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- Q1
If you need to account for direct foreign invest-ment when comparing national economies, you would use
GNP
GDP
GDP per capita
GNI
GII
120s - Q2
Which of the following does world systems theory fail to explain?
persistent underdevelopment
geographically uneven development
subnational patterns of uneven development
the historical roots of uneven development
the role of imperialism in underdevelopment
120s - Q3
Which of the following descriptions of national exports best illustrates commodity dependence?
cotton & coal account for 75% of exports
oil accounts for 10% & manufacturing for 90% of exports
what accounts for 45%, manufacturing for 25%, & services for 30% of exports
manufacturing accounts for 25% & services for 75% of exports
None of the above illustrates commodity dependence
120s - Q4
Dependency theorists would be most likely to agree with
Rostow's stages of economic growth
commodity dependence
world systems theory
the Human Development Index
least-cost theory
120s - Q5
The Gender Inequality Index does not include measures of
adolescent birth rates
proportion of females with some secondary education
female participation in local government
female participation in the labor force
proportion of national parliamentary seats held by females
120s - Q6
Core-periphery models are generally based on the idea that
all world regions are equally developed
levels of social & economic development are fairly uniform between core areas & peripheral areas
sharp spatial contrasts in social & economic development exist between economic heartlands & outlying subordinate areas
the growth & prosperity of core countries has not been achieved at the expense of peripheral countries
the economic & social heart of a territory should be at its geographic center
120s - Q7
Political geographers consider which of the following as the core area of the United States?
the Los Angeles-San Francisco area
The New York-Washington, D.C. area
the Chicago-Detroit area
the Atlanta-Birmingham area
the Buffalo-Cleveland area
120s - Q8
As a less developed country’s economy evolves, the size of the primary sector, the size of the secondary sector, and the size of the tertiary sectors fluctuate. Which of the following statements best describes the highest level of job-opportunity change as countries shift from the periphery to the semiperiphery level of development?
Primary sector employment increases as the country’s domestic demand for food and energy increases.
Primary sector employment increases as the country’s economy becomes increasingly export oriented.
Tertiary sector employment grows more quickly than any other sector because of foreign direct investment.
Secondary sector employment increases as the demand for manufactured products increases.
Secondary and tertiary sector employment declines as factories and offices are increasingly automated.
300s - Q9
The global pattern of gender inequality index scores is similar to the expected pattern of countries by level of economic development, with the exception of a few countries such as
South Africa, Australia, & New Zealand
Japan, Spain, & Canada
Venezuela, Syria, & Iraq
Brazil, Libya, & China
Mexico, Argentina, & India
300s - Q10
Which of the following is positively correlated with gross domestic product (GDP) per capita?
infant mortality rate
carbon dioxide emissions per capita
rate of natural increase
rice production per capita
distance from the Greenwich meridian
120s - Q11
Which of the following variables has an inverse or negative relationship with the level of economic development of a country?
literacy rate
birth rate
percent of labor force in tertiary sector of economy
life expectancy
percent of urban population
120s - Q12
In Latin America, data for employment in many large urban areas are most likely to be incomplete because
employment is growing too rapidly
most people are unemployed
people change jobs regularly
records are kept mainly for male workers
many people work in the informal sector
120s - Q13
Which of the following correctly classifies the countries in the table by their level of development?
More developed: Canada; industrializing: France; less developed: Brazil
More developed: Brazil; industrializing: India; less developed: Tanzania
More developed: France; industrializing: Canada; less developed: India
More developed: Canada; industrializing: Tanzania; less developed: Brazil
More developed: France; industrializing: India; less developed: Tanzania
300s - Q14
The literacy rate of any country correlates most closely with which of the following?
per capita income
annual precipitation rates
petroleum production
general level of intelligence
population density
120s - Q15
Which of the following statements explains one of the limitations associated with utilizing the measures of development shown in the table above?
Gross national income per capita allows for the comparison of the wealth level in a country on a per-person basis. Therefore, the relative wealth of the population in China and Namibia can be compared.
All the statistics measure economic aspects of development and fail to measure social aspects of development. Frequently, social aspects of development are just as important as economic.
The Gender Inequality Index measures aspects of gender disparity for married women.
The Human Development Index and Gender Inequality Index use the same data and therefore measure the same noneconomic aspects of development.
All the statistics aggregate data to the country level. Frequently, there is a great deal of variation in development within countries that is hidden by aggregated data.
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