aphg ch 9 development review

APHG CH 9 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW

LDCs can be distinguished from MDCs by all BUT

A: Social factors B: demographic characteristics C: Economic Characteristics D: Language

Which is NOT one of the more developed regions?

A: Anglo America B: Eastern Asia C: Eastern Europe D Western Europe

Gender inequality exists:

A: In every country of the world B: In LDCS C: In MDCS D: In Sub Sahara Africa only

GDP per capita is a more meaningful measure of development than gross

national product.

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GDP per capita is a more meaningful measure of

development than gross national product.

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One advantage of a large percentage of labor force in

agriculture is the ability to generate a surplus of food for export.

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One advantage of a large percentage of labor force in agriculture is the ability to

generate a surplus of food for export.

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The difference in per capita GDP between the more developed and

less developed regions is

A: Widening B: Narrowing C: Holding steady D: Increasing then decreasing E: All of the above

The difference in per capita GDP between the more developed and less developed regions is

A: Widening B: Narrowing C: Holding steady D: Increasing then decreasing E: All of the above

The value of total output of goods and services in a year in a country is its

A: GDP B: GPA

C: primary economic sector. D: Productivity index

The value of total output of goods and services in a

year in a country is its A: GDP B: GPA

C: primary economic sector. D: Productivity index

Per capita GDP is a good indicator of all but which of the following?

A) the approximate level of material well being in a country

B) the number of countries below the poverty level

C) the spatial distribution of global wealth D) the distribution of wealth within a

country

Which is a primary sector activity

A: Education B: Lawyer C: Logger D: Retail sales E: Health care

Which is a tertiary activity?

A: Trucking B: Mining C: Farming D:government E: All of the above F: A and D

LDCs have more:

A: tertiary workers B: Secondary workers C: Primary workers D: All three

Where are jobs increasing in MDC’s

A: Primary sector B: Secondary sector C: Tertiary sector D: All three sectors

People are more productive in more developed countries because they

A: Work harder B: Higher Education C: Have access to better technology D: They aren’t more productive E: Have higher value added

People are more productive in more developed countries because they

A: Work harder B: Higher Education C: have access to better technology D: They aren’t more productive E: Have higher value added

Value added is

A: The value of a product minus the costs of raw materials and energy

B: The value of labor to a product C: the value of energy and labor added to

a product D: The value of energy added to a

product

Most of Europes raw materials come from:

A: Domestic production B: Obtaining from LDC’s C: Obtaining from other MDC’s D: Exploitation of their colonies

In less developed countries, consumer goods such as telephones, televisions, and motor vehicles are

A:unknown and unfamiliar to most people. B: owned by a minority of the people. C: available only through local manufacture D: available for sharing by a large number of

people.

Which of the following is not an indicator of a country's level of

development?

A: Literacy rate B: IMR C: CDR D: CBR E: NIR

Which of the following is not an indicator of a country's level of development?

A: Literacy rate B: IMR C: CDR D: CBR E: NIR

Compared to more developed countries, less developed countries typically have all but which of the

following characteristics?

A: Higher CBR B: Lower dependancy rates C: Higher number of children under 15 D: Lower numbers of the elderly

Compared to more developed countries, less developed

countries typically have all but which of the following

characteristics? A: Higher CBR B: Lower dependancy rates C: Higher number of children under 15 D: Lower numbers of the elderly

What is Anglo America NOT a leading producer of?

A: Petroleum B: Entertainment C: Food D: Sports

Which MDC region has the highest cultural homogeneity

A: Anglo America B: Western Europe C: Eastern Europe D:Latin America E: South Pacific

The major asset of the Eastern European region is

A: Large unskilled labor pool B: Large Access to raw materials C: Large pool of high cost skilled labor

pool D: Production of consumer goods

Petroleum reserves in the Middle East are

A: clustered primarily in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf states.

B: primarily in Saudi Arabia. C: dispersed throughout the region. D: clustered in fields along the western

shore of the Red Sea.

The less developed region with the highest percentage of people

living in urban areas is

A: Latin America B: East Asia C: South Asia D: SW Asia

The less developed region with the highest

percentage of people living in urban areas is

A: Latin America B: East Asia C: South Asia D: SW Asia

Agricultural output in South Asia each year depends primarily on

the A: Disease rate that year B: CBR for the year C: Arrival of the Monsoon D: Price of Jute E: Price of coconut oil

Agricultural output in South Asia each year depends primarily on the

A: Disease rate that year B: CBR for the year C: Arrival of the Monsoon D: Price of Jute E: Price of coconut oil

According to the international trade approach to development, a

country should identify all but which of its following assets?

A) abundant agricultural products B) high quality manufactured goods C) imports to be limited D) international consumer preferences

According to the international trade approach to

development, a country should identify all but which of its

following assets? A) abundant agricultural products B) high quality manufactured goods C) imports to be limited D) international consumer preferences

China in the twenty-first century has seen all but which of the following economic changes?

A) China is now the world's largest market for personal consumer products like toothpaste.

B) Low factory wages in China are driving down manufacturing wages world wide. C) China is now the leading banking center in Asia.

D) China's manufacturing is driving down prices on consumer goods world wide

The principal benefit of the self-sufficiency approach is to

promote A) balanced growth of all economic sectors. B) global competitiveness for local industries. C) the maintenance of a large bureaucracy. D) unequal distribution of resources. E) more efficient industries.

The principal benefit of the self-sufficiency approach is to promote

A) balanced growth of all economic sectors.

B) global competitiveness for local industries.

C) the maintenance of a large bureaucracy.

D) unequal distribution of resources. E) more efficient industries.

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