WorksheetsWG Test 4.2 Economic Development
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
The Human Development Index (HDI), a standard of a country's well-being, is a comparative measure of:
oil production, health, and child welfare
education, environment, and life expectancy
income per capita, goods produced, and resources
education, life expectancy, and income per capita
Which pair of countries in the chart would most likely be categorized as "more developed", or as having "very high human development" on the Human Development Index>
Countries A and C
Countries B and C
Countries A and D
Countries B and E
Which country would benefit the most from building new schools?
Singapore
India
Bangladesh
Nepal
In which country do people most likely have higher wages?
Singapore
India
Bangladesh
Nepal
From UN Human Development Data File: What is most likely true of the countries above which have a high Women's Empowerment score for human development?
They likely score lower on overall Human Development score
Their HDI score is probably also very high and they are all considered highly development
Their HDI score and Women's Empowerment will be exactly the same
They likely have low longevity
Which is an accurate statement on the changing role of women in North Africa?
Women maintain traditional roles in many households
Women earn equal pay for equal work in Tunisia
Women cover their face with scarves in Egypt
Women eat and pray separately from men
Which of the following did this demonstrate?
More men than women live in Afghanistan
Women were barred from participating in the Afghan Grand Council
Women remained under-represented in the Afghan government
African involvement in Afghanistan resulted in equal participation in public life by men and women
Which of the following is most likely to cause the negative effects described in the excerpt?
Protective tariffs
Global climate change
A global economic recession
A political coup
In recent years, companies from more developed nations have often built new production facilities in less developed nations is outsourcing has occurred because less developed nations frequently have:
a favorable climate
capital resources
a supply of inexpensive labor
greater political stability
An analysis of this table and map of Africa would show that:
China has overtaken the United States in its trade with Africa
China refuses to do business with Angola
the United States investment in Africa peaked in 2009
the United States has broken ties with most of Africa
Agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and associations such as the European Union (EU) reflect a movement toward:
national policies of protectionism
free trade zones
a rebirth of command economies
a reliance on social welfare policies
Which statement provides an important reason why countries and regions specialize in their economic activities?
they become more self-sufficient
they do not wish to compete
they have different productive resources
they are unable to overcome trade barriers
What occupation would most commonly be found in Country 1?
Subsistence farming
Computer programmers
Mining
Commercial agriculture
Which statement describes an aspect of a traditional economy?
Profit motivates individuals to set up private businesses
The interplay of supply and demand regulates prices
Traditional and customs greatly influence economic decisions
Government directs and controls and the means of production
In a traditional economy, information about the way goods are produced is passed from one generation to the next by the:
Family
Legal system
Public schools
Government
Which of the following headings best completes the outline?
Socialist Economies
Urban Societies
Commercial Economies
Traditional Societies
