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Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
GDP per capita is highest in
a)
South America
b)
East Asia
c)
North America
d)
Eastern Europe
2.
Sub-Saharan Africa has all of the following problems, EXCEPT
a)
Corrupt and/or inefficient governments
b)
Low levels of female empowerment
c)
A lack of mineral resources
d)
A relatively uneducated populace
3.
According to Rostow's development model, a country with a lot of heavy industry that uses modern technology is in Stage
a)
Two
b)
Three
c)
Four
d)
Five
4.
Stages of growth model is similar to ________ model.
a)
J. H von Thunen
b)
Ernst Ravenstein
c)
W.W. Rostow
d)
Immanuel Wallerstein
5.
Of the many sources of energy that are renewable and considered to be environmentally friendly and harness natural processes ______ is the exception.
a)
Geothermal
b)
Biomass
c)
Solar Power
d)
Nuclear Fusion
6.
GDP per capita is the only economic indicator that can reliably determine the level of development for a country.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
7.
Medical technology from MDCs to LDCs has reduced death rates in LDCs. This is a ____________ form of diffusion.
a)
Relocation
b)
Hierarchical
c)
Stimulus
d)
Contagious
8.
Of the following areas, the Human Development Index is highest in
a)
South Asia
b)
East Asia
c)
South America
d)
Europe
9.
Core countries focuses all but
a)
higher ski
b)
extraction of raw materials
c)
low-skilled, labor intensive production
d)
capital intensive production
10.
Traditionally, which part of the world is more developed?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
c)
Periphery
d)
Fifth World countries
11.
The period of rapid technological advancement that began around 1800 is known as the
a)
Agricultural Revolution
b)
Roman Empire
c)
Green Revolution
d)
Industrial Revolution
12.
When a country suffers from a “brain drain” it means the country has experienced
a)
an emigration of working age males.
b)
an emigration of educated professionals
c)
an emigration of political leaders.
d)
an emigration of female executives
13.
Because an average wage is $35/hour in a developed country and $1/hour with limited benefits in a developing country, much labor-intensive work is outsourced to LDCs.
a)
FDI
b)
IMF
c)
Rostow's Stages of Development
d)
New International Division of Labor
14.
A mining company operates in which industry sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Quinary
15.
Toyota operates in which industry sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Quinary
16.
A clothing store operates in which industry sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Tertiary
17.
Which sector has grown in the fastest in developed countries?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
18.
All of the following make up the human development index EXCEPT
a)
life expectancy
b)
per capita income
c)
education level and literacy rate
d)
gender equality
19.
What is per capita income?
a)
the total amount of money a country makes in a year
b)
the average amount of money earned by each person in a country
c)
the amount of capital a person owns
d)
none of the above
20.
Which of the following is NOT primarily an economic union?
a)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
b)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
c)
United Nations (UN)
d)
European Union (EU)
21.
A ___ engages in tertiary economic activity.
a)
carpenter
b)
lumberjack
c)
orange grower
d)
police officer
22.
Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of economic unions?
a)
less restricted access to natural, human, and capital resources.
b)
concentration of some industries in certain countries
c)
closing of some industries
d)
agribusiness replacing family farms
23.
What is the total value of goods and services produced by a country
a)
Gross Product Domestic
b)
Domestic Gross Product
c)
Product Gross Domestic
d)
Gross Domestic Product
24.
Created by Wallerstein to show that the world is interconnected and that we are all interdependent on each other. Divides us into three tiers of economic prosperity.
a)
Dependency Theory
b)
Neo liberal counterrevolution
c)
structural adjustment loan
d)
World Systems theory
25.
High birth rates, high death rates, corrupt leaders, poor nutrition, high incidence of disease, and no access to clean water are all examples of these.
a)
Colonial Conditions
b)
Barriers to development
c)
Causes of development
d)
Real methods of development
26.
This group gives loans to countries that need money for development projects. These loans however often have strings attached to taking the money like public goods must be privatized
a)
World Trade Organization
b)
World Systems Theory
c)
International Monetary Fund
d)
Peripheral Core Loans
27.
LDC's that have less education, income, and technology so that they get bullied by MDC's since we are all connected in the global economy.
a)
Core
b)
Periphery
c)
Semi-periphery
d)
Liberal Model
28.
The percentage of the population that can read and write is called..
a)
Literacy rate
b)
Life expectancy
c)
Death rate
d)
Birth rate
29.
GDP PPP shows..
a)
The total income of a country
b)
How much people earn on average
c)
How much you can buy with your money
30.
Which country has the highest life expectancy?
a)
USA
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
Netherlands
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