Question 1

What is the predominant religion in Pakistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buddhism 
B)  Confucianism 
C)  Hinduism 
D)  Islam 
E)  Taoism 
A)  Buddhism 
B)  Confucianism 
C)  Hinduism 
D)  Islam 
E)  Taoism

Question 2

World-Systems Theory divides the world into three regions (Core,Periphery,and Semi-Periphery).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The policies advocated by the International Monetary Fund as requirements for debt restructuring are called ________ ________.

Accepted Answer

structural

Question 4

Cities are developing and growing most rapidly in the developing world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is NOT a characteristic problem of less developed countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of natural resources 
B)  rapid population growth 
C)  low labor productivity 
D)  lack of capital and investment 
E)  lack of capital and investment. 
A)  lack of natural resources 
B)  rapid population growth 
C)  low labor productivity 
D)  lack of capital and investment 
E)  lack of capital and investment.

Question 6

When a developing world country carries "public debt," to whom is that money owed?

Accepted Answer

A)  its own citizens 
B)  transnational corporations who are not directly involved in banking 
C)  private banks outside that developing world country 
D)  private banks inside that developing world country 
E)  foreign governments 
A)  its own citizens 
B)  transnational corporations who are not directly involved in banking 
C)  private banks outside that developing world country 
D)  private banks inside that developing world country 
E)  foreign governments

Question 7

For many of the less developed countries,what is the situation for their terms of trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  exporting low-valued commodities and importing high-valued ones 
B)  exporting low-valued commodities and importing low-valued ones 
C)  exporting high-valued commodities and importing high-valued ones 
D)  exporting high-valued commodities and importing low-valued ones 
E)  several exports and no imports 
A)  exporting low-valued commodities and importing high-valued ones 
B)  exporting low-valued commodities and importing low-valued ones 
C)  exporting high-valued commodities and importing high-valued ones 
D)  exporting high-valued commodities and importing low-valued ones 
E)  several exports and no imports

Question 8

What region of the world receives the highest amount of remittance income?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australia 
B)  Europe (especially western Europe) 
C)  Latin America 
D)  North America 
E)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
A)  Australia 
B)  Europe (especially western Europe) 
C)  Latin America 
D)  North America 
E)  Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 9

What is the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
B)  East Asia 
C)  Eastern Europe 
D)  South America 
E)  North America 
A)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
B)  East Asia 
C)  Eastern Europe 
D)  South America 
E)  North America

Question 10

Many LDCs took out large loans in the 1970s and 1980s because they expected their economies to improve in the coming years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a large economic divide between wealthy countries and poor countries. 
B)  The United States belongs in the wealthy group of countries. 
C)  For a country to develop, economic growth must occur (GDP increases). 
D)  In the past, a variety of terms was used to describe underdeveloped countries. 
E)  Most of the wealthy countries in the world are in the northern hemisphere. 
A)  There is a large economic divide between wealthy countries and poor countries. 
B)  The United States belongs in the wealthy group of countries. 
C)  For a country to develop, economic growth must occur (GDP increases). 
D)  In the past, a variety of terms was used to describe underdeveloped countries. 
E)  Most of the wealthy countries in the world are in the northern hemisphere.

Question 12

What does GDP per capita measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  the sum of domestic goods, after the Gini coefficient is taken into account 
B)  the projected level of development multiplied by the current wealth of a country 
C)  the monetary value of the people, resources, and industrial output of a country 
D)  total of the value of goods and services produced by a national economy divided by its population 
E)  the amount of international trade that takes place for a country in a given year 
A)  the sum of domestic goods, after the Gini coefficient is taken into account 
B)  the projected level of development multiplied by the current wealth of a country 
C)  the monetary value of the people, resources, and industrial output of a country 
D)  total of the value of goods and services produced by a national economy divided by its population 
E)  the amount of international trade that takes place for a country in a given year

Question 13

What region has the highest percentage of the labor force in agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia (China, India) 
B)  Europe (France, Germany) 
C)  former Soviet Union (Russia and its Near Abroad) 
D)  North America (Canada, United States) 
E)  South America (Argentine, Brazil, Chile) 
A)  Asia (China, India) 
B)  Europe (France, Germany) 
C)  former Soviet Union (Russia and its Near Abroad) 
D)  North America (Canada, United States) 
E)  South America (Argentine, Brazil, Chile)

Question 14

What is "capital flight" as it relates to the underdeveloped world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Imperfect flows of information hinder investment opportunities in the underdeveloped world. 
B)  Banks in the underdeveloped world are inadequately connected to the developed world. 
C)  Wealthy individuals and firms invest and deposit monies in developed countries. 
D)  Educated people migrate to developed countries. 
E)  Investments are made in airports to improve transportation infrastructure 
A)  Imperfect flows of information hinder investment opportunities in the underdeveloped world. 
B)  Banks in the underdeveloped world are inadequately connected to the developed world. 
C)  Wealthy individuals and firms invest and deposit monies in developed countries. 
D)  Educated people migrate to developed countries. 
E)  Investments are made in airports to improve transportation infrastructure

Question 15

When a developing world country carries "private debt," to whom is that money owed?

