Question 1

Figure 9.1.1  
-This is the value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year,including money that leaves and enters the country.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gross Domestic Product 
B)  Purchasing Power Parity 
C)  Gross National Income 
D)  Human Development Index 
E)  Gross Empowerment Product 
A)  Gross Domestic Product 
B)  Purchasing Power Parity 
C)  Gross National Income 
D)  Human Development Index 
E)  Gross Empowerment Product C

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which of the following is true of a country with its Inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI)lower than the HDI?

Accepted Answer

A)  The country has a well-balanced approach to development. 
B)  More women than men have advanced degrees. 
C)  Only a few people have higher incomes and access to good health care. 
D)  Democracy is very well entrenched in the country. 
E)  The military is in control of the country. 
A)  The country has a well-balanced approach to development. 
B)  More women than men have advanced degrees. 
C)  Only a few people have higher incomes and access to good health care. 
D)  Democracy is very well entrenched in the country. 
E)  The military is in control of the country. C

Question 4

Now the world's second largest economy,behind only the United States,China accounts for a third of total world economic growth,and GNI per capita has risen faster there than in any other country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Discuss the role of access to health care in development.

Accepted Answer

In computing the Human Development Index

Question 6

South Asia is the region with the world's highest percentage of people living in poverty and suffering from poor health and low educational levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Insert Figure 9.8.4  
-Which of the following regions has seen the most improvements in its HDI since 1980?

Accepted Answer

A)  East Asia 
B)  South Asia 
C)  Southeast Asia 
D)  Sub Sahara Africa 
E)  Latin America 
A)  East Asia 
B)  South Asia 
C)  Southeast Asia 
D)  Sub Sahara Africa 
E)  Latin America

Question 8

To promote the international trade development model,most countries have joined the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  International Monetary Fund (IMF) 
B)  The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OEC
D)  
C)  World Trade Organization (WTO). 
D)  The United Nations (UN) 
E)  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBR
D)  
A)  International Monetary Fund (IMF) 
B)  The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OEC
D)  
C)  World Trade Organization (WTO). 
D)  The United Nations (UN) 
E)  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBR
D)

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  that it infringes on the sovereignty of countries 
B)  that it is too big 
C)  that it favors the East over the West 
D)  that it gives too much power to small countries 
E)  that decisions take too long to be delivered 
A)  that it infringes on the sovereignty of countries 
B)  that it is too big 
C)  that it favors the East over the West 
D)  that it gives too much power to small countries 
E)  that decisions take too long to be delivered

Question 10

Figure 9.1.1  
-Which of the following is true today of the developed world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Developed countries are hard-pressed to maintain their current levels of public assistance. 
B)  In the last two years, most developed countries have increased their social safety nets. 
C)  In the past, slow economic growth did not permit rich countries to finance generous programs. 
D)  In recent years economic growth has increased, whereas the percentage of people needing public assistance has decreased. 
E)  None of the above is true. 
A)  Developed countries are hard-pressed to maintain their current levels of public assistance. 
B)  In the last two years, most developed countries have increased their social safety nets. 
C)  In the past, slow economic growth did not permit rich countries to finance generous programs. 
D)  In recent years economic growth has increased, whereas the percentage of people needing public assistance has decreased. 
E)  None of the above is true.

Question 11

Variation in life expectancy among developed regions is especially wide;life expectancy is only in the low sixties in Europe Africa,but is as high as high eighties in Japan and Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Latin America has the world's poorest score under the UN's Gender Inequality Index.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Figure 9.1.1  
-The United Nations considers ________ to be the most critical measure of the ability of an individual to gain access to knowledge needed for development.

Accepted Answer

A)  years of schooling 
B)  the quality of instruction 
C)  the income of the family 
D)  the quality of a government 
E)  the availability of jobs 
A)  years of schooling 
B)  the quality of instruction 
C)  the income of the family 
D)  the quality of a government 
E)  the availability of jobs

Question 14

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die giving birth per ________ births

Accepted Answer

A)  1000 
B)  10,000 
C)  100,000 
D)  1,000,000 
E)  None of the answer choices is correct.. 
A)  1000 
B)  10,000 
C)  100,000 
D)  1,000,000 
E)  None of the answer choices is correct..

Question 15

East Asia has one of the lowest adolescent pregnancy rates in the world today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The UN's Human Development Index (HDI)takes into account three factors.These are

Accepted Answer

A)  a decent standard of living, access to knowledge, and a long and healthy life. 
B)  crude birth rates, crude death rates and the percentage of women in the workforce. 
C)  life expectancy, percentage of population under 15 and the availability of clean drinking water. 
D)  doctor/patient ratio, infant mortality rates and good governance. 
E)  absence of corruption, developed infrastructure and national debt as a ratio of GDP. 
A)  a decent standard of living, access to knowledge, and a long and healthy life. 
B)  crude birth rates, crude death rates and the percentage of women in the workforce. 
C)  life expectancy, percentage of population under 15 and the availability of clean drinking water. 
D)  doctor/patient ratio, infant mortality rates and good governance. 
E)  absence of corruption, developed infrastructure and national debt as a ratio of GDP.

