Question 1

Economic development activities are exclusively the province of those who work within the legal system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A term now used to replace the idea of "Third World" with regard to the countries of Latin America, Asia, and Africa is:

Accepted Answer

A)  developing nations 
B)  Global South 
C)  Fourth World 
D)  nationalized economies 
A)  developing nations 
B)  Global South 
C)  Fourth World 
D)  nationalized economies

Question 3

Only finite resources are affected by industrialization and development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which is NOT one of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  achieve universal secondary education 
B)  eradicate extreme hunger and poverty 
C)  combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases 
D)  ensure environmental sustainability 
A)  achieve universal secondary education 
B)  eradicate extreme hunger and poverty 
C)  combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases 
D)  ensure environmental sustainability

Question 5

Which is NOT a renewable resource?

Accepted Answer

A)  a field allowed to lie fallow for 10 years 
B)  forests 
C)  petroleum 
D)  trees 
A)  a field allowed to lie fallow for 10 years 
B)  forests 
C)  petroleum 
D)  trees

Question 6

According to Rostow's original theory of economic development, all nations experience economic development in similar ways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which is a component of South-South cooperation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The states of North Carolina and South Carolina have worked together to implement a guest worker program. 
B)  Trade, technological innovation, and other forms of exchange are now occurring regularly among the nations of the Global South. 
C)  Australia has cut all ties with its former colonizer (England). 
D)  South Africa has forged economic partnerships with the wealthy nations of western Europe. 
A)  The states of North Carolina and South Carolina have worked together to implement a guest worker program. 
B)  Trade, technological innovation, and other forms of exchange are now occurring regularly among the nations of the Global South. 
C)  Australia has cut all ties with its former colonizer (England). 
D)  South Africa has forged economic partnerships with the wealthy nations of western Europe.

Question 8

In the twentieth century, the nations of the Third World were more or less synonymous with those of the Fourth World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The process of fracking usually results in the capture of:

Accepted Answer

A)  geothermal energy 
B)  natural gas 
C)  hydroelectric energy 
D)  bituminous coal 
A)  geothermal energy 
B)  natural gas 
C)  hydroelectric energy 
D)  bituminous coal

Question 10

To this day, the infrastructure of the United States reflects the country's status as a former colony of England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Brazil, like Sweden, is known for its relative income equality across the population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The places of retailing in an online environment are becoming increasingly difficult to see.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Brandt Line divided the world into which two regions?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Christian East and the Muslim West 
B)  the rich North and the poor South 
C)  the humid East and the dry South 
D)  the English-speaking world and the non-English-speaking world 
A)  the Christian East and the Muslim West 
B)  the rich North and the poor South 
C)  the humid East and the dry South 
D)  the English-speaking world and the non-English-speaking world

Question 14

Wealth and poverty are the best indicators of social development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The greenhouse effect occurs when:

Accepted Answer

A)  fruit-bearing plants emit toxic nitrogen 
B)  long-wave heat radiation gets trapped near Earth's surface 
C)  acid rain falls from the sky 
D)  oceans are overfished 
A)  fruit-bearing plants emit toxic nitrogen 
B)  long-wave heat radiation gets trapped near Earth's surface 
C)  acid rain falls from the sky 
D)  oceans are overfished

Question 16

Which is NOT a criticism sometimes or often leveled at celebrity development efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  These efforts usually fail to raise money or awareness of important issues. 
B)  Most media celebrities are not trained economists, climate change scientists, medical doctors, educators, or social workers. 
C)  Celebrity development efforts tend to portray the Global South and its residents as passive victims of calamity who are waiting for wealthy Westerners to rescue them. 
D)  Celebrity development efforts are often more about enhancing the celebrity's individual brand than about any true concern for people and places. 
A)  These efforts usually fail to raise money or awareness of important issues. 
B)  Most media celebrities are not trained economists, climate change scientists, medical doctors, educators, or social workers. 
C)  Celebrity development efforts tend to portray the Global South and its residents as passive victims of calamity who are waiting for wealthy Westerners to rescue them. 
D)  Celebrity development efforts are often more about enhancing the celebrity's individual brand than about any true concern for people and places.

