Deck 18: Development and Geography

Question 1

According to the map, which of the following is a country in the highest category shown?

A)Egypt
B)Saudi Arabia
C)Libya
D)Syria

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Though China is a powerhouse today, in 1950 and before

A)it was about on par with Japan in development.
B)its skyscrapers were much taller.
C)its involvement with other HDI countries was much deeper.
D)the disparity between it and Europe was humongous.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Single commodity countries base their wealth on the sale of one main raw material.A good example would be

A)Saudi Arabia with petroleum.
B)Romania with grain.
C)the United States with soda drinks.
D)Japan with automobiles.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In Rostow's process of development

A)the top and final step has to do with advance postal service.
B)the top and final step is rather naively labeled simply 'age of mass consumption'.
C)the top and final stage comes right after hunting and gathering.
D)the first stage is 'mass consumption' and other stages launch from here.

Question 5

Professor Mohammed Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his ideas on

A)trans-national trade.
B)regional development matrices.
C)game theory.
D)micro-loans.

Question 6

A discussion of world development usually involves

A)understanding people's living standards in the world's countries.
B)how many factories a country has.
C)how soon in life one learns to drive an automobile.
D)if a person or family has access to a DVD player.

Question 7

The map of subjective global 'happiness' shows

A)no correlation between development and well-being.
B)some correlation between development and well-being.
C)a fairly strong relationship between development and well-being.
D)many countries which are apparently suicidal.

Question 8

While most wealthy countries are located in the mid-latitudes, the poorest are often found

A)in highland regions.
B)in desert areas.
C)in the tropics, straddling the Equator.
D)none of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 9

According to the graph, the first world region to develop by drastically increasing GDP per capita was

A)Asia.
B)Africa.
C)Japan.
D)Western Europe.

Question 10

Third world countries are sometimes also called

A)poor countries.
B)developing countries.
C)retailing countries.
D)less healthy countries.

Question 11

The human development index

A)adds more technically economic and numerical terms to development.
B)considers race and ethnicity in development.
C)adds in health, education, and welfare data to the development matrix.
D)is not much different that purchase power parity.

Question 12

When Marco Polo visited China from Venice he

A)generally could not bear the poverty he encountered.
B)denigrated the leadership and political system there.
C)wrote extensively about the wealth of the country.
D)swore he would never return because of the low health standards.

Question 13

Some examples of 'Western Values' might be

A)rationalization.
B)science and the scientific method.
C)a strong work ethic.
D)all of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 14

Micro-loans are/were when

A)people in third world countries, particularly women, borrow relatively small amounts of money to better themselves.
B)countries about to join the European Union are allowed loans of 'preparation'.
C)loans are given to provinces or subunits of international states.
D)larger companies invest in smaller companies globally.

Question 15

Two countries whose HDI ranks better than PPP would be

A)Kazakhstan and Norway.
B)South Africa and Gabon.
C)Saudi Arabia and East Timor.
D)the U.S.and Luxembourg.

Question 16

According to the map portraying Internet usage which area is not as likely to have Internet users?

A)the U.S.and Canada
B)Japan and South Korea
C)Germany and Sweden
D)Italy and Spain

Question 17

Sustainable development attempts to

A)deplete all countries of their raw materials as quickly as possible.
B)reconcile economic advancement with environmental protection.
C)build up exports of higher level third world countries.
D)magnify the HDI of African countries in particular.

Question 18

Development traps keep a country from evenly and progressively developing.Examples of development traps are

A)high wealth and good health.
B)humane factory conditions and good roads.
C)government failure and cultural barriers.
D)an agricultural labor force developing strong local markets.

Question 19

PPP means

A)the Pope's Program of Progress.
B)the Presidential Protectionist Plan.
C)Purchasing Power Parity.
D)Planner's Production Power.

Question 20

Ireland and Nigeria have similar sized economies

A)and they are also similar in size and population.
B)though Ireland only has 4.5 million people compared to 160 million in Nigeria.
C)and their racial and religious makeups are also similar.
D)which makes the recent war between the two a difficult problem.

Question 21

Much of the American South's reluctance to give up slavery had to do with

A)its lack of ethnic diversity.
B)rejection of Afro-American culture.
C)its dependence on the cotton plantation economy.
D)its help received by the British Empire in shifting its economy to an industrial level.

