Question 1

Developing countries have a higher share of primary and secondary sector workers and a smaller share of tertiary sector workers than developed countries.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true. Developing countries often have economies that rely heavily on agriculture, mining, and manufacturing industries, which fall within the primary and secondary sectors. In contrast, developed countries often have economies that are dominated by the service industry, which falls within the tertiary sector. Therefore, developing countries tend to have a higher share of workers in the primary and secondary sectors, and a smaller share in the tertiary sector, compared to developed countries.

Question 2

East Asia has one of the lowest adolescent pregnancy rates in the world today.

Accepted Answer

According to the World Bank, East Asia has one of the lowest adolescent pregnancy rates in the world, with only 2-3% of girls aged 15-19 giving birth.

Question 3

The UN's HDI considers development to be a function of three factors: a decent standard of living, access to knowledge, and a long and healthy life.

Accepted Answer

The UN's HDI (Human Development Index) does indeed consider development to be a function of these three factors: a decent standard of living, access to knowledge, and a long and healthy life.

Question 4

The literacy rate is the percentage of a country's people who can read up the grade 12 level and and write meaningful letters.

Accepted Answer

The literacy rate is generally defined as the percentage of a country's population age 15 and above who have the ability to read and write at a specified level, often determined by standardized tests. The level may vary depending on the country, but it is not necessarily up to the grade 12 level.

Question 5

According to the graphs in the textbook, globally, South Asia has the lowest telephone and Internet penetration of any region.

Accepted Answer

According to the graphs in the textbook, globally, South Asia has the lowest telephone and Internet penetration of any region.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The statement is true. The United Nations has identified education as a key factor in promoting sustainable development, and years of schooling is considered a critical measure of an individual's ability to access knowledge and skills necessary for development.

Question 7

Developed countries spend just over $2,000 per person annually on health care, compared to approximately $1600 per person in developing countries.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

To measure the level of development of every country, the UN created the Poverty Incline Index (PII).

Accepted Answer

The UN created the Human Development Index (HDI) to measure the level of development of every country, not the Poverty Incline Index (PII).

Question 9

In dividing a country's GNI by its total population, we are able to measure the contribution made by the average individual towards generating the country's wealth in a year.

Accepted Answer

Dividing a country's GNI by its total population gives us the GNI per capita, which represents the average contribution made by each individual towards generating the country's wealth in a year.

Question 10

Expected years of schooling is generally defined as the number of years that an average 5 year old child is expected to spend with his or her education in the future.

Accepted Answer

This is the most common definition of expected years of schooling.

Question 11

Globally, Russia has the highest rate of measles immunization.

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Question 12

Variation in life expectancy among developed regions is especially wide; life expectancy is only in the low sixties in Europe Africa, but is as high as high eighties in Japan and Canada.

Accepted Answer

The statement is incorrect. Life expectancy in Europe is in the high seventies to mid-eighties, and life expectancy in Africa is in the low sixties to mid-seventies. Japan and Canada do have high life expectancies in the high eighties to low nineties, but the range is not as extreme as suggested in the statement.

Question 13

Among developing regions, the literacy rate exceeds 90 percent in East Asia and Latin America, but is less than 70 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true according to data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

Question 14

According to the UN, Russia's HDI is less than half of that of the U.S.

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Question 15

Purchasing power parity is an adjustment most often made to the GDP to account for differences among countries in the cost of goods, the inherent cost of corruption and the vitality of local industries.

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Question 16

It is assumed that no matter how poor a school is, the longer the pupils attend, the more likely they are to learn something.

Accepted Answer

This statement is generally true. The longer students attend school, the more opportunities they have to learn and the more they are exposed to different subjects and experiences. However, this assumption may not always hold true if the school has severe resource limitations or if the quality of education is consistently poor.

Question 17

According to the UN, a country where only a few people have high incomes, college degrees, and good health care would have a lower IHDI than a country where differences in income, level of education, and access to health care are minimal.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true, as the IHDI takes into account inequality in income, education, and health care, and thus a country with high levels of inequality in these areas will have a lower IHDI than a country with more equal distribution of these resources.

Question 18

It is estimated that more than one-fourth of children lack measles immunization in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Accepted Answer

According to a report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization, in 2018, more than one fourth (26%) of children in South Asia and almost half (49%) of children in Sub-Saharan Africa lacked measles immunization.

Question 19

Latin America has the world's poorest score under the UN's Gender Inequality Index.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

In most developed countries, health care is a private service that is available to those who can afford it.

Accepted Answer

In most developed countries, health care is a public service provided by the government and funded by taxes. However, some aspects of health care such as elective procedures or specialized treatments may be available through private providers for a fee.

Quiz 9: Development

Developing countries have a higher share of primary and secondary sector workers and a smaller share of tertiary sector workers than developed countries.

East Asia has one of the lowest adolescent pregnancy rates in the world today.

The UN's HDI considers development to be a function of three factors: a decent standard of living, access to knowledge, and a long and healthy life.

The literacy rate is the percentage of a country's people who can read up the grade 12 level and and write meaningful letters.

According to the graphs in the textbook, globally, South Asia has the lowest telephone and Internet penetration of any region.

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

Developed countries spend just over $2,000 per person annually on health care, compared to approximately $1600 per person in developing countries.

To measure the level of development of every country, the UN created the Poverty Incline Index (PII).

In dividing a country's GNI by its total population, we are able to measure the contribution made by the average individual towards generating the country's wealth in a year.

Expected years of schooling is generally defined as the number of years that an average 5 year old child is expected to spend with his or her education in the future.

Globally, Russia has the highest rate of measles immunization.

Variation in life expectancy among developed regions is especially wide; life expectancy is only in the low sixties in Europe Africa, but is as high as high eighties in Japan and Canada.

Among developing regions, the literacy rate exceeds 90 percent in East Asia and Latin America, but is less than 70 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

According to the UN, Russia's HDI is less than half of that of the U.S.

Purchasing power parity is an adjustment most often made to the GDP to account for differences among countries in the cost of goods, the inherent cost of corruption and the vitality of local industries.

It is assumed that no matter how poor a school is, the longer the pupils attend, the more likely they are to learn something.

According to the UN, a country where only a few people have high incomes, college degrees, and good health care would have a lower IHDI than a country where differences in income, level of education, and access to health care are minimal.

It is estimated that more than one-fourth of children lack measles immunization in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Latin America has the world's poorest score under the UN's Gender Inequality Index.

In most developed countries, health care is a private service that is available to those who can afford it.