Key Issues 9.1: An Unequal World

Development refers to:

• value of the output of goods and services.
• improvement in material conditions.
• division of jobs into different sectors.
• change in political institutions. 

The more developed regions include all BUT which of the following?

• Anglo-America
• Eastern Europe
• Middle East
• South Pacific

The difference in per capita GDP between the more developed and less developed regions is:

• remaining constant.
• decreasing.
• cycling up and down.
• widening.

On a north polar project map, the less developed countries appear to be located:

• in a core region.
• in peripheral locations.
• clustered in an inner ring.
• spread evenly across the land masses.

The value of total output of goods and services in a year in a country is its:

• gross domestic product.
• primary economic sector.
• productivity index.
• value added score.

In 2013, the per capita GDP in Niger was about $415; this indicates that Niger is a:

• more developed country.
• less developed country.
• petroleum exporting state.
• country with evenly distributed wealth.

Per capita GDP is a good indicator of all BUT which of the following?

• the approximate level of material well being in a country.
• the number of countries below the poverty level.
• the spatial distribution of global wealth.
• the distribution of wealth within a country.

An example of a primary sector activity is:

• education.
• manufacturing.
• mining.
• banking.

Processing of computer information is an example of which sector of the economy?

• primary
• secondary
• tertiary
• none of the above

Compared to MDCs, LDCs have a a higher percentage of workers in which sector of the economy?

• primary
• secondary
• tertiary
• all three sectors