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WorksheetsKey Issues 9.2: Distribution of Health and Wealth
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Anglo-American region is the world's leading provider of all but which of the following?
a)
food
b)
petroleum
c)
financial and management services
d)
sports and recreation
2.
The more developed region that displays the highest level of cultural homogeneity is:
a)
Latin America.
b)
Western Europe.
c)
the South Pacific.
d)
Anglo-America.
3.
Western Europe is distinguished from Anglo-America by its:
a)
relative lack of raw materials.
b)
greater cultural homogeneity.
c)
self-sufficiency in raw materials.
d)
ability to feed itself without importing food.
4.
Under communism, Eastern Europe was characterized by all but which of the following?
a)
investment in heavy industries such as iron and steel
b)
specialization in production of consumer-oriented products
c)
governments that made the key decisions concerning the national economy
d)
favorable balances between population and resources
5.
The major asset of the Eastern European region is:
a)
production of consumer goods.
b)
diversified industrial manufacturing.
c)
abundant reserves of many raw materials.
d)
cultural and religious diversity.
6.
Japan's principal asset for promoting development was:
a)
a favorable ratio of population to resources.
b)
an abundant supply of highly-skilled labor.
c)
high physiological density.
d)
easy access to established European markets.
7.
The Middle East shows promise of becoming more developed primarily because of what characteristic?
a)
abundant petroleum reserves
b)
desert climate
c)
Islamic religious principles
d)
democratic reforms
8.
Petroleum reserves in the Middle East are:
a)
dispersed evenly throughout the region.
b)
concentrated primarily along the Mediterranean Sea.
c)
clustered primarily in the Persian Gulf states.
d)
primarily in Saudi Arabia.
9.
The less developed region with the highest percentage of people living in urban areas is:
a)
the Middle East.
b)
Southeast Asia.
c)
Sub-Saharan Africa.
d)
Latin America.
10.
Development prospects are limited in Sub-Saharan African because of all but which of the following?
a)
colonial legacy
b)
weak and corrupt leadership
c)
lack of monsoon rains
d)
overworked agricultural land and declining output
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