Per capita GDP is a poor indicator of which of the following?

the distribution of wealth within a country

the approximate level of material well being in a country

the number of countries below the poverty level

the spatial distribution of global wealth

potential for providing all citizens with a comfortable life

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

potential for providing all citizens with a comfortable life

the approximate level of spiritual well being in a country

the number of countries below sea level

the distribution of wealth within a country

the political dimensions of a population

People are more productive in more developed countries because they

have access to more technology.

have a low amount of value added per person.

are consistently better educated.

understand their jobs better than workers in less developed countries.

Which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?

The higher the GDP of a country, the more equal its income distribution.

The primary sector accounts for a larger share of GDP for LDCs than MDCs.

Workers in MDCs are more productive than those in LDCs.

The HDI is a function of economics, social, and demographic indicators.

PPP accounts for differences in cost among countries for the same basket of goods.

HDI examines education by combining two separate measures.

years of schooling for adults and the expected years of school for youth

number of school age children and the number of schools

number of schools and the number of teachers

years of schooling for adults and the per capita funding for education

expected years of schooling for youths and the per capita funding for school age children

Literacy rates are lowest in

South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa and Eastern Europe.

Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.

Eastern Europe and Latin America.

If a country has a large number of publishers and globally esteemed universities, you might surmise that the country is most likely

an LDC that has some of the world's top universities.

an MDC that has some of the world's lowest literacy rates.

Compared to less developed countries, more developed countries have lower

percentages of GNI spent on education.

numbers of teachers available per pupil.

numbers of years attending school.

amounts of spending per student.

In less developed countries, consumer goods such as telephones, televisions, and motor vehicles are

familiar to many but owned by relatively few.

available for sharing by a large number of people.

unknown and unfamiliar to most people.

available only through local manufacture.

If the IHDI is less than the HDI, this indicates

there are higher levels of inequality in that country than there are in the world.

there are lower levels of inequality in that country than there are in the world.

the levels of inequality are equal to the global average.

There is no comparison between the two indices as they measure different things.

The HDI is really a function of the IHDI so this condition is impossible.

In the twenty-first century, the United States has witnessed

the wealthiest one percent of the population control more of the wealth since the 1970s.

the wealthiest one percent of the population control less of the wealth since the 1970s.

little change in how much wealth the wealthiest control.

the flight of wealth by the top one percent to Asia.

the elevated tax rates on the wealthiest Americans to ensure equality.

Using the above map, observe that the inequality-adjusted human development index of the United States is

inferior to that of Canada and most Western European countries.

greater than any other country in the world.

inferior to that of Canada but superior to most Western European countries.

greater than Canada because a higher percentage of people in the United States have quality health care.

inferior to Western European countries but far superior to Canada.

Using the above map, observe that the IHDI of Latin American countries is

inferior to that of Canada and most Western European countries.

greater than the United States but less than Canada.

inferior to that of Canada but superior to most Western European countries.

greater than that of Canada and twice as great as that of the United States.

inferior to Western European countries and far superior to Canada.

The Gender Inequality Index (GII)

compares the levels of indicators for females to those of males within a country.

compares the level of development of women in a country to the average development level of women in the world.

is composed of the same measures as the HDI but is applied only to women instead of the entire population.

combines economic and political indicators of empowerment.

cannot be used as an indicator of development in the United States.

Severe gender inequality is a challenge to development because

it severely limits the economic and social mobility of women, as well as families that are headed by women.

it leads to smaller family sizes, and families with fewer child laborers cannot earn enough money to pay for their rent and utilities.

it is associated with higher literacy rates, higher economic vitality, and lower infant mortality rates.

it excludes men from the informal economy, wasting a major economic asset.

it does not allow men and boys the freedom to attend the schools and seek the jobs that are best suited to them.

In terms of the GII, most African countries have

rates far below the United States and Western Europe.

ates that exceed the United States and Western Europe owing to African investment in centers of higher learning.

rates that are greater than the United States but less than Europe.

Since 1990, most countries have seen a decline in previous patterns of

innovative agricultural methods.

Which of the following is NOT an indicator of global gender inequality?

Female life expectancy is less than males in every country of the world.

Women on average have only two-thirds of the income of men in MDCs.

Women have much lower incomes than men in LDCs.

Female literacy is much lower than males in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Women hold less than one-fourth of managerial jobs in LDCs where data are available.

gender inequality is a major factor that keeps a country from achieving a higher level of development.

gender inequality exists only in Sub-Saharan Africa.

gender inequality exists only in the secondary sectors of economic activity.

gender inequality is less important than literacy rates.

gender inequality distorts "schooling for today's adults" results.

The GII combines which three measures to derive a composite score?

empowerment, employment, reproductive health

employment, school years completed, voting history

empowerment, reproductive health, school years completed

employment, reproductive health, literacy rate

literacy rate, empowerment, reproductive health

Empowerment refers to

the ability of women to achieve economic and political power.

a constitutional guarantee that women have the right to choose.

a woman being given permission to serve in the military.

a constitutional guarantee of equal pay for equal work.

Which of the following is TRUE?

Canadian representation of women is higher than the United States in elected positions.

The United States has equal representation of women in the House but not in the Senate.

No developed country has elected a woman as President or Prime Minister.

The United States constitutionally restricts women from holding the office of President.

In the United States, boys are more likely to complete high school than girls.

Using the above map, which of the following statements is NOT true?

All of Sub-Saharan Africa is in the 60 percent range.

Adolescent fertility rates of India and the United States are in the same range.

China and Canada are two nations with some of the lowest adolescent fertility rates.

Western Europe and Libya are among the lowest adolescent fertility rates.

Afghanistan and Iraq are among the highest adolescent fertility rates.

According to the international trade approach to development, a country should identify all but which of its following assets?

high quality manufactured goods

international consumer preferences

The biggest problem in promoting development through the international trade alternative is

unequal distribution of resources.

increased demand for many goods.

consumer demand expanding faster than manufacturing can increase.

The principal benefit of the self-sufficiency approach is to promote

balanced growth of all economic sectors.

global competitiveness for local industries.

the maintenance of a large bureaucracy.

unequal distribution of resources.

In contrast to the international trade approach, the self-sufficiency approach to development

attempts to spread investment through all sectors of the economy.

begins when an elite group initiates innovative activities.

attempts to result in uneven resource development. and market correction indices.

suffers from market stagnation.

attempts to identify appropriate developmental stages.

According to Rostow's development model, the process of development begins when

an elite group initiates innovative activities.

a high percentage of national wealth is allocated to nonproductive activities.

take-off industries achieve technical advances.

workers become more skilled and specialized.

banking institutions are sufficiently mature.

Traditional barriers to international trade have included

requiring licenses for importers.

making domestic goods more expensive.

strong domestic and international demand.

One approach the World Trade Organization does NOT take to reduce barriers to trade is

it discourages subsidies on exports.

it reduces or eliminates quotas on imports.

it encourages subsidies on exports.

it protects intellectual property rights.

it reduces restrictions on movement of money.

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An example of a primary sector activity is

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

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