Question 1

Is a more developed country likely to have higher or lower percentages of telephones per capita?

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Question 2

A ________ developed country is likely to have a lower infant mortality rate.

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Question 3

The United States has

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A)   lesser coal and natural gas reserves than China.
B)   greater natural gas reserves than Russian and lesser coal reserves than China.
C)   a greater concentration of coal reserves in the Gulf of Mexico.
D)   more coal reserves than China or Russia.
E)   less coal than any other large country.

Question 4

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

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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)   international trade.

Question 5

Severe gender inequality is a challenge to development because

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A)   it leads to smaller family sizes, and families with fewer child laborers cannot earn enough money to pay for their rent and utilities.
B)   it is associated with higher literacy rates, higher economic vitality, and lower infant mortality rates.
C)   it excludes men from the informal economy, wasting a major economic asset.
D)   it severely limits the economic and social mobility of women, as well as families that are headed by women.
E)   it does not allow men and boys the freedom to attend the schools and seek the jobs that are best suited to them.

Question 6

Imagine that you lead a country with limited amounts of fossil fuels and few other goods in demand on world markets. Which standard economic approach to development would you be more likely to advocate for your country, and why? How would the shortcomings of this economic model affect your plans?

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Question 7

Development prospects are limited in some North African countries because of

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A)   the lack of colonization and trade with Europe.
B)   poor leadership.
C)   the great amount of petroleum controlled by OPEC.
D)   their limited reserves of petroleum.
E)   overworked agricultural land and declining output.

Question 8

Many countries are clustered at the median of the development continuum.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

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A)   gross domestic product.
B)   productivity.
C)   tertiary sector analysis.
D)   market value.
E)   value added.

Question 10

Southwest Asia & North Africa and Latin America are the less developed regions with the most favorable balance between population and resources.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which is the least developed region among the following?

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A)   North America
B)   Eastern Europe
C)   Southwest Asia
D)   Western and Central Europe
E)   East Asia

Question 12

Determine which are the main sources of electricity that your local community currently uses (e.g., coal-fired, hydroelectric, nuclear?), and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of those types of electrical generation.

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Question 13

Less developed countries can be distinguished from more developed countries according to social and demographic characteristics, as well as economic ones.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The share of GDP in the secondary sector is now larger in LDCs than MDCs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Gross domestic product (GDP)  is the

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A)   total value of the outputs minus inputs of goods and services produced in a country during a year.
B)   total value of exports of goods and services produced in a country during a year.
C)   total value of outputs of goods and services produced in a country during a year.
D)   total value of human capital development in a country during a year.
E)   total value of investments made in domestic and foreign sources of revenue during a year.

Question 16

The North American region has high rates of material development but troubling levels of

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A)   wealth.
B)   inequality.
C)   financial and management services.
D)   spiritual development.
E)   educational attainment.

Question 17

One element of development in Southwest Asia & North Africa has been the loss of distinctive cultural characteristics.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Chernobyl incident occurred

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A)   in the United States.
B)   in Cuba.
C)   in the Soviet Union.
D)   in India.
E)   in China.

Question 19

Southwest Asia and North Africa may become more developed primarily because of what characteristic?

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A)   abundant petroleum reserves
B)   desert climate
C)   Islamic religious principles
D)   democratic reforms
E)   dictatorships

Question 20

What do critics charge are some effects of Structural Adjustment Programs for refinancing loans to LDCs?

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A)   more efficient civil service
B)   diverting investment from weapons and training for the military to social needs such as health and education
C)   investment benefiting the poor, not just the elite
D)   more dissemination of information to the public
E)   workers in state enterprises losing their jobs and support for dependent citizens being cut

Exam 9: Development

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A ________ developed country is likely to have a lower infant mortality rate.

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What do critics charge are some effects of Structural Adjustment Programs for refinancing loans to LDCs?

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Which is the least developed region among the following?

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Severe gender inequality is a challenge to development because

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One element of development in Southwest Asia & North Africa has been the loss of distinctive cultural characteristics.

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Is a more developed country likely to have higher or lower percentages of telephones per capita?

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Development prospects are limited in some North African countries because of

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Less developed countries can be distinguished from more developed countries according to social and demographic characteristics, as well as economic ones.

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

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Southwest Asia and North Africa may become more developed primarily because of what characteristic?

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The North American region has high rates of material development but troubling levels of

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Gross domestic product (GDP) is the

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Southwest Asia & North Africa and Latin America are the less developed regions with the most favorable balance between population and resources.

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