Question 1

The word "development" implies ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  progress. 
B)  colonialism. 
C)  lowering of wages through mechanization. 
D)  technology. 
A)  progress. 
B)  colonialism. 
C)  lowering of wages through mechanization. 
D)  technology.

Question 2

Countries in which tier of the world economy (region)have high birth and death rates and low life expectancy at birth?

Accepted Answer

A)  post-industrial 
B)  core 
C)  semi-periphery 
D)  periphery 
A)  post-industrial 
B)  core 
C)  semi-periphery 
D)  periphery

Question 3

In peripheral countries it is not unusual for hotels in tourist areas to be owned by ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  worker's cooperatives. 
B)  local or regional governments. 
C)  local owner operators. 
D)  multinational corporations. 
A)  worker's cooperatives. 
B)  local or regional governments. 
C)  local owner operators. 
D)  multinational corporations.

Question 4

Wallerstein's three-tier regionalization of the world includes all of the following except ___________

Accepted Answer

A)  core. 
B)  semi-core. 
C)  periphery. 
D)  semi-periphery. 
A)  core. 
B)  semi-core. 
C)  periphery. 
D)  semi-periphery.

Question 5

Malaria kills about ___________ children in the global periphery each month.

Accepted Answer

A)  5,000 
B)  75,000 
C)  100,000 
D)  150,000 
A)  5,000 
B)  75,000 
C)  100,000 
D)  150,000

Question 6

The principal structuralist alternative to Rostow's model of economic development is known as __________________

Accepted Answer

A)  the "takeoff" model. 
B)  the liberal model. 
C)  the modernization model. 
D)  dependency theory. 
A)  the "takeoff" model. 
B)  the liberal model. 
C)  the modernization model. 
D)  dependency theory.

Question 7

Economic development in some African states (e.g.Malawi and Zimbabwe)is hampered by __________________

Accepted Answer

A)  drought. 
B)  religions intolerance. 
C)  corrupt governments. 
D)  drop in the price of oil. 
A)  drought. 
B)  religions intolerance. 
C)  corrupt governments. 
D)  drop in the price of oil.

Question 8

Gross national product (GNP)measures the value of officially recorded goods and services produced within a country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Port Gentile,Gabon was built by __________________

Accepted Answer

A)  an ancient Gabonese civilization. 
B)  British colonizers. 
C)  European oil companies. 
D)  migrants fleeing the Congo. 
A)  an ancient Gabonese civilization. 
B)  British colonizers. 
C)  European oil companies. 
D)  migrants fleeing the Congo.

Question 10

Which organization is headed by a U.S.citizen,is headquartered in Washington,D.C.and is charged with combating poverty in peripheral countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  IMF 
B)  World Bank 
C)  Washington Federal Savings and Loan 
D)  United Nations 
A)  IMF 
B)  World Bank 
C)  Washington Federal Savings and Loan 
D)  United Nations

Question 11

Port Gentile is an example of an island of development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A large component of survival in countries with low per capita GNP is _______________

Accepted Answer

A)  foreign aid. 
B)  the sale of resources. 
C)  the informal economy. 
D)  tourism. 
A)  foreign aid. 
B)  the sale of resources. 
C)  the informal economy. 
D)  tourism.

Question 13

Rostow's model,developed in the early 1960s,was based upon the experience of _____________

Accepted Answer

A)  financial economists. 
B)  Latin American countries. 
C)  China. 
D)  Western modernization. 
A)  financial economists. 
B)  Latin American countries. 
C)  China. 
D)  Western modernization.

Question 14

Argentina's severe economic crisis in 2001 was triggered by economic decisions made _____________

Accepted Answer

A)  in Brazil 
B)  in Washington, D .C 
C)  by the United Nations 
D)  in Spain 
A)  in Brazil 
B)  in Washington, D .C 
C)  by the United Nations 
D)  in Spain

Question 15

Theories which hold that economic disparities are built into the global economic system are referred to as ________________

Accepted Answer

A)  structuralist theories. 
B)  modernization theories. 
C)  liberal theories. 
D)  neo-capitalist theories. 
A)  structuralist theories. 
B)  modernization theories. 
C)  liberal theories. 
D)  neo-capitalist theories.