Question 17

Insert Figure 9.8.4  
-Created by the UN in 1980,this is an indicator of the level of development for each country.It combines income,literacy,education,and life expectancy.

Accepted Answer

A)  Human Development Index (HDI) 
B)  Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) 
C)  Gini Coefficient (G
C)  
D)  Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) 
E)  Development Level Indicator (DLI) 
A)  Human Development Index (HDI) 
B)  Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) 
C)  Gini Coefficient (G
C)  
D)  Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) 
E)  Development Level Indicator (DLI)

Question 18

Globally,Russia has the highest rate of measles immunization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

There are two sets of standards that distinguish fair trade.These are fair trade labelling organizations International (FLO)and standards applied to workers on farms and in factories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Figure 9.1.1  
-Which of the following regions has the world's highest per capita income?

Accepted Answer

A)  North America 
B)  East Asia 
C)  The Middle East 
D)  Western Europe 
E)  Russia 
A)  North America 
B)  East Asia 
C)  The Middle East 
D)  Western Europe 
E)  Russia

Figure 9.1.1 -This is the value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year,including money that leaves and enters the country.

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

Which of the following is true of a country with its Inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI)lower than the HDI?

Now the world's second largest economy,behind only the United States,China accounts for a third of total world economic growth,and GNI per capita has risen faster there than in any other country.

Discuss the role of access to health care in development.

South Asia is the region with the world's highest percentage of people living in poverty and suffering from poor health and low educational levels.

Insert Figure 9.8.4 -Which of the following regions has seen the most improvements in its HDI since 1980?

To promote the international trade development model,most countries have joined the ________.

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

Figure 9.1.1 -Which of the following is true today of the developed world?

Variation in life expectancy among developed regions is especially wide;life expectancy is only in the low sixties in Europe Africa,but is as high as high eighties in Japan and Canada.

Latin America has the world's poorest score under the UN's Gender Inequality Index.

Figure 9.1.1 -The United Nations considers ________ to be the most critical measure of the ability of an individual to gain access to knowledge needed for development.

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die giving birth per ________ births

East Asia has one of the lowest adolescent pregnancy rates in the world today.

The UN's Human Development Index (HDI)takes into account three factors.These are

Insert Figure 9.8.4 -Created by the UN in 1980,this is an indicator of the level of development for each country.It combines income,literacy,education,and life expectancy.

Globally,Russia has the highest rate of measles immunization.

There are two sets of standards that distinguish fair trade.These are fair trade labelling organizations International (FLO)and standards applied to workers on farms and in factories.

Figure 9.1.1 -Which of the following regions has the world's highest per capita income?

Thinking Geographically

Population

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Language

Religion

Ethnicity

Political Geography

Food and Agriculture

Industry

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resource Issues

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Exam 9: Development

Figure 9.1.1 -This is the value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year,including money that leaves and enters the country.

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

Which of the following is true of a country with its Inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI)lower than the HDI?

Now the world's second largest economy,behind only the United States,China accounts for a third of total world economic growth,and GNI per capita has risen faster there than in any other country.

Discuss the role of access to health care in development.

South Asia is the region with the world's highest percentage of people living in poverty and suffering from poor health and low educational levels.

Insert Figure 9.8.4 -Which of the following regions has seen the most improvements in its HDI since 1980?

To promote the international trade development model,most countries have joined the ________.

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

Figure 9.1.1 -Which of the following is true today of the developed world?

Variation in life expectancy among developed regions is especially wide;life expectancy is only in the low sixties in Europe Africa,but is as high as high eighties in Japan and Canada.

Latin America has the world's poorest score under the UN's Gender Inequality Index.

Figure 9.1.1 -The United Nations considers ________ to be the most critical measure of the ability of an individual to gain access to knowledge needed for development.

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die giving birth per ________ births

East Asia has one of the lowest adolescent pregnancy rates in the world today.

The UN's Human Development Index (HDI)takes into account three factors.These are

Insert Figure 9.8.4 -Created by the UN in 1980,this is an indicator of the level of development for each country.It combines income,literacy,education,and life expectancy.

Globally,Russia has the highest rate of measles immunization.

There are two sets of standards that distinguish fair trade.These are fair trade labelling organizations International (FLO)and standards applied to workers on farms and in factories.

Figure 9.1.1 -Which of the following regions has the world's highest per capita income?

Thinking Geographically

Population

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Language

Religion

Ethnicity

Political Geography

Food and Agriculture

Industry

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resource Issues

Filters