Chapter 9 Review

What is a MDC described as?

• Progressed further along the development continuum.

• Made some progress towards development.

Being an attorney would fall under what sector?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

The Human Development Index considers development to be a function of three factors, which are...

• A decent standard living

• A long and healthy life

• A organized government

• Access to knowledge

What does the HDI measure in every country?

• Roads

• Development

• Life expectancy

• USB cables

What is Gross National Income (GNI)?

• The value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year, including money that enters and leaves the country.

• Account for differences among countries in the cost of goods.

• Sewer pennies that turn out to be made of real brass.

What is the Gender Inequality Index (GII)?

• The amount of males in each country.

• The equal amount of genders in a state.

• A measure of the extent of each country's gender inequality.

• A measure of the extent of each state's gender inequality.

Where are the highest GII's?

• Europe

• Sub-Saharan Africa

Define empowerment.

• The ability of men to criticize roles in government.

• The ability of women to achieve improvements in their own status, to achieve economic and political power.

• The ruling of legislature from a higher chain of government officials.

• A British queen that was on Earth before the Big Bang happened.

Where are the lowest GII's?

• Latin America

• Europe

Where does the US rank in GII?

• 45

• 38

• 69

• 47