Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

It is estimated that more than one-fourth of children lack measles immunization in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The literacy rate is the percentage of a country's people who can read up the grade 12 level and and write meaningful letters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Figure 9.5.5 
-Looking at Figure 9.5.5,which of the following countries has the lowest adolescent fertility rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  United States 
C)  Russia 
D)  South Africa 
E)  Brazil

Question 6

What is Gender Inequality Index and how is it measured?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Insert Figure 9.8.4 
-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 ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 5 years 
B)  less than 10 years 
C)  less than 15 years 
D)  still the same 
E)  increased to 30 years

Question 8

According to the UN,a country where only a few people have high incomes,college degrees,and good health care would have a lower IHDI than a country where differences in income,level of education,and access to health care are minimal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Purchasing power parity is an adjustment most often made to the GDP to account for differences among countries in the cost of goods,the inherent cost of corruption and the vitality of local industries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the self-sufficiency approach to development,countries do all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  impose tariffs 
B)  spread investment as equally as possible across all sectors of a country's economy and in all regions 
C)  restrict imports 
D)  give precedence to reducing poverty over encouraging a few people to become wealthy consumers 
E)  do not allow businesses to open in certain parts of the country to increase economies of scale

Question 11

Which of the following countries has not joined the WTO?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia 
B)  China 
C)  United States 
D)  Canada 
E)  Germany

Question 12

Figure 9.1.1 
-Globally,what percentage of GNI do developing countries spend on health care?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  4 
C)  8 
D)  12 
E)  20

Question 13

Insert Figure 9.8.4 
-Which of the following countries has the highest debt as a percentage of GNI?

Accepted Answer

A)  US 
B)  Canada 
C)  Russia 
D)  China 
E)  Australia

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Insert Figure 9.8.4 
-________ is trade that protects small businesses and workers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Free trade 
B)  Fair trade 
C)  Equal trade 
D)  Sustainable trade 
E)  Humane trade

Question 16

Criticism against the WTO has largely come from the right,who charge that the WTO is antidemocratic because decisions are made behind closed doors in the interest of large corporations rather than the poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is structural adjustment program and what are some of the criticisms against it?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

The U.S.government allocates approximately ________ percent of its GNI to foreign aid.

Accepted Answer

A)  12 
B)  7 
C)  2 
D)  1 
E)  0.2

Question 19

According to the UN,Russia's HDI is less than half of that of the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

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Exam 9: Development

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

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

It is estimated that more than one-fourth of children lack measles immunization in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

The literacy rate is the percentage of a country's people who can read up the grade 12 level and and write meaningful letters.

Figure 9.5.5 -Looking at Figure 9.5.5,which of the following countries has the lowest adolescent fertility rates?

What is Gender Inequality Index and how is it measured?

Insert Figure 9.8.4 -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 ________.

According to the UN,a country where only a few people have high incomes,college degrees,and good health care would have a lower IHDI than a country where differences in income,level of education,and access to health care are minimal.

Purchasing power parity is an adjustment most often made to the GDP to account for differences among countries in the cost of goods,the inherent cost of corruption and the vitality of local industries.

In the self-sufficiency approach to development,countries do all but which of the following?

Which of the following countries has not joined the WTO?

Figure 9.1.1 -Globally,what percentage of GNI do developing countries spend on health care?

Insert Figure 9.8.4 -Which of the following countries has the highest debt as a percentage of GNI?

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

Insert Figure 9.8.4 -________ is trade that protects small businesses and workers.

Criticism against the WTO has largely come from the right,who charge that the WTO is antidemocratic because decisions are made behind closed doors in the interest of large corporations rather than the poor.

What is structural adjustment program and what are some of the criticisms against it?

The U.S.government allocates approximately ________ percent of its GNI to foreign aid.

According to the UN,Russia's HDI is less than half of that of the U.S.

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