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

The economic sector that processes raw materials and transforms them into usable form is the:

The United States has been criticized for channeling its development assistance toward its political allies in order to promote a foreign policy agenda.

Which group is NOT a major allocator of resources within any given country?

About 65 percent of the world's inhabitants use the Internet.

Pristine natural environments are often positively associated with the poorer places on the planet.

The city in which elite residents avoid the dangers and unpleasantries of venturing out among the poor or dangerous city neighborhoods by "going up" in interconnected residential, office, and shopping towers is:

In the twentieth century, which group consisted of those countries ruled by communist or socialist governments with central or command economies?

The Gini coefficient measures:

In terms of foreign aid provided, _____ provides the highest amount in total dollars, but _____ provides the highest percent of their national income.

The shift from a reliance on primary to secondary sector activities on a large scale occurred as a result of:

Fracking generally seeks to release natural gas.

China is now the world leader in producing pollution.

Typically, colonizers see colonies as sources of raw materials.

The Industrial Revolution greatly accelerated the world's rate of deforestation.

Iceland's primary energy source is:

Information workers work in the tertiary sector of the economy.

The term gross national happiness was coined in which country?

-The map shows that overall well-being is lowest in all of the following states EXCEPT:

-According to the map, which of these countries has the lowest GDP per capita?

Colonization often resulted in the development of a transportation infrastructure that facilitated travel among various points within the colony.