WorksheetsUnit 3: Development
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
How do geographers measure levels of development?
they study economic factors
they study social factors
they study demographic factors
they study all of these factors
As countries develop, what usually happens to the economic opportunities for women?
there is no difference between the opportunities in the different levels of development
women have more economic opportunities as development increases
women's economic opportunities decrease as development increases
women have more economic opportunities than men as development increases
LDCs whose economies are transitioning from primary sector jobs to secondary sector jobs are called:
The periphery
Core countries
Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)
Third world countries
Primary sector jobs involve the...
extraction of materials from Earth, like mining or farming
provisions of goods and services, like medical, law, or education jobs
manufacturing of raw materials, like industry
all of the above
Which of the following is used to measure HDI?
GDP
Literacy Rate
Life Expectancy
All of the above
MDCs would generally be considered to be in which stage of the demographic transition model?
stage 1
stage 2
stage 3
stage 4
This region has the countries with the highest average HDI
Oceania
South Asia
East Asia
Europe
SW Asia
If a country has a high percentage of urbanization, it is most likely to be a . . .
more developed country
less developed country
If a country has high birth rates, it is most likely a. . . .
more developed country
less developed country
If a country has a large number of people under the age of 15, it is most likely a . . .
more developed country
less developed country
If a country has a high percentage of workers in agriculture, it is most likely a. . . .
more developed country
less developed country
If a country has a GDP per capita (per person) of $3,000 per year or less, it is most likely a . . . .
more developed country
less developed country
Which is an example of a secondary sector job?
hair dresser
math teacher
car salesman
factory worker
The majority of exported oil comes from which region of the world?
SW Asia (Middle East)
Northern Russia
Central America
Northwest Africa
What is the measurement of the total goods and services produced in a country for a given year?
Gross National Product (GNP)
Gross Domestic Index (GDI)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Natural Rate of Increase
Europe is made up of many countries in which level of development?
less developed countries
developing countries
emerging countries
more developed countries
According to Rostow's Model, what stage shows a shift towards manufacturing of consumer goods and high-tech products?
Stage 1: traditional society
Stage 2: preconditions for takeoff
Stage 3: takeoff
Stage 4: drive to maturity
Stage 5: age of mass consumption
According to the Core-Periphery Model, what is the relationship between Periphery (LDC) countries and Core (MDC) countries?
Cheap labor and raw materials go from Periphery (LDC) to Core (MDC)
Cheap labor and raw materials go from Core (MDC) to Periphery (LDC)
there is no relationship between the two
The answer cannot be determined
GDP per capita is the only economic indicator to reliably determine level of development for a country.
True
False
According to the United Nations, gender inequality exists in every country of the world.
True
False
Mining, Fishing, and Farming are all examples of the Tertiary Economic Sector
True
False
The most developed region
South East Asia
North America
Latin America
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Newly Industrialized Region
South East Asia
North America
Latin America
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Less Developed Region, but becoming Newly Industrialized
South East Asia
North America
Latin America
Sub-Saharan Africa
The least developed region
South East Asia
North America
Latin America
Sub-Saharan Africa
