cases. Explain why it can be thought of as "The Hopeful Continent" instead.

Which of the following terms refers to the forceful appropriation of foreign territory?

Population density is a good indicator of pressure on resources.

Define the five stages of development proposed by Rostow in 1960 and explain why this logic has been criticized.

Which scholar is associated with the world systems theory that divides the world into three principal zones?

The overall aim of the Millennium Development goals was to encourage industrialization in poor countries.

Most refugees move to adjacent countries, however, this can result in complicated regional patterns. Explain why this might occur.

The World Bank has grouped countries into low income, lower-middle income, upper-middle income, and high income categories based on which of the following?

Identify the characteristics of least and less developed countries.