Question 1

What country is the largest debtor in the world measured by absolute external debt? This debt of this country is valued at $10 trillion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil 
B)  China 
C)  India 
D)  Russia 
E)  United States

Question 2

Babies are generally the first group in a country to die when calamities disrupt the food supply.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The world's largest urban area,with approximately 36 million people is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The world's largest urban area,with approximately 36...

Question 4

How is Latin America distinct from other regions of the underdeveloped world?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has a greater proportion of dictatorships. 
B)  It has a higher level of urbanization. 
C)  It has the lowest levels of literacy. 
D)  It has squatter settlements. 
E)  It has laws against remittances.

Question 5

What is the most populous country of South Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bangladesh 
B)  Bhutan 
C)  India 
D)  Nepal 
E)  Pakistan

Question 6

Most of the world's people live in newly industrializing countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Of the East Asian countries below,which is the poorest?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  North Korea 
C)  South Korea 
D)  Taiwan 
E)  all of the above are equally impoverished

Question 8

What the basic idea of Rostow's Modernization Theory is that the development of core countries was intrinsically dependent on the underdevelopment of the periphery countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When measured by absolute external debt,which countries/regions below have the largest debts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa (both North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa) 
B)  Australia, United States, Western Europe 
C)  Middle East 
D)  South America 
E)  South Asia

Question 10

In addition to many different native languages,what are the main languages of Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A)  English and German 
B)  Flemish and Walloon 
C)  French and Dutch 
D)  Italian and Greek 
E)  Spanish and Portuguese

Question 11

What is the only region of the world that has become poorer since World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  East Asia (excluding Japan) 
B)  Latin America 
C)  Middle East and North Africa 
D)  South Asia 
E)  Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 12

Employment in sweatshops is most often associated with Export-Led Industrialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

AIDS kills more people than malnutrition or heart disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

World-wide,access to health care is the worst in South America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When LDCs lose talented people to the developed world this is called ________ ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When LDCs lose talented people to the...

Question 16

The development of the core countries was intrinsically dependent on the underdevelopment of the periphery countries.this statement is the basis for ________ theory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The development of the core countries was...

Question 17

Neocolonialsim is the latest surge in countries of the global north taking over countries of the global south.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The most populous country of Southeast Asia,with 240 million people is China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When people work much less than 8 hours per day,this is called underemployment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is NOT a characteristic problem of less developed countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  unemployment and underemployment 
B)  inadequate and insufficient technology 
C)  poor terms of trade 
D)  foreign debt 
E)  All of the above are characteristic problems.

Exam 14: Development and Underdevelopment in the Developing World

What country is the largest debtor in the world measured by absolute external debt? This debt of this country is valued at $10 trillion.

Babies are generally the first group in a country to die when calamities disrupt the food supply.

The world's largest urban area,with approximately 36 million people is ________.

How is Latin America distinct from other regions of the underdeveloped world?

What is the most populous country of South Asia?

Most of the world's people live in newly industrializing countries.

Of the East Asian countries below,which is the poorest?

What the basic idea of Rostow's Modernization Theory is that the development of core countries was intrinsically dependent on the underdevelopment of the periphery countries.

When measured by absolute external debt,which countries/regions below have the largest debts?

In addition to many different native languages,what are the main languages of Latin America?

What is the only region of the world that has become poorer since World War II?

Employment in sweatshops is most often associated with Export-Led Industrialization.

AIDS kills more people than malnutrition or heart disease.

World-wide,access to health care is the worst in South America.

When LDCs lose talented people to the developed world this is called .

The development of the core countries was intrinsically dependent on the underdevelopment of the periphery countries.this statement is the basis for ________ theory.

Neocolonialsim is the latest surge in countries of the global north taking over countries of the global south.

The most populous country of Southeast Asia,with 240 million people is China.

When people work much less than 8 hours per day,this is called underemployment.

What is NOT a characteristic problem of less developed countries?