Deck 10: International Community Development

Question 1

The United Nations Millennium Declaration emphasized goals of promoting universal primary education. The highest number of children who are not in school live in

A) Southern Asia.
B) Oceania.
C) Northern Canada.
D) Northern Finlandia.
E) Sub-Saharan Africa.

Answer 1

E

Question 2

A nation that has a static standard of living and industrialization is considered a

A) highly developed nation.
B) developed nation.
C) developing nation.
D) semi-developing nation.
E) underdeveloped nation.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

In a traditional society, people have to produce goods to meet their own needs and this is the characteristic of

A) industrialization.
B) self production and consumption.
C) critical economy.
D) subsistence economy.
E) endurance economy.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The notion that economic activity in richer countries led to serious economic problems in poorer countries is the premise of the

A) dependency theory.
B) disengagement theory.
C) discontinuity theory.
D) unsustainability theory.
E) substitution theory.

Question 5

In the Human Development Index, knowledge is measured by a combination of the nation's

A) use of library usage and average years of schooling.
B) adult literacy and average intelligence quotients.
C) average highest schooling level achieved and employment rate.
D) adult literacy and average years of schooling.
E) employment rate and standard of living.

Question 6

International community development is different from imperialism because its development activities and processes are

A) fluid and documented.
B) chosen and benefited by both nations.
C) chosen and benefited by the nation affected by development activities.
D) based on professional and political ideation.
E) geared towards profit making.

Question 7

The Human Development Index is a numerical indicator based on

A) developmental factors like genetics and environment.
B) longevity, knowledge, and standard of living.
C) information, lifespan, and standard of living.
D) genetics, environment, and standard of living.
E) knowledge, lifespan, and environment.

Question 8

The transformation of simple traditional technology to more complex ones is

A) modernization.
B) urbanization.
C) technocracy.
D) modern revolution.
E) modern development.

Question 9

When the International Monetary Fund and World Bank imposed the criteria for lending to the developing countries, of reducing government bureaucracies, the effect was

A) increase in unemployment rate.
B) decrease in unemployment rate.
C) increase employment competition.
D) increase in the generation of hard currency.
E) decrease in the generation of hard currency.

Question 10

The human development focus of international community development models emphasized

A) manufacturing goods for human consumption.
B) quality of life and individual's ability to meet basic needs.
C) alleviation of material conditions of poverty and illness.
D) human activity to preserve the environment.
E) structural and governmental policy changes.

Question 11

There is a reduction of individuals in the agriculture industry and technology is introduced in the

A) drive to maturity stage.
B) preconditions for take-off stage.
C) take-off stage.
D) high mass consumption stage.
E) green revolution.

Question 12

The sources of environmental problems are enormous poverty of the developing nations and

A) decreased utilization of natural and raw products by the developed countries.
B) tendency of developed countries to manufacture synthetic products.
C) unsustainable production and consumption by the developed countries.
D) lack of communication between the developing and developed countries regarding waste management.
E) lack of community based ecological programs.

Question 13

The difference between an undiversified and a diversified economy is that in the undiversified one, there is

A) industrialization.
B) the presence of only one major industry.
C) resistance to industrialization.
D) no industrial progress.
E) the absence of any resources.

Question 14

Which of the following is a characteristic of the drive to maturity economic stage?

A) increased savings and investment
B) more stable and self-sustaining economy
C) high output levels
D) service industry as the major employer
E) monetary value on surplus goods

Question 15

Modern imperialism includes political and economic control as well as

A) health influences.
B) cultural pressure.
C) environmental power.
D) technological pressure.
E) psychological impact.

Question 16

High levels and labour intensive agricultural activities characterized the

A) take-off stage.
B) traditional society.
C) preconditions to take-off stage.
D) drive to maturity stage.
E) high mass consumption.

Question 17

According to the Human Development Index, the local purchasing power of a nation is the measure of its

A) knowledge base.
B) standard of living.
C) economic development.
D) economic standard.
E) diversification.

Question 18

International community development aims to improve economic conditions, and

A) health, social, and environmental conditions.
B) infrastructure and growth of the community.
C) psychosocial and environmental conditions.
D) health and infrastructure.
E) organizational operations.

Question 19

The disadvantage of ranking nations according to the Human Development Index is the perception that universal standards of success implies

A) applicability to every nation.
B) that the nation's scores will remain static.
C) that a low score infers inferiority.
D) the scores are reliable for use in every instance.
E) lack of motivation on the part of the government.

Question 20

The difference between hard and soft currencies is that hard currencies

A) tend to be subject to significant fluctuations.
B) are used as collateral for nation's debts.
C) are less likely to fluctuate in value.
D) are more valuable in the world bank.
E) tend to be less useable in global trading.

Question 21

One structural adjustment that developing countries need to make when borrowing from the International Monetary Fund and World bank is to reduce or remove import tariffs.

Question 22

Community assessment and action need to incorporate activities that will ultimately increase social capital such as increasing knowledge base and

A) building local leadership and facilitation skills.
B) increasing reliance on outside experts.
C) change attitudes of subjectivity into objectivity.
D) increased economic development.
E) increased technological equipments.

Question 23

The service industry is the major employer in the final economic stage.

Question 24

When communities rely on outside experts during community development, members are disempowered and this leads to

A) dependency development.
B) subsistence economy.
C) economic dependency.
D) social poverty.
E) lack of mobilization.

Question 25

International community development is long-term in nature.

Question 26

Industrialization is the use of technology to advance production capacity.

Question 27

Gender equality is a human right and a prerequisite to overcoming poverty.

Question 28

Social norms, values, beliefs, and social behaviours people hold affecting the community's ability to take collective action is

A) structural social capital.
B) cognitive social capital.
C) management social capital.
D) affective social capital.
E) psycho-emotional social capital.

Question 29

Community developers from developed nations are at an advantage in working in developing nations because of their affluent experiences and their knowledge.

Question 30

Economic indicators are poor indicators of development because they cannot measure problems such as poverty, hunger, and health.

Question 31

The Human Development Index yields a measure of wellbeing and is used to make international comparisons among nations.

Question 32

Questionnaire items such as, "How are community decisions made?' and "How are people involved?" are used to assess

A) structural social capital.
B) affective social capital.
C) management social capital.
D) cognitive social capital.
E) psycho-emotional social capital.

Question 33

In the decade between 1980 and 1990, international trade contributed to upward development of the developing nations.

Question 34

Modernization is characterized by movement of people from rural to urban areas.

Question 35

Barter is the trading of goods and this occurred in the traditional society.

Question 36

There has been a moderate drop in the rate of chronic hunger among developing nations.

Question 37

Lenin believed that imperialism is an outgrowth of capitalism.

Question 38

In imperialism, one nation can control another directly or indirectly.

Question 39

Questionnaire items such as, "Most people are basically honest" and "I feel accepted" are used to assess

A) structural social capital.
B) affective social capital.
C) management social capital.
D) cognitive social capital.
E) psycho-emotional social capital.

Question 40

Communities with significant amounts of social capital are more capable of meeting their individual and community needs.

Question 41

Explain the meaning of "There must be a perceived surplus of social capital before individuals are prepared to invest this capital in external endeavours".

Question 42

Discuss the consequences of imperialism as an outgrowth of capitalism.

Question 43

Name and describe three factors that inhibit mobilization of social capital.

Question 44

Why is access to safe drinking water important?

Question 45

Explain the impact of modernization on international community development.

Question 46

Discuss the impact of the economic development model in the Green Revolution era.

Question 47

What is the impact of removing foreign ownership rules?

Question 48

Define structural social capital.