Accepted Answer

A)  its own citizens 
B)  transnational corporations who are not directly involved in banking 
C)  private banks 
D)  foreign governments 
E)  No money is actually owed, as no one expects the loans to ever be repaid. 
A)  its own citizens 
B)  transnational corporations who are not directly involved in banking 
C)  private banks 
D)  foreign governments 
E)  No money is actually owed, as no one expects the loans to ever be repaid.

Question 16

What is the best description of activities of the secondary sector?

Accepted Answer

A)  assembling raw materials and manufacturing 
B)  extraction of materials from the earth 
C)  provision of services, including wholesaling and retailing, and transportation 
D)  management of information 
E)  none of the above 
A)  assembling raw materials and manufacturing 
B)  extraction of materials from the earth 
C)  provision of services, including wholesaling and retailing, and transportation 
D)  management of information 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

What country has 1.3 billion people,is the largest recipient of foreign direct investment in the world,and has made shifts from a communist country to a market economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil 
B)  China 
C)  India 
D)  Japan 
E)  Nigeria 
A)  Brazil 
B)  China 
C)  India 
D)  Japan 
E)  Nigeria

Question 18

What are terms of trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  the series of international agreements that a country agrees to abide to in the world economy 
B)  the relative values of its exports and imports 
C)  the network of functions that connect a country to the international economy 
D)  laws that a country must skirt if it is to make a profit 
E)  the surplus items that a country has available for export 
A)  the series of international agreements that a country agrees to abide to in the world economy 
B)  the relative values of its exports and imports 
C)  the network of functions that connect a country to the international economy 
D)  laws that a country must skirt if it is to make a profit 
E)  the surplus items that a country has available for export

Question 19

Public debt is owed to credit card companies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In what region/country are the wages of women equal to those of men? (Where is there no gender gap?)

Accepted Answer

A)  Australia 
B)  Latin America 
C)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
D)  United States 
E)  the wages of women are lower in all of the above 
A)  Australia 
B)  Latin America 
C)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
D)  United States 
E)  the wages of women are lower in all of the above

What is the predominant religion in Pakistan?

World-Systems Theory divides the world into three regions (Core,Periphery,and Semi-Periphery).

The policies advocated by the International Monetary Fund as requirements for debt restructuring are called .

Cities are developing and growing most rapidly in the developing world.

What is NOT a characteristic problem of less developed countries?

When a developing world country carries "public debt," to whom is that money owed?

For many of the less developed countries,what is the situation for their terms of trade?

What region of the world receives the highest amount of remittance income?

What is the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic?

Many LDCs took out large loans in the 1970s and 1980s because they expected their economies to improve in the coming years.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

What does GDP per capita measure?

What region has the highest percentage of the labor force in agriculture?

What is "capital flight" as it relates to the underdeveloped world?

When a developing world country carries "private debt," to whom is that money owed?

What is the best description of activities of the secondary sector?

What country has 1.3 billion people,is the largest recipient of foreign direct investment in the world,and has made shifts from a communist country to a market economy?

What are terms of trade?

Public debt is owed to credit card companies.

In what region/country are the wages of women equal to those of men? (Where is there no gender gap?)

Economic Geography: An Introduction

The Historical Development of Capitalism

Population

Resources and Environment

Theoretical Considerations

Agriculture

Manufacturing

Services

Transportation and Communications

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Consumption

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International Trade Patterns

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Exam 14: Development and Underdevelopment in the Developing World

What is the predominant religion in Pakistan?

World-Systems Theory divides the world into three regions (Core,Periphery,and Semi-Periphery).

The policies advocated by the International Monetary Fund as requirements for debt restructuring are called ________ ________.

Cities are developing and growing most rapidly in the developing world.

What is NOT a characteristic problem of less developed countries?

When a developing world country carries "public debt," to whom is that money owed?

For many of the less developed countries,what is the situation for their terms of trade?

What region of the world receives the highest amount of remittance income?

What is the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic?

Many LDCs took out large loans in the 1970s and 1980s because they expected their economies to improve in the coming years.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

What does GDP per capita measure?

What region has the highest percentage of the labor force in agriculture?

What is "capital flight" as it relates to the underdeveloped world?

When a developing world country carries "private debt," to whom is that money owed?

What is the best description of activities of the secondary sector?

What country has 1.3 billion people,is the largest recipient of foreign direct investment in the world,and has made shifts from a communist country to a market economy?

What are terms of trade?

Public debt is owed to credit card companies.

In what region/country are the wages of women equal to those of men? (Where is there no gender gap?)

Economic Geography: An Introduction

The Historical Development of Capitalism

Population

Resources and Environment

Theoretical Considerations

Agriculture

Manufacturing

Services

Transportation and Communications

Cities and Urban Economies

Consumption

International Trade and Investment

International Trade Patterns

Filters

The policies advocated by the International Monetary Fund as requirements for debt restructuring are called .