Question 16

Discuss Rostow's stages of modernization model and give examples of countries you believe exemplify each stage.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

The use of energy efficient process and devices may actually lower GNP.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Most victims of malaria are

Accepted Answer

A)  agricultural workers. 
B)  women in childbearing years. 
C)  the elderly. 
D)  children under 5. 
A)  agricultural workers. 
B)  women in childbearing years. 
C)  the elderly. 
D)  children under 5.

Question 19

Governments have least control over wealth generating processes at the point in the commodity chain where goods enter the country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Define Gross National Product.Discuss the world map of per capita GNP and apply Wallerstein's three-tier regionalization (core,semi-periphery,periphery)to divide the world into three development regions. Give examples of countries in each region.

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Gross National Product (GNP) is the tota

The word "development" implies ___________

Countries in which tier of the world economy (region)have high birth and death rates and low life expectancy at birth?

In peripheral countries it is not unusual for hotels in tourist areas to be owned by ______________

Wallerstein's three-tier regionalization of the world includes all of the following except ___________

Malaria kills about ___________ children in the global periphery each month.

The principal structuralist alternative to Rostow's model of economic development is known as __________________

Economic development in some African states (e.g.Malawi and Zimbabwe)is hampered by __________________

Gross national product (GNP)measures the value of officially recorded goods and services produced within a country.

Port Gentile,Gabon was built by __________________

Which organization is headed by a U.S.citizen,is headquartered in Washington,D.C.and is charged with combating poverty in peripheral countries?

Port Gentile is an example of an island of development.

A large component of survival in countries with low per capita GNP is _______________

Rostow's model,developed in the early 1960s,was based upon the experience of _____________

Argentina's severe economic crisis in 2001 was triggered by economic decisions made _____________

Theories which hold that economic disparities are built into the global economic system are referred to as ________________

Discuss Rostow's stages of modernization model and give examples of countries you believe exemplify each stage.

The use of energy efficient process and devices may actually lower GNP.

Most victims of malaria are

Governments have least control over wealth generating processes at the point in the commodity chain where goods enter the country.

Define Gross National Product.Discuss the world map of per capita GNP and apply Wallerstein's three-tier regionalization (core,semi-periphery,periphery)to divide the world into three development regions. Give examples of countries in each region.

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Exam 10: Development

The word "development" implies ___________

Countries in which tier of the world economy (region)have high birth and death rates and low life expectancy at birth?

In peripheral countries it is not unusual for hotels in tourist areas to be owned by ______________

Wallerstein's three-tier regionalization of the world includes all of the following except ___________

Malaria kills about ___________ children in the global periphery each month.

The principal structuralist alternative to Rostow's model of economic development is known as __________________

Economic development in some African states (e.g.Malawi and Zimbabwe)is hampered by __________________

Gross national product (GNP)measures the value of officially recorded goods and services produced within a country.

Port Gentile,Gabon was built by __________________

Which organization is headed by a U.S.citizen,is headquartered in Washington,D.C.and is charged with combating poverty in peripheral countries?

Port Gentile is an example of an island of development.

A large component of survival in countries with low per capita GNP is _______________

Rostow's model,developed in the early 1960s,was based upon the experience of _____________

Argentina's severe economic crisis in 2001 was triggered by economic decisions made _____________

Theories which hold that economic disparities are built into the global economic system are referred to as ________________

Discuss Rostow's stages of modernization model and give examples of countries you believe exemplify each stage.

The use of energy efficient process and devices may actually lower GNP.

Most victims of malaria are

Governments have least control over wealth generating processes at the point in the commodity chain where goods enter the country.

Define Gross National Product.Discuss the world map of per capita GNP and apply Wallerstein's three-tier regionalization (core,semi-periphery,periphery)to divide the world into three development regions. Give examples of countries in each region.

Introduction to Human Geography

Population

Migration

Local Culture, Popular Culture, and Cultural Landscapes

Identity: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality

Language

Religion

Political Geography

Urban Geography

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Industry and Services

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Globalization and the Geography of Networks

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