Deck 7: Social and Cultural Costs of Development

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a cost of development?

A) Loss of sense of community
B) Increasing socialism
C) Social alienation
D) Disintegration of the family

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A new source of pollution that continues to grow in developing countries is

A) batteries from hybrid cars.
B) beer cans.
C) packing peanuts.
D) e-waste, such as old computers.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A Mercedes stolen in Miami, Florida, was later found in the possession of a government official in what country?

A) Guatemala
B) Mexico
C) Panama
D) Belize

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Indonesia's Transmigration Program and Brazil's Trans-Amazon Highway both

A) were efforts to preserve the environment.
B) were programs of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).
C) were government programs that contributed to deforestation.
D) were endorsed by the Sierra Club.

Question 5

Which industry employs the most children worldwide?

A) Agriculture, forestry, and fishing
B) Wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and hotels
C) Manufacturing
D) Community, social and personal services

Question 6

Which industry is NOT considered dangerous for children?

A) Brothels
B) Lead mining
C) Agriculture
D) Carpet weaving

Question 7

Occupiers of Indonesia before independence were

A) the British and French.
B) the Portuguese, Dutch, and Japanese.
C) the Swedish and Norwegian.
D) the Russians.

Question 8

Until 1999, Pakistan relied primarily on child labor for which of its industries?

A) Carpet weaving
B) Soccer ball production
C) Textile factories
D) Agriculture

Question 9

Which of the following is an organization of the United Nations that deals with labor-related issues, including child labor concerns?

A) International Labor Organization
B) United Nations Council on Labor
C) International Labor Enforcement
D) United Nations Labor Association

Question 10

The connection between sweatshops and economic development can be traced back to what event?

A) Crusades
B) Industrial Revolution
C) American Civil War
D) World War II

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of sweatshops?

A) Dreariness of work
B) Long hours and low pay
C) Minimal risk and few accidents
D) Unsanitary working conditions

Question 12

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)

A) is a branch of the Indonesian police.
B) is an African enforcement agency.
C) is an independent corruption-fighting agency in Indonesia.
D) is a Mexican drug-fighting agency.

Question 13

Which of the following is a label used to verify that products were NOT made in sweatshops or by children?

A) Rugmark
B) No Sweat
C) Kaleen
D) Sweat Free

Question 14

Globalization

A) has escalated crime worldwide and changed the nature of the crimes committed.
B) has escalated human trafficking but decreased drug crime.
C) has escalated drug crime but decreased the sex trade.
D) None of the above

Question 15

The world's largest producer of wind energy is

A) the United States.
B) Sweden.
C) India.
D) South Africa.

Question 16

The World Health Organization (WHO) found that the city with the most noxious pollution for children is

A) Beijing.
B) Mexico City.
C) Taipei.
D) Jarkata.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a positive effect of large cities?

A) Reduced pressures on the land
B) More land available for agriculture
C) More pollution in a concentrated area
D) Reduced deforestation

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a major problem of urbanization?

A) Fragmentation of environmental management
B) Inability to raise revenues to build and maintain streets
C) Decentralization of authority
D) Improved sanitation systems

Question 19

A political cost of global economic development is

A) the need to hold more elections.
B) the loss of sovereignty for governments.
C) the loss of symbols of nationalism.
D) None of the above

Question 20

In which country was Texaco the dominant oil company until 1990?

A) Mexico
B) Ecuador
C) Venezuela
D) Haiti

Question 21

In which religion is the Ganges River regarded as a way for the deceased's souls to escape from the material world's cycle of suffering?

A) Hinduism
B) Buddhism
C) Islam
D) Taoism

Question 22

Which of the following cities is NOT among the most polluted cities in the world?

A) Beijing
B) New Delhi
C) Los Angeles
D) Mexico City

Question 23

Who is the main group of people that are causing deforestation?

A) Refugees
B) Lumberjacks
C) Corporations
D) Farmers

Question 24

Which country was Three Gorges Dam built in to meet the rising demand for energy and to control flooding?

A) China
B) Egypt
C) Indonesia
D) India

Question 25

What river was the Aswan High Dam built on?

A) Ganges River
B) Nile River
C) Mississippi River
D) Amazon River

Question 26

Social alienation, the pressure to make money, and the increased exposure to values of modern societies contributes to the rise of social problems.

Question 27

Mexico City is often cited as a leading example of widespread and uncontrollable crime in the developing world.

Question 28

In Mexico City, more than 75 percent of violent crimes reported to the police are solved.

Question 29

Approximately 218 million children aged five to fourteen are working in developing countries.

