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IBGP.3.1 Defining & Measuring Development Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A sustained increase in the standard of living and well-being of a level of social organization.

a)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

b)

positive freedom

c)

development

d)

relative poverty

2.

Total value of all the goods and services produced in an economy, a measure of national income is _____________.

a)

Absolute Poverty

b)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

c)

Purchasing

Power Parity (PPP)

d)

Human Development Index (HDI)

3.

Positive freedom would BEST identify with gaining

a)

financial wealth

b)

opportunity

c)

knowledge

d)

resources

4.

The ‘international dollar,’ that takes account of the relative cost of living and the inflation rates of different countries, is sometimes used to identify the

a)

Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)

b)

Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI)

c)

Inclusive Wealth Index (IWI)

d)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

5.

Which is NOT applied to the Happy Planet Index (HPI)?

a)

Life Expectancy

b)

Per Capita Income

c)

Inequality of outcomes

d)

Ecological Footprint

6.

Theory that there is a single, linear path to development, reflected in the transformation of western countries from traditional, pre-industrial, agrarian societies to industrial and mass consumption ones.

a)

Modernization Theory

b)

Marxism

c)

North-South Divide

d)

Sustainable Development

7.

Check all that would apply to the Alternative View of poverty and development.

a)

Promotes economic growth and free markets

b)

Humanistic view of poverty that emphasizes opportunity, freedom and

empowerment.

c)

Ecological balance, sustainability and conservation of the ‘global commons’

(water, land, air, forest).

d)

Social and cultural inclusion through respect for cultural diversity and the

interests of marginalized groups such as women and indigenous groups.

8.

When analyzing development, a realist would be most aligned with which economic philosophy?

a)

Promote free trade and globalization

b)

Mercantilism/ Protectionism

c)

Marxist-Socialism

d)

Kleptocracy

9.

Physical, mental, and social health, and the opportunities they have to create meaningful futures are people's ____________.

a)

wealth.

b)

well-beings.

c)

sustainable development

d)

freedoms.

10.

__________ measures wealth using countries' natural, manufactured, human and social capital.

a)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

b)

Happy Planet Index (HPI)

c)

Human Development Index (HDI)

d)

Inclusive Wealth Index (IWI)

11.

Check all that would apply towards Neo-Marxists views on development.

a)

Limited by religion, authoritarian regimes, and corruption.

b)

Neo-colonialism replaced traditional imperialism.

c)

The IMF & World Bank favor developing countries at the expense of the developed.

d)

Class warfare is global. That is, the advanced states core areas are the new ownership class. The developing peripheral areas where labor is performed represents the modern proletariat.

12.

The pro-economic growth and pro-market perspective of development would be BEST characterized by the ___________ View.

a)

Realist

b)

Orthodox

c)

Alternative

d)

Neo-Marxist

13.

Check ALL that applies towards the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI).

a)

Higher education is a "social net positive."

b)

ANY man-made effect on the environment is a "net negative."

c)

Loss of political freedoms like voting are a "net negative."

d)

Income inequality is an "economic net positive."

14.

Check all that apply towards the "Southern Consensus."

a)

Only applies to Sub-Sahara African and South American states.

b)

Great role for state intervention than acceptable to economic liberalists.

c)

It is a real-world application of the Alternative View towards development.

d)

Combines growth-orientated economic policies with a sensitivity to local and regional needs and interests, placing stress on cultural diversity, ecological balance and self-reliance.

15.

Depending on if you are applying US$ or International$ to measure GDP, the two largest economies in the world are

a)

China and Japan

b)

China and the United States

c)

Japan and Germany

d)

United States and Russia

16.

Which country below would LEAST likely be among those at the top of the Corruption Perception Index?

a)

Norway

b)

North Korea

c)

Venezuela

d)

Afghanistan

17.

A supporter of the liberal view towards development would LEAST agree with

a)

free trade

b)

nationalization of major industries.

c)

financial deregulation

d)

self-regulated free markets

18.

The difference between absolute and relative poverty can be BEST summed up that

a)

one uses US$, the other International$ to measure the poverty line.

b)

ONLY absolute poverty relates to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

c)

ONLY relative poverty can be objectively defined.

d)

poverty is a social, and not

merely physiological, phenomenon.

19.

Policies, projects and investments that provide benefits today without sacrificing environmental, social and personal health in the future.

a)

well-beings

b)

sustainable development

c)

relative poverty

d)

Orthodox View towards development

20.

Check all that apply towards Rostow's stages of economic growth.

a)

High Mass Consumption is the 5th Stage

b)

1st Stage is Traditional Societies

c)

Take off occurs during the 2nd stage.

d)

Drive to take off is the 3rd Stage