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Development Review

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Traditionally, which part of the world is more developed?

a)

Northern hemisphere

b)

Southern hemisphere

c)

Periphery

d)

Fifth World countries

2.
Of the following areas, the Human Development Index is highest in
a)
South Asia
b)
East Asia
c)
South America
d)
Europe
3.
A mining company operates in which industry sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Quinary
4.
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
5.
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 
6.
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
7.
Which of these is not a factor of HDI?
a)
Literacy Rate
b)
Death Rate
c)
Infant Mortality Rate
d)
GDP per Capita 
8.
Identify what type of country this would be: High Literacy rate; Low Infant Mortality Rate; High Capita per GDP
a)
Least Developed
b)
Newly Developed
c)
More Developed
9.

The value added in manufacturing is highest in

a)

Mexico

b)

India

c)

Indonesia

d)

United States

10.
Which sector has grown in the fastest in developed countries?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
11.

U.N rates access to knowledge. Which one is NOT a factor considered?

a)

Number of years today’s adults spent in school

b)

Test scores

c)

student to teacher ratio

d)

Literacy rate

12.

Which county was once considered developed but is now considered developing?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

North Korea

c)

South Korea

d)

Russia

e)

Austria

13.

Income Inequality in the U.S.

a)

Has decreased since 2001

b)

Has increased since 1980

c)

Has stayed about the same

d)

Has increased since WWII

14.

GDP is always a good gauge of inequality

a)

True

b)

False

15.

IHDI was created by the UN to

a)

The lowest scores are in Sub-Saharan Africa

b)

To access where a country is on the demographic transistion model

c)

To access the three main aspects determining human development plus the gender inequality within a country

d)

Consider the three main aspects determining human development plus the income inequality within a country

16.

Generally the more developed a country is

a)

The more inequality is present

b)

The less inequality is present

c)

The more religious a county is

d)

The more women work in agriculture

17.

The Gender-related development index measures

a)

The infant mortality rate

b)

Measures the gender differences within life expectancy, education and income

c)

Measures the gender difference with empowerment and the labor market

d)

Considers how gender inequality improves over time

18.

Regions lowest in GDI and GII are

a)

Sub Saharan Africa, Middle East, South Asia and South East Asia

b)

Sub Saharan Africa, Middle East, South Asia and Latin America

c)

Sub Saharan Africa, Pacific Islands, South Asia and South East Asia

d)

Latin America, Russia, Sub Saharan Africa, South East Asia

19.

Why has GII improvements remained lower in the U.S. than other developed countries

a)

Planned Parenthood and other liberal organizations are holding women back

b)

Higher teen birth rates, few women in legislature and higher that normal maternal mortality rates.

c)

Higher teen birth rates and higher religious adherence than other developed countries

d)

The U.S. actually has the highest numbers for gender equality

20.

Women’s empowerment is

a)

The ability of women to get noticed

b)

A detriment to a nation improving its development levels

c)

the core periphery model

d)

The ability of women to achieve improvements in their own status through economic and political power

21.

Wallerstein’s Core Periphery Model demonstrates

a)

That most developed countries are in the Northern hemisphere

b)

the relationship between developed and developing countries

c)

That developed nations and developing nations are better left independent of one another

d)

That the semi-periphery is usually neglected

22.

These countries are considered semi-periphery

a)

Mexico, Algeria, Spain

b)

Japan, China, Russia

c)

US, UK, Canada

d)

India, China, South Africa

23.

Which country is known for its self-sufficiency path

a)

China

b)

Norway

c)

Japan

d)

India

e)

Singapore

24.

The problem with self-sufficiency is

a)

They are dependent on foreign oil

b)

Heavy import taxes raise prices on goods.

c)

Drive to maturity it met too quickly

d)

there is not problem, it is far superior to open trade

25.

Which is the correct order for development according to Rostow?

a)

Takeoff, drive to maturity, age of mass consumption, traditional

b)

Age of mass consumption, traditional, take off, drive to maturity

c)

Traditional society, preconditions to take off takeoff, drive to maturity

d)

Traditional society, takeoff, drive to maturity, preconditions to take off

26.

Which one is not one of the four Asian dragons

a)

South Korea

b)

Singapore

c)

Hong Kong

d)

Taiwan

e)

Japan

27.

Which one is not one of the oil rich Arabian countries

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Bahrain

c)

Yemen

d)

United Arab Emirates

e)

Oman

28.

In general, international trade

a)

Improves the conditions of developing countries

b)

Causes more poverty

29.

The World Trade Organization

a)

Promotes international trade by enforcing trade agreements

b)

Ensures workers in developing counties are treated fairly

c)

Encourages self sufficiency

d)

Finances development

30.