Question 30

India treats 18 percent of the sewage its cities produce.

Question 31

With two children, ages eleven and sixteen, working with their father, a typical rural family in India may earn less than one dollar a day.

Question 32

Indonesia is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases.

Question 33

Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries in the world and one that constantly suffers from natural disasters, does NOT engage in child labor.

Question 34

Ultimately, the poorest of the poor, who are usually women and children, pay the highest economic costs of growing inequality.

Question 35

Development itself is an engine that powers consumption, and consumerism is positive because it contributes to economic growth and increased economic opportunities.

Question 36

Overweight people outnumber underweight people everywhere except Africa.

Question 37

Africa is the center of the Green Revolution.

Question 38

Indonesia has one of the fastest-growing emerging economies.

Question 39

Islamic fundamentalism has grown in Indonesia because of globalization.

Question 40

Sweatshops provide much-needed jobs.

Question 41

Passing up an opportunity to achieve a greater benefit is known as ____________.

Question 42

It took political pressure in 2010 for Jamaica to arrest the notorious gun- and drug-trafficker who headed up __________.

Question 43

Megacities are a characteristic of the __________________.

Question 44

The _________________ is a system in Haiti that allows children of the poor to live with those who are wealthy.

Question 45

___________ developed a "Memorandum of Understanding" that is signed by factories that produce its products.

Question 46

The type of farming that contributes most to deforestation is _____________.

Question 47

_______________ facilitates the spread of diseases, many of which originate in poor societies.

Question 48

The _______________ enabled farmers to produce more crops on the same amount of land via the use of technological advancements in the agricultural field.

Question 49

Because of the growth of commercial farming, unemployed farm workers move to _____________ in search of land.

Question 50

The ___________________ is an agency of the United Nations that attempts to improve the health of people around the world.

Question 51

Poor countries believe that rich countries should bear most of the burden of emissions that cause the greenhouse gasses that are contributing to ________________.

Question 52

_____________________ is a program attempting to convert rain forest land to rice paddies.

Question 53

The Three Gorges Dam was built to increase electrical power for ___________, a major industrial development not far from Shanghai.

Question 54

Although its construction covered hundreds of historical sites by water, the ____________ is expected to become a major tourist attraction in China.

Question 55

What is the meaning of following term:
-Development

A) Required cuts in government spending on programs that benefit the poor.
B) Involves the destruction of traditional values and cultures.
C) Implies growth and increased consumption.
D) Enabled farmers to produce more crops on the same amount of land via the use of technological advancements in the agricultural field.
E) A label used to verify that products were NOT made in sweatshops or by children.
F) A system in Haiti that allows children of the poor to live with those who are wealthy.
G) An agency of the United Nations that attempts to improve the health of people around the world.
H) Passing up an opportunity to achieve a greater benefit.
I) A dam built in Egypt to meet the rising demand for energy and to control flooding.
J) Encouraged millions of landless peasants to move to the Amazon and clear the land for cultivation.
K) A hierarchical system that is part of Hindu beliefs.
L) Takes valuable land away from agriculture.
M) Labels used by manufacturers to show compliance with child labor laws.
N) Caused mainly by emissions of carbon dioxide.
O) An organization of the United Nations that deals with labor-related issues, including child labor concerns.

Question 56

What is the meaning of following term:
-Opportunity cost

A) Required cuts in government spending on programs that benefit the poor.
B) Involves the destruction of traditional values and cultures.
C) Implies growth and increased consumption.
D) Enabled farmers to produce more crops on the same amount of land via the use of technological advancements in the agricultural field.
E) A label used to verify that products were NOT made in sweatshops or by children.
F) A system in Haiti that allows children of the poor to live with those who are wealthy.
G) An agency of the United Nations that attempts to improve the health of people around the world.
H) Passing up an opportunity to achieve a greater benefit.
I) A dam built in Egypt to meet the rising demand for energy and to control flooding.
J) Encouraged millions of landless peasants to move to the Amazon and clear the land for cultivation.
K) A hierarchical system that is part of Hindu beliefs.
L) Takes valuable land away from agriculture.
M) Labels used by manufacturers to show compliance with child labor laws.
N) Caused mainly by emissions of carbon dioxide.
O) An organization of the United Nations that deals with labor-related issues, including child labor concerns.

