AP HuG Unit 6 Practice Test

Which of the following is a good example of a human welfare indicator?

• Gross National Income

• Literacy Rate

• Gross Domestic Product

• Purchasing Power Parity

Which economy theory stated that LDCs would not be able to survive without the help of the MDCs that they "belonged to"?

• Dependency Theory

• Immanuel Wallerstein's Core-Periphery Theory

• International Trade

• Least-Cost Theory

Which type of shipping method is typically used for short distances?

• Air

• Ship

• Truck

• Railroad

Which sector of the economy would a college professor fall under?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Quaternary

• Quinary

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• Belgium

• Spain

• America

• Great Britain

Which of the following is not a significant manufacturing region in the world?

• South America

• Northeastern United States

• Eastern Europe

• Eastern Asia

Which of the following is an example of a bulk-gaining product?

• Lumber

• Car

• Oil

• Coal

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

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

• Losch 
• Rostow 
• Wallerstein 
• Weber