Which country gets the least foreign investment

a)

Brazil

b)

Mexico

c)

China

d)

India

e)

Sudan

31.

Developing countries borrow money to

a)

Invest in infrastructure

b)

Build entertainment venues

c)

Feed the poor

d)

Buy medications and vaccines

32.

Stimulus strategy

a)

Cuts taxes and spending

b)

Increases spending of tax money on infrastructure

33.

Europe’s debt crisis was made worse because

a)

The Balkans went to war

b)

Communism fell in the Eastern Block

c)

The Euro as a common currency increased difficulties for poorer nations

d)

Microfinance left Europe in favor or South America

34.

Fair Trade practices encourage

a)

Low prices for all

b)

Higher wages in developed countries

c)

fair wages in developing countries

d)

Austerity

35.

Cooperative stores have been popular at all of these points in history except

a)

The Great Depression

b)

The 1960s and 70s

c)

World War II

d)

Currently

36.
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
37.
According to Rostow's development model, a country with a rapidly growing economy, and a lot of heavy industry that uses modern technology with increasingly skilled labor is in Stage
a)
Two
b)
Three
c)
Four
d)
Five
38.
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 
39.
Toyota operates in which industry sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Quinary
40.
A clothing store operates in which industry sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Tertiary
41.
What does the inequality-adjusted human development index of a country tell us? 
a)
the quality of life in a country
b)
the amount of development lost in a country
c)
the literacy level of a country
d)
the GNI per capita at PPP of a country
42.
A ___ engages in tertiary economic activity.  
a)
carpenter 
b)
lumberjack 
c)
orange grower 
d)
police officer  
43.
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
44.
Core countries focuses all but
a)
higher ski
b)
extraction of raw materials
c)
low-skilled, labor intensive production
d)

capital intensive production

45.
Stages of growth model is similar to ________ model.
a)
J. H von Thunen
b)
Ernst Ravenstein
c)
W.W. Rostow
d)
Immanuel Wallerstein
46.
Identify what type of country this would be: High Literacy rate; Low Infant Mortality Rate; High Capita per GDP
a)
Least Developed
b)
Newly Developed
c)
More Developed
47.

Inequality in developing countries is most likely found

a)

in the primate city

b)

in cities located in extreme environments

c)

in areas further away from the large urban core

d)

in the agricultural areas of the country

e)

in the inner city section of the large cities

48.

The greatest improvemnt in the GII since the 1990s has been in

a)

Southwest Asia and North Africa

b)

Western Europe

c)

sub-Saharan Africa

d)

East and Southeast Asia

e)

South America

49.

According to the U.N. gender inequality adversely affects which of these?

a)

The environment

b)

Politics

c)

Childbirth

d)

Life Expectancy

e)

Death Rates

50.

Which country has a high HDI and a low GII?

a)

Russia

b)

Canada

c)

India

d)

Indonesia

e)

United States

51.

The two categories that have the largest degree of gender inequality are in the areas of

a)

economy and education

b)

health and education

c)

economy and politics

d)

education and politics

e)

health and politics

52.

Which statement best demonstrates why purchasing parity is useful in comparing income and wealth in various countries?

a)

The euro is would about $1.05

b)

A pair of jeans that cost $27 in Pakistan cost $40 in Laos

c)

Inflation is 2% higher in Indonesia than it is in Peru

d)

Unemployment is 2% higher in Israel than it is in Japan

e)

Germany's national debt is twice as high as Panama's

53.

Five percent of the population of a country works in the primary sector and 75% works in the teriary sector, most likely, this is a

a)

LDC

b)

emerging economy

c)

peripheral country

d)

MDC

e)

semi-peripheral country

54.

The single most important factor in improving gender equality is

a)

education

b)

wealth

c)

GDP

d)

politics

e)

religion

55.

Which of the following indicators of development is a composite measure?

a)

GDP

b)

GNP

c)

GNI

d)

HDI

e)

GPD

56.

Which county was once considered developed but is now considered developing?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

North Korea

c)

South Korea

d)

Russia

e)

Austria

57.

Which pairing of economic sectors is NOT correct?

a)

Farming/primary

b)

Automobile manufacturing/secondary

c)

Apple executive/quinary

d)

Soft drink bottling/tertiary

e)

Accountant/quaternary

58.

Which of the following can be used to measure the level of development of a country?

a)

Life expectancy

b)

Gross National Income

c)

Literacy Rates

d)

Access to healthcare

e)

All are correct

59.