Question 57

What is the meaning of following term:
-Caste system

A) Required cuts in government spending on programs that benefit the poor.
B) Involves the destruction of traditional values and cultures.
C) Implies growth and increased consumption.
D) Enabled farmers to produce more crops on the same amount of land via the use of technological advancements in the agricultural field.
E) A label used to verify that products were NOT made in sweatshops or by children.
F) A system in Haiti that allows children of the poor to live with those who are wealthy.
G) An agency of the United Nations that attempts to improve the health of people around the world.
H) Passing up an opportunity to achieve a greater benefit.
I) A dam built in Egypt to meet the rising demand for energy and to control flooding.
J) Encouraged millions of landless peasants to move to the Amazon and clear the land for cultivation.
K) A hierarchical system that is part of Hindu beliefs.
L) Takes valuable land away from agriculture.
M) Labels used by manufacturers to show compliance with child labor laws.
N) Caused mainly by emissions of carbon dioxide.
O) An organization of the United Nations that deals with labor-related issues, including child labor concerns.

Question 58

What is the meaning of following term:
-Structural Adjustment Program

A) Required cuts in government spending on programs that benefit the poor.
B) Involves the destruction of traditional values and cultures.
C) Implies growth and increased consumption.
D) Enabled farmers to produce more crops on the same amount of land via the use of technological advancements in the agricultural field.
E) A label used to verify that products were NOT made in sweatshops or by children.
F) A system in Haiti that allows children of the poor to live with those who are wealthy.
G) An agency of the United Nations that attempts to improve the health of people around the world.
H) Passing up an opportunity to achieve a greater benefit.
I) A dam built in Egypt to meet the rising demand for energy and to control flooding.
J) Encouraged millions of landless peasants to move to the Amazon and clear the land for cultivation.
K) A hierarchical system that is part of Hindu beliefs.
L) Takes valuable land away from agriculture.
M) Labels used by manufacturers to show compliance with child labor laws.
N) Caused mainly by emissions of carbon dioxide.
O) An organization of the United Nations that deals with labor-related issues, including child labor concerns.

Question 59

What is the meaning of following term:
-Restavec System

A) Required cuts in government spending on programs that benefit the poor.
B) Involves the destruction of traditional values and cultures.
C) Implies growth and increased consumption.
D) Enabled farmers to produce more crops on the same amount of land via the use of technological advancements in the agricultural field.
E) A label used to verify that products were NOT made in sweatshops or by children.
F) A system in Haiti that allows children of the poor to live with those who are wealthy.
G) An agency of the United Nations that attempts to improve the health of people around the world.
H) Passing up an opportunity to achieve a greater benefit.
I) A dam built in Egypt to meet the rising demand for energy and to control flooding.
J) Encouraged millions of landless peasants to move to the Amazon and clear the land for cultivation.
K) A hierarchical system that is part of Hindu beliefs.
L) Takes valuable land away from agriculture.
M) Labels used by manufacturers to show compliance with child labor laws.
N) Caused mainly by emissions of carbon dioxide.
O) An organization of the United Nations that deals with labor-related issues, including child labor concerns.

Question 60

What is the meaning of following term:
-Kaleen and Rugmark

A) Required cuts in government spending on programs that benefit the poor.
B) Involves the destruction of traditional values and cultures.
C) Implies growth and increased consumption.
D) Enabled farmers to produce more crops on the same amount of land via the use of technological advancements in the agricultural field.
E) A label used to verify that products were NOT made in sweatshops or by children.
F) A system in Haiti that allows children of the poor to live with those who are wealthy.
G) An agency of the United Nations that attempts to improve the health of people around the world.
H) Passing up an opportunity to achieve a greater benefit.
I) A dam built in Egypt to meet the rising demand for energy and to control flooding.
J) Encouraged millions of landless peasants to move to the Amazon and clear the land for cultivation.
K) A hierarchical system that is part of Hindu beliefs.
L) Takes valuable land away from agriculture.
M) Labels used by manufacturers to show compliance with child labor laws.
N) Caused mainly by emissions of carbon dioxide.
O) An organization of the United Nations that deals with labor-related issues, including child labor concerns.

Question 61

What is the meaning of following term:
-International Labor Organization

A) Required cuts in government spending on programs that benefit the poor.
B) Involves the destruction of traditional values and cultures.
C) Implies growth and increased consumption.
D) Enabled farmers to produce more crops on the same amount of land via the use of technological advancements in the agricultural field.
E) A label used to verify that products were NOT made in sweatshops or by children.
F) A system in Haiti that allows children of the poor to live with those who are wealthy.
G) An agency of the United Nations that attempts to improve the health of people around the world.
H) Passing up an opportunity to achieve a greater benefit.
I) A dam built in Egypt to meet the rising demand for energy and to control flooding.
J) Encouraged millions of landless peasants to move to the Amazon and clear the land for cultivation.
K) A hierarchical system that is part of Hindu beliefs.
L) Takes valuable land away from agriculture.
M) Labels used by manufacturers to show compliance with child labor laws.
N) Caused mainly by emissions of carbon dioxide.
O) An organization of the United Nations that deals with labor-related issues, including child labor concerns.

