AP HuG Development Review

Which of the following countries is considered an MDC?

• Somalia
• Belgium
• Bangladesh
• Haiti

The UN considers all but the following factors when determining a country's level of development, its HDI (Human Development Index).

• Life expectancy
• Literacy rate
• Income per capita
• Natural increase rate

Newly industrialized countries (NICs) like Brazil and Mexico are considered part of the 

• Core
• Periphery
• Semi-Periphery
• External

Who is responsible for theorizing that human population will outgrow food supply?

• Malthus
• Von Thunen
• Boserup
• Wallerstein

Which of the following is not an economic measure of development?

• GDP 
• Purchasing Power Parity 
• GNI
• literacy rate

Which economic measure of development divides the total value of goods and services produced within a country in a given year by its population?

• GDP
• GDP per capita 
• Purchasing Power Parity 
• GINI coefficient

Whose development model consists of a 5 stage process that countries go through as they develop economically?

• Losch 
• Rostow 
• Wallerstein 
• Weber

Which movement has aims to improve economic prospects for producers and laborers in LDCs?

• fair trade 
• maquiladora movement
• sustainability initiative
• World Trade Organization

Countries in _____ and _____ would likely have the highest rates of gender equality.

• North America: Western Europe 
• South America: Western Europe 
• North America: South America
• East Asia: South America

Sub-Saharan Africa has all of the following problems, EXCEPT

• Corrupt and/or inefficient governments
• Low levels of female empowerment
• A lack of mineral resources
• A relatively uneducated populace