Question 17

About $12 trillion dollars would have been added to the global GDP by 2015 if women were taken out of the workforce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which statement regarding women is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Female workers earn less than their male counterparts. 
B)  Women tend to hold more government jobs than men do. 
C)  Women tend to have fewer employment choices than men do. 
D)  Men are more likely to hold on to their jobs during economic downturns than women are. 
A)  Female workers earn less than their male counterparts. 
B)  Women tend to hold more government jobs than men do. 
C)  Women tend to have fewer employment choices than men do. 
D)  Men are more likely to hold on to their jobs during economic downturns than women are.

Question 19

The world leader in producing pollution is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States 
B)  China 
C)  India 
D)  Russia 
A)  the United States 
B)  China 
C)  India 
D)  Russia

Question 20

What is an example of a nonurban form of the quaternary economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  factories 
B)  online banking 
C)  interstate highways 
D)  suburban shopping malls 
A)  factories 
B)  online banking 
C)  interstate highways 
D)  suburban shopping malls

Economic development activities are exclusively the province of those who work within the legal system.

A term now used to replace the idea of "Third World" with regard to the countries of Latin America, Asia, and Africa is:

Only finite resources are affected by industrialization and development.

Which is NOT one of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals?

Which is NOT a renewable resource?

According to Rostow's original theory of economic development, all nations experience economic development in similar ways.

Which is a component of South-South cooperation?

In the twentieth century, the nations of the Third World were more or less synonymous with those of the Fourth World.

The process of fracking usually results in the capture of:

To this day, the infrastructure of the United States reflects the country's status as a former colony of England.

Brazil, like Sweden, is known for its relative income equality across the population.

The places of retailing in an online environment are becoming increasingly difficult to see.

The Brandt Line divided the world into which two regions?

Wealth and poverty are the best indicators of social development.

The greenhouse effect occurs when:

Which is NOT a criticism sometimes or often leveled at celebrity development efforts?

About $12 trillion dollars would have been added to the global GDP by 2015 if women were taken out of the workforce.

Which statement regarding women is NOT true?

The world leader in producing pollution is:

What is an example of a nonurban form of the quaternary economy?

Human Geography: A Cultural Approach

Geographies of Cultural Difference: One World or Many

Population Geography: Shaping the Human Mosaic

The Geography of Language: Locating the Spoken Word

Geographies of Race and Ethnicity: Melting Pot or Salad Bowl

Political Geography: A Divided World

The Geography of Religion: Space and Places of Sacredness

The Geography of Agriculture and Food: Shaping the Land, Feeding the World

Urban Geography: A World of Cities

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

Economic development activities are exclusively the province of those who work within the legal system.

A term now used to replace the idea of "Third World" with regard to the countries of Latin America, Asia, and Africa is:

Only finite resources are affected by industrialization and development.

Which is NOT one of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals?

Which is NOT a renewable resource?

According to Rostow's original theory of economic development, all nations experience economic development in similar ways.

Which is a component of South-South cooperation?

In the twentieth century, the nations of the Third World were more or less synonymous with those of the Fourth World.

The process of fracking usually results in the capture of:

To this day, the infrastructure of the United States reflects the country's status as a former colony of England.

Brazil, like Sweden, is known for its relative income equality across the population.

The places of retailing in an online environment are becoming increasingly difficult to see.

The Brandt Line divided the world into which two regions?

Wealth and poverty are the best indicators of social development.

The greenhouse effect occurs when:

Which is NOT a criticism sometimes or often leveled at celebrity development efforts?

About $12 trillion dollars would have been added to the global GDP by 2015 if women were taken out of the workforce.

Which statement regarding women is NOT true?

The world leader in producing pollution is:

What is an example of a nonurban form of the quaternary economy?

Human Geography: A Cultural Approach

Geographies of Cultural Difference: One World or Many

Population Geography: Shaping the Human Mosaic

The Geography of Language: Locating the Spoken Word

Geographies of Race and Ethnicity: Melting Pot or Salad Bowl

Political Geography: A Divided World

The Geography of Religion: Space and Places of Sacredness

The Geography of Agriculture and Food: Shaping the Land, Feeding the World

Urban Geography: A World of Cities

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