Exam 9: Development Geography: Transforming Landscapes of Well-Being

Which is NOT a subset of the service industry?

The main emphasis of the quaternary sector of the economy is:

The port city through which half of the world's crude oil shipments pass, is:

Which of the following countries will be most severely impacted by sea level rise associated with climate change?

Men are more likely to spend their wages on alcohol and leisure; women are more likely to spend their wages on food, education, and health care.

Great Britain attempted to prevent the Industrial Revolution from diffusing outside the country.

Which would NOT be considered a part of the Global South?

In which body of water did the spawning stock of cod reach sustainable levels in 2009?

The Millennium Development Goals were established by:

The Live Aid charity concert put together by Bob Geldof was a response to:

Precolonial road development typically focused transportation routes on moving people and goods across interiors and connecting places to one another, while colonial-era infrastructure tended to focus on getting people and goods to sea and river ports as easily as possible.

-According to the map, reduced tourism is a likely effect of climate change in:

According to Marilyn Waring, the largest sector of any economy is:

Which example of nationalization is NOT correct?

The terms developed and underdeveloped are commonly understood to refer to:

In general, low standards of living are often correlated with subsistence agriculture.

High levels of national GDP allow populations meet their own basic needs as well as the needs of family members.

Carbon dioxide is the only absorbing gas involved in the greenhouse effect.

The Global South has surpassed the Global North in the adoption of what technology?

According to post-World War II ways of thinking about development, which was seen as key to improving standards of living?