Question 1

The United Nations considers ________ to be the most critical measure of the ability of an individual to gain access to knowledge needed for development.

Accepted Answer

A)  years of schooling 
B)  the quality of instruction 
C)  the income of the family 
D)  the quality of a government 
E)  the availability of jobs 
A)  years of schooling 
B)  the quality of instruction 
C)  the income of the family 
D)  the quality of a government 
E)  the availability of jobs

Question 2

Which of the following regions has life expectancy that is comparable to developed regions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin America 
B)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
C)  South Asia 
D)  Southeast Asia 
E)  Southwest Asia 
A)  Latin America 
B)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
C)  South Asia 
D)  Southeast Asia 
E)  Southwest Asia

Question 3

Which of the following is true for the self-sufficiency path to development?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government reduces taxes and tariffs and increases import quotas. 
B)  There is an attempt to focus on a few disruptive technologies. 
C)  Unprofitable private companies can be nursed to success because of isolation from competition from large international companies. 
D)  Rapid economic growth is expected. 
E)  Globally competitive products will be produced. 
A)  The government reduces taxes and tariffs and increases import quotas. 
B)  There is an attempt to focus on a few disruptive technologies. 
C)  Unprofitable private companies can be nursed to success because of isolation from competition from large international companies. 
D)  Rapid economic growth is expected. 
E)  Globally competitive products will be produced.

Question 4

A baby born today in sub-Saharan Africa can expect to live on average to age 57.What are the two main factors that influence this relatively short lifespan expectation?

Accepted Answer

A)  nutrition, medical services 
B)  nutrition, education 
C)  medical services, stress levels 
D)  medical services, industrial accidents 
E)  environmental toxicity, nutrition 
A)  nutrition, medical services 
B)  nutrition, education 
C)  medical services, stress levels 
D)  medical services, industrial accidents 
E)  environmental toxicity, nutrition

Question 5

What are the ways in which national incomes are measured?

Accepted Answer

Over the years,various measures of natio

Question 6

Fair Trade ________ the percentage of the retail price that ________ in ________ countries receive.

Accepted Answer

A)  improves, distributors, developed 
B)  protects, distributors, developed 
C)  reduces, producers, developing 
D)  reduces, importers, developing 
E)  improves, producers, developing 
A)  improves, distributors, developed 
B)  protects, distributors, developed 
C)  reduces, producers, developing 
D)  reduces, importers, developing 
E)  improves, producers, developing

Question 7

Compare and contrast the economic structures of developed and developing countries.

Accepted Answer

The economic structures of developed and

Question 8

Figure 9.5.5  
-Looking at Figure 9.5.5,which of the following countries has the highest adolescent fertility rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico 
B)  Morocco 
C)  China 
D)  Australia 
E)  Sweden 
A)  Mexico 
B)  Morocco 
C)  China 
D)  Australia 
E)  Sweden

Question 9

In which of the following categories of jobs does manufacturing fall?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary 
B)  secondary 
C)  tertiary 
D)  quadutiary 
E)  special 
A)  primary 
B)  secondary 
C)  tertiary 
D)  quadutiary 
E)  special

Question 10

In the developing world,East Asia and Latin America have some of the highest literacy at ________ percent.

Accepted Answer

A)  90 
B)  80 
C)  70 
D)  60 
E)  50 
A)  90 
B)  80 
C)  70 
D)  60 
E)  50

Question 11

Which of the following is not one of the UN's Millennium Development Goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  End poverty and hunger. 
B)  Achieve universal primary (elementary school) education. 
C)  Promote gender equality and empower women. 
D)  Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases. 
E)  End wars between countries over resources. 
A)  End poverty and hunger. 
B)  Achieve universal primary (elementary school) education. 
C)  Promote gender equality and empower women. 
D)  Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases. 
E)  End wars between countries over resources.

Question 12

This is the value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year,including money that leaves and enters the country.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gross Domestic Product 
B)  Purchasing Power Parity 
C)  Gross National Income 
D)  Human Development Index 
E)  Gross Empowerment Product 
A)  Gross Domestic Product 
B)  Purchasing Power Parity 
C)  Gross National Income 
D)  Human Development Index 
E)  Gross Empowerment Product

Question 13

The maps provided in 9.5.1 Gender Inequality Index (GII)and 9.5.2 Adolescent Fertility Rate seem to show that most of the countries that are below 0.3 on the GII are the same countries that have adolescent fertility rates below 60 per 1000.Provide reasons for this correlation.

Accepted Answer

The correlation between the Gender Inequ

Question 14

Which of the following is an accurate description of the labor force participation rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  the percentage of the population unemployed and underemployed 
B)  the percentage of college graduates employed in the field of their degree 
C)  the percentage of employed in any given year 
D)  the percent of women holding full-time jobs outside the home 
E)  the likelihood of a high school graduate getting a job within 2 years of graduation 
A)  the percentage of the population unemployed and underemployed 
B)  the percentage of college graduates employed in the field of their degree 
C)  the percentage of employed in any given year 
D)  the percent of women holding full-time jobs outside the home 
E)  the likelihood of a high school graduate getting a job within 2 years of graduation

Question 15

Which is not one of the eight UN Millennium Development Goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ensure environmental sustainability. 
B)  End poverty and hunger. 
C)  Reduce child mortality. 
D)  Equal access to consumer goods 
E)  Develop a global partnership for development. 
A)  Ensure environmental sustainability. 
B)  End poverty and hunger. 
C)  Reduce child mortality. 
D)  Equal access to consumer goods 
E)  Develop a global partnership for development.