Question 62

What is the meaning of following term:
-No Sweat

A) Required cuts in government spending on programs that benefit the poor.
B) Involves the destruction of traditional values and cultures.
C) Implies growth and increased consumption.
D) Enabled farmers to produce more crops on the same amount of land via the use of technological advancements in the agricultural field.
E) A label used to verify that products were NOT made in sweatshops or by children.
F) A system in Haiti that allows children of the poor to live with those who are wealthy.
G) An agency of the United Nations that attempts to improve the health of people around the world.
H) Passing up an opportunity to achieve a greater benefit.
I) A dam built in Egypt to meet the rising demand for energy and to control flooding.
J) Encouraged millions of landless peasants to move to the Amazon and clear the land for cultivation.
K) A hierarchical system that is part of Hindu beliefs.
L) Takes valuable land away from agriculture.
M) Labels used by manufacturers to show compliance with child labor laws.
N) Caused mainly by emissions of carbon dioxide.
O) An organization of the United Nations that deals with labor-related issues, including child labor concerns.

Question 63

What is the meaning of following term:
-Economic development

A) Required cuts in government spending on programs that benefit the poor.
B) Involves the destruction of traditional values and cultures.
C) Implies growth and increased consumption.
D) Enabled farmers to produce more crops on the same amount of land via the use of technological advancements in the agricultural field.
E) A label used to verify that products were NOT made in sweatshops or by children.
F) A system in Haiti that allows children of the poor to live with those who are wealthy.
G) An agency of the United Nations that attempts to improve the health of people around the world.
H) Passing up an opportunity to achieve a greater benefit.
I) A dam built in Egypt to meet the rising demand for energy and to control flooding.
J) Encouraged millions of landless peasants to move to the Amazon and clear the land for cultivation.
K) A hierarchical system that is part of Hindu beliefs.
L) Takes valuable land away from agriculture.
M) Labels used by manufacturers to show compliance with child labor laws.
N) Caused mainly by emissions of carbon dioxide.
O) An organization of the United Nations that deals with labor-related issues, including child labor concerns.

Question 64

What is the meaning of following term:
-Green Revolution

A) Required cuts in government spending on programs that benefit the poor.
B) Involves the destruction of traditional values and cultures.
C) Implies growth and increased consumption.
D) Enabled farmers to produce more crops on the same amount of land via the use of technological advancements in the agricultural field.
E) A label used to verify that products were NOT made in sweatshops or by children.
F) A system in Haiti that allows children of the poor to live with those who are wealthy.
G) An agency of the United Nations that attempts to improve the health of people around the world.
H) Passing up an opportunity to achieve a greater benefit.
I) A dam built in Egypt to meet the rising demand for energy and to control flooding.
J) Encouraged millions of landless peasants to move to the Amazon and clear the land for cultivation.
K) A hierarchical system that is part of Hindu beliefs.
L) Takes valuable land away from agriculture.
M) Labels used by manufacturers to show compliance with child labor laws.
N) Caused mainly by emissions of carbon dioxide.
O) An organization of the United Nations that deals with labor-related issues, including child labor concerns.

Question 65

What is the meaning of following term:
-Urbanization

A) Required cuts in government spending on programs that benefit the poor.
B) Involves the destruction of traditional values and cultures.
C) Implies growth and increased consumption.
D) Enabled farmers to produce more crops on the same amount of land via the use of technological advancements in the agricultural field.
E) A label used to verify that products were NOT made in sweatshops or by children.
F) A system in Haiti that allows children of the poor to live with those who are wealthy.
G) An agency of the United Nations that attempts to improve the health of people around the world.
H) Passing up an opportunity to achieve a greater benefit.
I) A dam built in Egypt to meet the rising demand for energy and to control flooding.
J) Encouraged millions of landless peasants to move to the Amazon and clear the land for cultivation.
K) A hierarchical system that is part of Hindu beliefs.
L) Takes valuable land away from agriculture.
M) Labels used by manufacturers to show compliance with child labor laws.
N) Caused mainly by emissions of carbon dioxide.
O) An organization of the United Nations that deals with labor-related issues, including child labor concerns.

