Exam 9: Development

Figure 9.1.1, HDI -Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia have some of the world's literacy rates averaging ________ percent.

Which of the following countries has become the center for the manufacturing of automobiles and other consumer goods in Southeast Asia?

Figure 9.5.6, Births per 1,000 aged 15-19 -In the self-sufficiency approach to development, countries do all but which of the following?

To promote development, poor countries typically follow one of two models. Briefly describe them.

In Rostow's 5 stage state development model, the drive to maturity is seen as the last and most crucial stage for any country.

Compare and contrast the economic structures of developed and developing countries.

The United Nations considers years of schooling to be the most critical measure of the ability of an individual to gain access to knowledge needed for development.

Figure 9.8.4, Debt as Percent of GNI -During the 1950s people lived on average more than two decades longer in developed countries than in developing ones. In the twenty-first century, the gap is ________.

To measure the level of development of every country, the UN created the Poverty Incline Index (PII).

Which of the following is true of the international trade approach to development?

Discuss the role of access to health care in development.

It is assumed that no matter how poor a school is, the longer the pupils attend, the more likely they are to learn something.

Figure 9.5.6, Births per 1,000 aged 15-19 -Which of the following is an accurate description of the labor force participation rate?

Expected years of schooling is generally defined as the number of years that an average 5 year old child is expected to spend with his or her education in the future.

The U.S. government gives about 2.2 percent of its GNI to foreign aid and European countries average a good bit more, approximately 5.5 percent.

For fear of perpetuating bad habits, international finance organizations require poor countries to undergo structural adjustment as a condition for debt relief.

Developing countries have a higher share of primary and secondary sector workers and a smaller share of tertiary sector workers than developed countries.

What is Gender Inequality Index and how is it measured?

Which of the following is one of the main criticisms against the WTO?

Figure 9.8.4, Debt as Percent of GNI -Which of the following is not one of the UN's Millennium Development Goals?