Question 22

The phrase 'digital divide' indicates

A)the ability of developed countries to 'divide' their Internet use into manageable and planned parts.
B)a mathematical concept that helps developed countries share computer usage.
C)the gulf between countries with Internet capabilities and access compared to those without it.
D)none of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 23

Though import substitution has not been altogether successful in more isolated countries like Australia or India

A)it has neither been a success in mainland Europe.
B)it has yet to be tried in the United States and Canada.
C)it may be a wise path for countries of the world's bottom billion.
D)none of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 24

The World Systems Perspective views development through analysis of

A)relations between first and third world countries.
B)later countries and regions to industrialize.
C)as a global system as a whole.
D)early developing countries setting the unchangeable stage for later ones.

Question 25

In comparison with Switzerland, the country of Malawi is

A)not at all like Switzerland.
B)found in the bottom billion in Collier's classification system.
C)a beautiful place, but where living standards are low.
D)all of the above apply to Malawi. Scrambling: Locked

Question 26

Commodity export economies

A)are dependent on the export of just a few items or materials.
B)increasingly export a wider diversity of goods.
C)increasingly are lowering their expectations of human value development.
D)are keeping ever better pace with the world's core countries.

Question 27

The region of the world where the fewest have completed elementary education is

A)Europe
B)the Middle East.
C)Southeast Asia.
D)central Africa.

Question 28

Core refers to those areas of the world that

A)have the most potent and influential agriculture.
B)have the best culture.
C)have the worst industrial productivity.
D)have the most control over economic capital.

Question 29

In terms of rubber production, Malaysia

A)only grows rubber trees as a commodity export country.
B)also produces a few rubber based goods for export.
C)has taken complete control of all production and manufacturing aspects of rubber.
D)none of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 30

Which is true regarding Somalia?

A)it has been spiraling backwards since independence in 1960
B)it is 'controlled' by a series of fighting warlords
C)northern Puntland and Somaliland are more stable and may become independent
D)all of the above Scrambling: Locked

Question 31

The map of commodity export countries shows

A)that they are generally found in higher latitudes on the Earth.
B)they are mostly found in southern South America.
C)that the world's most developed regions are not involved in single commodity export.
D)most of Asia's countries fall into this category.

Question 32

According to Paul Collier

A)1 billion people in the world are relatively affluent.
B)4 billion people are in a middle classification.
C)1 billion are in a lower class whose lives may not be improving.
D)all of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 33

In plantation areas of the Caribbean and surrounding areas the original colonial plantation overlords gave way later in post-colonial times to

A)nationalization of local industry.
B)multi-national companies like Dole and Chiquita.
C)trans-national corporations like IBM and Microsoft.
D)investment capital firms like Bain Capital.

Question 34

One possible solution to the unequal development seen among countries is

A)make most of them dominantly agricultural.
B)try to move many countries away from the singular involvement in the primary sector.
C)establishing motor vehicle factories in most of these suffering countries.
D)helping them to skip industry and to jump directly to a quaternary and 'Internet' realm.

Question 35

Singapore, arguably Asia's newest 'tiger' is

A)basically a city-state.
B)an example of a city developed from early port advantages.
C)a great example of taking relative location and moving into banking and finance.
D)all of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 36

Though most discussions on global culture, politics, and economy refer to core-periphery relations, developing areas like Asia which are no longer completely considered periphery are

A)sometimes called the semi-periphery.
B) Scrambling: Locked
B)making a transition toward what might be a future global core region.
C)aligning themselves more and more strongly with the United States.
D)both a and

Question 37

If the country of Vietnam can develop in a model crossing Chinese and South Korean development then it could likely become a new

A)Asian dragon.
B)Asian tiger.
C)Leaping mantis.
D)example of the Jackie Chan syndrome.

Question 38

Which level of education is necessary to be completed for a society to be able to move forward in most ways?

A)elementary level
B)secondary and high school
C)a few years of college
D)some graduate level training

Question 39

The region of the world that appears to have the highest rates of GDP growth is

A)Europe.
B)North America.
C)Africa.
D)East Asia.

Question 40

On the map of overall GDP growth, the deepest purple represents

A)the best performance in growth.
B)the worst growth performance.
C)moderate growth performance.
D)the color has nothing to do with performance.