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Economic Geography

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A country with a mostly rural population engaged in mainly primary economic activities is probably a  
a)
developing nation. 
b)
 developed nation.
c)
industrialized nation. 
d)
primary nation.
2.
The ___ level of economic activity is represented in this photograph. 
a)
Tertiary
b)
Primary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Secondary
3.
What is the basic support system needed to keep an economy going called?
a)
economic activity
b)
infrastructure 
c)
Gross Domestic Product
d)
Skills of workers
4.
If Country A has a low growth rate, high literacy rate, and largely tertiary level economic activity, then it is 
a)
developing 
b)
in transition
c)
developed
d)
in North Africa 
5.
 How are natural resources distributed throughout the world?    
a)
 Natural resources are spread out unevenly around the earth.
b)
Most natural resources lie beneath the ocean floor.
c)
Most natural resources are found in developed nations. 
d)
 Natural resources are distributed evenly among all nations. 
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.

How do banking and credit institutions contribute to economic growth in a country? Choose all options that apply.

a)

They provide funds for firms to make investment in physical capital.

b)

They provide funds for households to make investment in human capital.

c)

They provide an incentive for people to save.

d)

They raise the debt burden in a country.

8.

Which area is the microfinance system mostly practiced?

a)

Under-populated

b)

Over-populated

c)

Rural

d)

Urban

9.

What is the Human Development Index?

a)

The health of an individual.

b)

A set of statistics or numbers that rank countries by their development.

c)

The country a person lives in,

d)

The number of preventable diseases in a country.

10.

How do we determine if a country is less developed, developing or developed?

a)

Using the Human Development Index

b)

The size of the country's Government

c)

The amount of tourism the country has

11.

model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of the historical exploitation of poor nations by rich nations

a)

World Systems Theory

b)

Modernization Model

c)

Organic Theory

d)

Dependency Theory

12.

market value of all final goods and services in a time period divided by the population

a)

GDP

b)

GNI

c)

GII

d)

GDP Per Capita

13.

HDI Measures ____________________ to determine development

a)

Cultural and Economic Indicators

b)

Economic and Political indicators

c)

Numbers and Equations

d)

Social and Cultural Indicators

14.
Zones established by many countries in the periphery and semi-periphery where they offer favorable tax, regulatory, and trade arrangements to attract foreign trade and investment with no selling of product within the country.
a)
Export Processing Zones
b)
Special Economic Zones
c)
Maquiladoras
15.
Microcredit loans are most often issued in developing countries to women.
a)
True
b)
False