U5-WG-ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY-5B-10A-10C-10D-11A-11B-11C-17C-18C

Country A has an adult literacy rate of 99%, a median life expectancy of 81, and an annual income per capita of $40,000. Based on these indicators, one could infer that in Country A (WG.11A, WG.5B)

• Most workers are engaged in primary activity.

• The national fertility rate is well above replacement level.

• Most workers are engaged in tertiary or quaternary activity.

• Healthcare infrastructure is under-resourced.

Country B has an adult literacy rate of 25%, a life expectancy of 54.7 years, and an annual per capita income of $600. Based on these indicators, Country B would be best classified as a(n) (WG.5B)

• Underdeveloped country

• Peripheral country

• Less developed country

• Sub-imperial country

The Human development Index (HDI), a standard of a country’s well-being, is a comparative measure of - (WG.5B)

• oil production, health, and child welfare

• education, democracy, and life expectancy

• income per capita, goods produced, and resources

• education, life expectancy, and income per capita

Which conclusion is best supported by the data in this table? (WG.5B)

• Health care was more expensive in Argentina than in Brazil.

• The quality of life was better in Peru than in Brazil.

• Peru had a greater number of young people than Bolivia.

• Bolivia had a lower standard of living than Argentina.

The majority of African economies are best categorized as (WG.5B)

• Less developed

• Newly industrialized

• More developed

• Third World

The economies of both Australia and New Zealand may be classified as (WG.5B)

• More developed

• Less developed

• Newly industrialized

• Most developed

Which level of economic development best describes South Africa? (WG.5B)

• More developed

• Newly industrialized

• Less developed

• Underdeveloped

In many of the world’s newly industrialized nations, improvements in life expectancy and health care have contributed to—WG.5B

• population pressures limiting economic development

• an increase in the number of diseases and epidemics

• a reduction in the need for agricultural land reform

• having no impact in the income for all citizens

A valid conclusion that can be made is that nations with a low capita GNP supported by the graph- WG.5B

• greater life expectancy

• greater public expenditure on health per capita

• a high infant mortality rate

• a high adult literacy rate

Which problem faces many of the least developed nations today? WG.5B

• Too many varieties of crops are being grown.

• An excessive amount of investment capital is available.

• Low literacy rates limit economic development.

• A malnourished population exists on a high-calorie diet.