Question 16

The United Nations measurement of a country's gender inequality combines measures of

Accepted Answer

A)  reproductive health, education, empowerment, population density. 
B)  reproductive health, education, empowerment, employment. 
C)  education, employment, fertility rate, upward mobility. 
D)  education, employment, happiness, head of household. 
E)  education, salary, upward mobility, reproductive health. 
A)  reproductive health, education, empowerment, population density. 
B)  reproductive health, education, empowerment, employment. 
C)  education, employment, fertility rate, upward mobility. 
D)  education, employment, happiness, head of household. 
E)  education, salary, upward mobility, reproductive health.

Question 17

Figure 9.5.5  
-Looking at Figure 9.5.5,which of the following countries has the lowest adolescent fertility rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  United States 
C)  Russia 
D)  South Africa 
E)  Brazil 
A)  Canada 
B)  United States 
C)  Russia 
D)  South Africa 
E)  Brazil

Question 18

This region has the world's highest percentage of people living in poverty and suffering from poor health and low education levels.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
B)  East Asia 
C)  South Asia 
D)  Southeast Asia 
E)  Latin America 
A)  Sub-Saharan Africa 
B)  East Asia 
C)  South Asia 
D)  Southeast Asia 
E)  Latin America

Question 19

This is the gross value of a product minus the cost of raw materials and energy.

Accepted Answer

A)  productivity 
B)  value added 
C)  GDP 
D)  GNI 
E)  PPP 
A)  productivity 
B)  value added 
C)  GDP 
D)  GNI 
E)  PPP

Question 20

What is the World Trade Organization and what are some of the criticisms against it?

Accepted Answer

The World Trade Organization was set up

The United Nations considers ________ to be the most critical measure of the ability of an individual to gain access to knowledge needed for development.

Which of the following regions has life expectancy that is comparable to developed regions?

Which of the following is true for the self-sufficiency path to development?

A baby born today in sub-Saharan Africa can expect to live on average to age 57.What are the two main factors that influence this relatively short lifespan expectation?

What are the ways in which national incomes are measured?

Fair Trade the percentage of the retail price that in countries receive.

Compare and contrast the economic structures of developed and developing countries.

Figure 9.5.5 -Looking at Figure 9.5.5,which of the following countries has the highest adolescent fertility rates?

In which of the following categories of jobs does manufacturing fall?

In the developing world,East Asia and Latin America have some of the highest literacy at ________ percent.

Which of the following is not one of the UN's Millennium Development Goals?

This is the value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year,including money that leaves and enters the country.

The maps provided in 9.5.1 Gender Inequality Index (GII)and 9.5.2 Adolescent Fertility Rate seem to show that most of the countries that are below 0.3 on the GII are the same countries that have adolescent fertility rates below 60 per 1000.Provide reasons for this correlation.

Which of the following is an accurate description of the labor force participation rate?

Which is not one of the eight UN Millennium Development Goals?

The United Nations measurement of a country's gender inequality combines measures of

Figure 9.5.5 -Looking at Figure 9.5.5,which of the following countries has the lowest adolescent fertility rates?

This region has the world's highest percentage of people living in poverty and suffering from poor health and low education levels.

This is the gross value of a product minus the cost of raw materials and energy.

What is the World Trade Organization and what are some of the criticisms against it?

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Exam 9: Development

The United Nations considers ________ to be the most critical measure of the ability of an individual to gain access to knowledge needed for development.

Which of the following regions has life expectancy that is comparable to developed regions?

Which of the following is true for the self-sufficiency path to development?

A baby born today in sub-Saharan Africa can expect to live on average to age 57.What are the two main factors that influence this relatively short lifespan expectation?

What are the ways in which national incomes are measured?

Fair Trade ________ the percentage of the retail price that ________ in ________ countries receive.

Compare and contrast the economic structures of developed and developing countries.

Figure 9.5.5 -Looking at Figure 9.5.5,which of the following countries has the highest adolescent fertility rates?

In which of the following categories of jobs does manufacturing fall?

In the developing world,East Asia and Latin America have some of the highest literacy at ________ percent.

Which of the following is not one of the UN's Millennium Development Goals?

This is the value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year,including money that leaves and enters the country.

The maps provided in 9.5.1 Gender Inequality Index (GII)and 9.5.2 Adolescent Fertility Rate seem to show that most of the countries that are below 0.3 on the GII are the same countries that have adolescent fertility rates below 60 per 1000.Provide reasons for this correlation.

Which of the following is an accurate description of the labor force participation rate?

Which is not one of the eight UN Millennium Development Goals?

The United Nations measurement of a country's gender inequality combines measures of

Figure 9.5.5 -Looking at Figure 9.5.5,which of the following countries has the lowest adolescent fertility rates?

This region has the world's highest percentage of people living in poverty and suffering from poor health and low education levels.

This is the gross value of a product minus the cost of raw materials and energy.

What is the World Trade Organization and what are some of the criticisms against it?

This Is Geography

Population and Health

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Languages

Religions

Ethnicities

Political Geography

Food and Agriculture

Industry

Services and Settlements

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Fair Trade the percentage of the retail price that in countries receive.