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

The development of port cities in many parts of the world can be directly related to colonial efforts and the shipment of raw materials around the globe.

A map of GDP would show how wealth is distributed across the national population.

Traditional notions of "development" often referred to a process of economic and social transformation, generally with an emphasis on industrialization.

Besides the United States, which is the only country not participating in the Paris Climate Agreement?

Which is NOT an example of an industry in the primary sector?

In the industrial development of the United States and elsewhere, factories began to move to _____ as waterpower was supplanted by steam, coal, and electric power.

The residents of the wealthy side of a town have almost unlimited access to wireless Internet connections. Meanwhile, the people on the poor side of town do not own computers and have almost no access to the Internet. This is an example of:

Which is NOT one of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals?

According to Amartya Sen, what lies at the heart of development?

-According to the map, the primary threat to Australia from global climate change is:

Two generous philanthropists in the United States, who established the Giving Pledge in 2010, are:

The Cold War was the principal frame for power from the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Retrofitting of factory complexes in certain parts of old core industrial regions is not always done for a new industrial use. Sometimes, these facilities are converted for housing or commercial uses.

The concept of postdevelopment implies that:

Which statement is NOT true of Rostow's "age of high mass consumption"?

Many geographers see the key goal of development as enhancing the individual's and society's quality of life, not necessarily as about producing more goods and services.

The key terms related to development geography have traditionally been based on economic measures.

What technology facilitated the spread of industrialization and marked the adoption of industrial innovations?

Which is NOT an example of an industry in the secondary sector?

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