Gross National Income (GNI) is a common measure of development. Which of the following is an accurate description of GNI?

a)

The average earnings of the population of a country

b)

The total earnings of the population of a country

c)

The value of goods and services produced by a country domestically and overseas

d)

The value of goods produced by a country overseas, only.

e)

The value of goods and services produced by a country domestically, only.

60.

As less developed countries start developing economically, fewer citizens work in the ______________ economic sector because _____________ ?

a)

Tertiary; the need for services is greater in poor countries

b)

Secondary: developed countries send their manufacturing industries overseas.

c)

Primary: a country’s resources are being used up as it develops

d)

Primary: technology makes these jobs more efficienct

e)

Secondary: as a country’s wealth increased, fewer factories are needed.

61.

Which of the following most accurately describes the Human Development Index?

a)

A composite statistic of life expectancy, pollution levels and infrastructure.

b)

A composite statistic of per capital income, life expectancy and infrastructure

c)

A composite statistic of per capita income, infrastructure and corruption levels

d)

A composite statistic of life expectancy, education and per capita income

62.

The best description of the countries shown on the map in blue

a)

Semi-peripheral countries

b)

Developing countries

c)

Core countries

d)

Least developed countries

e)

Periphery countries

63.

Modernization models of economic development suggest that

a)

There will always be a combination of more developed countries and less developed countries

b)

Industries will always try to locate to enable3 them to take advantage of agglomeration economies

c)

Geographic factors, such as the availability of natural resources, determin how a country develops

d)

It is possible for all countries to reach a high level of economic development

e)

Governments should not proviide stimulus for economic development

64.

All are stages of Rostow’s Stages oof Econopmic Growth model EXCEPT

a)

Pre-condition for take-off

b)

Drive to maturity

c)

High mass consumption

d)

Late expanding

e)

Traditional society

65.

The lowest rate of female participation in the work force would be found in

a)

Eastern Europe

b)

Central Asia

c)

Southwest Asia

d)

Latin America

e)

North America

66.

The greatest improvemnt in the GII since the 1990s has been in

a)

Southwest Asia and North Africa

b)

Western Europe

c)

sub-Saharan Africa

d)

East and Southeast Asia

e)

South America

67.

The literacy rate of countries in Latin America is at least

a)

99%-100%

b)

90%-98%

c)

70%-89%

d)

Below 70%

e)

Below 40%

68.

Which developed country has a life expectancy like those of developing countries?

a)

Russia

b)

USA

c)

Spain

d)

Japan

e)

Denmark

69.

Which was NOT one of the Four Asian Dragons that based its development on international trade?

a)

Singapore

b)

Taiwan

c)

South Korea

d)

Vietnam

70.

A country that concentrates on international trade

a)

Benefits from exposure to the demands and preferences of the consumers in other countries

b)

Is limited by the actions of the trading bloc of the WTO

c)

Is exempt from foreign trade tarriffs

d)

Experiences slow, but steady growth

e)

Is restricted by foreign trade investment

71.

Microsoft loaning money to set up software packaging operations in Ireland would be an example of

a)

The International Monetary Fund

b)

The World Bank

c)

Foreign Direct Investment

d)

Multinational corporation relocation program

e)

International development assistance program

72.

Micro financing is intended

a)

For new corporations moving into developing countries

b)

For individuals to obtain small loans for cottage industries

c)

For established business to secure loans for expansion

d)

To provide substantial loans to multinational corporations to move into less developed counties

e)

To provide loans of less than a $100

73.

Fair trade

a)

allows for fair competition between the same producers in a country on the global market

b)

Allows workers to keep more of their profits and eliminates the middleman

c)

Provided equal trade practices and restrictions between countries

d)

Allows for competition of workers in agricultural industries by controlling wage rates

e)

There is no such thing as fair trade

74.

Which region has seen the lowest gain in HDI indicators?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Central Asia

d)

South Asia

e)

Sub-Saharan Africa

75.

Development is

a)

The process that aids people’s intellectual ability

b)

The process used to increase a factory’s output

c)

The process of improving the material conditions of people through technology and knowledge

d)

The process of manufacturing efficiently

e)

The process of giving children in Africa a free laptop

76.

Highly developed countries will have

a)

A shrinking primary sector and expanding secondary sector

b)

A shirking secondary sector and established tertiary, quaternary and quinary sectors

c)

An expanding primary sector

d)

A declining tertiary sector and expanding secondary sector

e)

A GDP dominated by extraction industries

77.

Improving world trade and developing economies are programs linked closely with

a)

The self-sufficiency model of development

b)

A low level of HDI and high GII

c)

The Rostov model of international trade

d)

A low GEM and high HDI

e)

Investment from the IMF and World Bank

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