Question 66

What is the meaning of following term:
-World Health Organization

A) Required cuts in government spending on programs that benefit the poor.
B) Involves the destruction of traditional values and cultures.
C) Implies growth and increased consumption.
D) Enabled farmers to produce more crops on the same amount of land via the use of technological advancements in the agricultural field.
E) A label used to verify that products were NOT made in sweatshops or by children.
F) A system in Haiti that allows children of the poor to live with those who are wealthy.
G) An agency of the United Nations that attempts to improve the health of people around the world.
H) Passing up an opportunity to achieve a greater benefit.
I) A dam built in Egypt to meet the rising demand for energy and to control flooding.
J) Encouraged millions of landless peasants to move to the Amazon and clear the land for cultivation.
K) A hierarchical system that is part of Hindu beliefs.
L) Takes valuable land away from agriculture.
M) Labels used by manufacturers to show compliance with child labor laws.
N) Caused mainly by emissions of carbon dioxide.
O) An organization of the United Nations that deals with labor-related issues, including child labor concerns.

Question 67

What is the meaning of following term:
-Global warming

A) Required cuts in government spending on programs that benefit the poor.
B) Involves the destruction of traditional values and cultures.
C) Implies growth and increased consumption.
D) Enabled farmers to produce more crops on the same amount of land via the use of technological advancements in the agricultural field.
E) A label used to verify that products were NOT made in sweatshops or by children.
F) A system in Haiti that allows children of the poor to live with those who are wealthy.
G) An agency of the United Nations that attempts to improve the health of people around the world.
H) Passing up an opportunity to achieve a greater benefit.
I) A dam built in Egypt to meet the rising demand for energy and to control flooding.
J) Encouraged millions of landless peasants to move to the Amazon and clear the land for cultivation.
K) A hierarchical system that is part of Hindu beliefs.
L) Takes valuable land away from agriculture.
M) Labels used by manufacturers to show compliance with child labor laws.
N) Caused mainly by emissions of carbon dioxide.
O) An organization of the United Nations that deals with labor-related issues, including child labor concerns.

Question 68

What is the meaning of following term:
-Trans-Amazon Highway

A) Required cuts in government spending on programs that benefit the poor.
B) Involves the destruction of traditional values and cultures.
C) Implies growth and increased consumption.
D) Enabled farmers to produce more crops on the same amount of land via the use of technological advancements in the agricultural field.
E) A label used to verify that products were NOT made in sweatshops or by children.
F) A system in Haiti that allows children of the poor to live with those who are wealthy.
G) An agency of the United Nations that attempts to improve the health of people around the world.
H) Passing up an opportunity to achieve a greater benefit.
I) A dam built in Egypt to meet the rising demand for energy and to control flooding.
J) Encouraged millions of landless peasants to move to the Amazon and clear the land for cultivation.
K) A hierarchical system that is part of Hindu beliefs.
L) Takes valuable land away from agriculture.
M) Labels used by manufacturers to show compliance with child labor laws.
N) Caused mainly by emissions of carbon dioxide.
O) An organization of the United Nations that deals with labor-related issues, including child labor concerns.

Question 69

What is the meaning of following term:
-Aswan High Dam

A) Required cuts in government spending on programs that benefit the poor.
B) Involves the destruction of traditional values and cultures.
C) Implies growth and increased consumption.
D) Enabled farmers to produce more crops on the same amount of land via the use of technological advancements in the agricultural field.
E) A label used to verify that products were NOT made in sweatshops or by children.
F) A system in Haiti that allows children of the poor to live with those who are wealthy.
G) An agency of the United Nations that attempts to improve the health of people around the world.
H) Passing up an opportunity to achieve a greater benefit.
I) A dam built in Egypt to meet the rising demand for energy and to control flooding.
J) Encouraged millions of landless peasants to move to the Amazon and clear the land for cultivation.
K) A hierarchical system that is part of Hindu beliefs.
L) Takes valuable land away from agriculture.
M) Labels used by manufacturers to show compliance with child labor laws.
N) Caused mainly by emissions of carbon dioxide.
O) An organization of the United Nations that deals with labor-related issues, including child labor concerns.

Question 70

List the items on Nike's Memorandum of Understanding (7).

Question 71

List environmental costs of development (5),

Question 72

List problems caused by deforestation (4).

Question 73

Is sustainable development an achievable goal or a hopeless utopian dream? Be sure to fully explain your answer.

Question 74

How does increased globalization place pressures on the societies of Asia, Africa, and Latin America to develop? Be sure to include specific examples.

Question 75

Is development possible without the destruction of the old social fabric? Why or why not? Be sure to fully explain your answer.

Question 76

What are the differences between "Westernization" and development? Be sure to be specific.

Question 77

What are some ways of avoiding child labor? Be sure to include specific examples.