Question 1

After the communist revolution in China, the status of women in Chinese society improved greatly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Why are the economic problems facing developing countries especially difficult to solve? What is the debt problem? What economic options are available for developing countries?

Accepted Answer

Developing countries face economic problems that are difficult to solve because they do not have the money to invest, especially while they cannot even feed starving citizens. They also do not have many of the foundational aspects (e.g., education and training, transportation, communication, banking) or knowledge to make investment possible. The debt problem exists because developing countries had to rely on private investment and or loans from other countries, which came with high interest rates, making it impossible for countries to pay back their debt. Economic options that are available for developing countries include foreign aid and trade barriers.

Question 3

More U.S. foreign aid is now flowing to nongovernmental agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The National Revolutionary Party in Mexico was formed from all major political groups in 1939.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In China, all available land is already under cultivation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Uganda's biggest problem is:

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of agricultural land. 
B)  lack of water resources. 
C)  lack of political coherence. 
D)  the absence of any export products. 
A)  lack of agricultural land. 
B)  lack of water resources. 
C)  lack of political coherence. 
D)  the absence of any export products.

Question 7

What advice would you give to a potential leader of a developing country? What advice can you offer to help manage or solve the six major problems facing developing countries?

Accepted Answer

Advice for a potential leader of a devel

Question 8

Since 1965, developing countries have grown at a faster rate than industrial countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Yoweri Museveni has turned Uganda into:

Accepted Answer

A)  a more politically stable country. 
B)  a military empire in East Africa that threatens other countries. 
C)  a bastion of government controlled monopolies. 
D)  a country exclusively governed by one tribe. 
A)  a more politically stable country. 
B)  a military empire in East Africa that threatens other countries. 
C)  a bastion of government controlled monopolies. 
D)  a country exclusively governed by one tribe.

Question 10

As of 2011, the GDP per capita in Uganda is about:

Accepted Answer

A)  $1500. 
B)  $1300. 
C)  $ 850. 
D)  $ 1260. 
A)  $1500. 
B)  $1300. 
C)  $ 850. 
D)  $ 1260.

Question 11

Today the World Bank is concentrating on environmentally sound investments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Chinese one-child policy has been very successful in rural areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the 1990s, the international debt problem was greatly reduced by:

Accepted Answer

A)  equilibrium accounting. 
B)  debt restructuring. 
C)  military intervention. 
D)  widespread refusal to pay interest on all debt. 
A)  equilibrium accounting. 
B)  debt restructuring. 
C)  military intervention. 
D)  widespread refusal to pay interest on all debt.

Question 14

Slightly less than half of the population of Uganda over the age of 25 have no formal schooling or less than one year of schooling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How many Internet users were in China as of 2010?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 million 
B)  500,000 
C)  389 million 
D)  China still has no access to the Internet 
A)  1 million 
B)  500,000 
C)  389 million 
D)  China still has no access to the Internet

Question 16

The political consensus problem is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the central problem facing nonindustrial nations. 
B)  an interesting question but not a problem for developing countries. 
C)  a problem in industrial countries but not nonindustrial countries. 
D)  relatively easy to solve. 
A)  the central problem facing nonindustrial nations. 
B)  an interesting question but not a problem for developing countries. 
C)  a problem in industrial countries but not nonindustrial countries. 
D)  relatively easy to solve.

Question 17

The current official religion of China is:

Accepted Answer

A)  atheism. 
B)  Confucianism. 
C)  Islam. 
D)  Christianity. 
A)  atheism. 
B)  Confucianism. 
C)  Islam. 
D)  Christianity.

Question 18

In the 1980s, the problem of the international debt:

Accepted Answer

A)  grew in importance. 
B)  declined in importance. 
C)  stabilized because of wise fiscal policies. 
D)  was eliminated in most developing countries. 
A)  grew in importance. 
B)  declined in importance. 
C)  stabilized because of wise fiscal policies. 
D)  was eliminated in most developing countries.

Question 19

To achieve takeoff into economic growth, a country needs to raise the level of:

Accepted Answer

A)  corruption. 
B)  military pressure on foreign companies. 
C)  investment. 
D)  population so more people can work. 
A)  corruption. 
B)  military pressure on foreign companies. 
C)  investment. 
D)  population so more people can work.

Question 20

Developing countries often suffer when the individuals who could help a country develop leave. This process is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  brain drain. 
B)  leverage buying. 
C)  power loss. 
D)  cultural gain. 
A)  brain drain. 
B)  leverage buying. 
C)  power loss. 
D)  cultural gain.

Exam 20: The Political Economies of Developing Countries

After the communist revolution in China, the status of women in Chinese society improved greatly.

Why are the economic problems facing developing countries especially difficult to solve? What is the debt problem? What economic options are available for developing countries?

More U.S. foreign aid is now flowing to nongovernmental agencies.

The National Revolutionary Party in Mexico was formed from all major political groups in 1939.

In China, all available land is already under cultivation.

Uganda's biggest problem is:

What advice would you give to a potential leader of a developing country? What advice can you offer to help manage or solve the six major problems facing developing countries?

Since 1965, developing countries have grown at a faster rate than industrial countries.

Yoweri Museveni has turned Uganda into:

As of 2011, the GDP per capita in Uganda is about:

Today the World Bank is concentrating on environmentally sound investments.

The Chinese one-child policy has been very successful in rural areas.

In the 1990s, the international debt problem was greatly reduced by:

Slightly less than half of the population of Uganda over the age of 25 have no formal schooling or less than one year of schooling.

How many Internet users were in China as of 2010?

The political consensus problem is:

The current official religion of China is:

In the 1980s, the problem of the international debt:

To achieve takeoff into economic growth, a country needs to raise the level of:

Developing countries often suffer when the individuals who could help a country develop leave. This process is called:

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