LDCs can be distinguished from MDCs by all BUT
A: Social factors B: demographic characteristics C: Economic Characteristics D: Language
LDCs can be distinguished from MDCs by all BUT
A: Social factors B: demographic characteristics C: Economic Characteristics D: Language
Which is NOT one of the more developed regions?
A: Anglo America B: Eastern Asia C: Eastern Europe D Western Europe
Which is NOT one of the more developed regions?
A: Anglo America B: Eastern Asia C: Eastern Europe D Western Europe
Gender inequality exists:
A: In every country of the world B: In LDCS C: In MDCS D: In Sub Sahara Africa only
Gender inequality exists:
A: In every country of the world B: In LDCS C: In MDCS D: In Sub Sahara Africa only
One advantage of a large percentage of labor force in
agriculture is the ability to generate a surplus of food for export.
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One advantage of a large percentage of labor force in agriculture is the ability to
generate a surplus of food for export.
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The difference in per capita GDP between the more developed and
less developed regions is
A: Widening B: Narrowing C: Holding steady D: Increasing then decreasing E: All of the above
The difference in per capita GDP between the more developed and less developed regions is
A: Widening B: Narrowing C: Holding steady D: Increasing then decreasing E: All of the above
The value of total output of goods and services in a year in a country is its
A: GDP B: GPA
C: primary economic sector. D: Productivity index
The value of total output of goods and services in a
year in a country is its A: GDP B: GPA
C: primary economic sector. D: Productivity index
Per capita GDP is a good indicator of all but which of the following?
A) the approximate level of material well being in a country
B) the number of countries below the poverty level
C) the spatial distribution of global wealth D) the distribution of wealth within a
country
Per capita GDP is a good indicator of all but which of the following?
A) the approximate level of material well being in a country
B) the number of countries below the poverty level
C) the spatial distribution of global wealth D) the distribution of wealth within a
country
Which is a tertiary activity?
A: Trucking B: Mining C: Farming D:government E: All of the above F: A and D
Which is a tertiary activity?
A: Trucking B: Mining C: Farming D:government E: All of the above F: A and D
Where are jobs increasing in MDC’s
A: Primary sector B: Secondary sector C: Tertiary sector D: All three sectors
Where are jobs increasing in MDC’s
A: Primary sector B: Secondary sector C: Tertiary sector D: All three sectors
People are more productive in more developed countries because they
A: Work harder B: Higher Education C: Have access to better technology D: They aren’t more productive E: Have higher value added
People are more productive in more developed countries because they
A: Work harder B: Higher Education C: have access to better technology D: They aren’t more productive E: Have higher value added
Value added is
A: The value of a product minus the costs of raw materials and energy
B: The value of labor to a product C: the value of energy and labor added to
a product D: The value of energy added to a
product
Value added is
A: The value of a product minus the costs of raw materials and energy
B: The value of labor to a product C: the value of energy and labor added to
a product D: The value of energy added to a
product
Most of Europes raw materials come from:
A: Domestic production B: Obtaining from LDC’s C: Obtaining from other MDC’s D: Exploitation of their colonies
Most of Europes raw materials come from:
A: Domestic production B: Obtaining from LDC’s C: Obtaining from other MDC’s D: Exploitation of their colonies
In less developed countries, consumer goods such as telephones, televisions, and motor vehicles are
A:unknown and unfamiliar to most people. B: owned by a minority of the people. C: available only through local manufacture D: available for sharing by a large number of
people.
Which of the following is not an indicator of a country's level of
development?
A: Literacy rate B: IMR C: CDR D: CBR E: NIR
Which of the following is not an indicator of a country's level of development?
A: Literacy rate B: IMR C: CDR D: CBR E: NIR
Compared to more developed countries, less developed countries typically have all but which of the
following characteristics?
A: Higher CBR B: Lower dependancy rates C: Higher number of children under 15 D: Lower numbers of the elderly
Compared to more developed countries, less developed
countries typically have all but which of the following
characteristics? A: Higher CBR B: Lower dependancy rates C: Higher number of children under 15 D: Lower numbers of the elderly
Which MDC region has the highest cultural homogeneity
A: Anglo America B: Western Europe C: Eastern Europe D:Latin America E: South Pacific
Which MDC region has the highest cultural homogeneity
A: Anglo America B: Western Europe C: Eastern Europe D:Latin America E: South Pacific
The major asset of the Eastern European region is
A: Large unskilled labor pool B: Large Access to raw materials C: Large pool of high cost skilled labor
pool D: Production of consumer goods
The major asset of the Eastern European region is
A: Large unskilled labor pool B: Large Access to raw materials C: Large pool of high cost skilled labor
pool D: Production of consumer goods
Petroleum reserves in the Middle East are
A: clustered primarily in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf states.
B: primarily in Saudi Arabia. C: dispersed throughout the region. D: clustered in fields along the western
shore of the Red Sea.
Petroleum reserves in the Middle East are
A: clustered primarily in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf states.
B: primarily in Saudi Arabia. C: dispersed throughout the region. D: clustered in fields along the western
shore of the Red Sea.
The less developed region with the highest percentage of people
living in urban areas is
A: Latin America B: East Asia C: South Asia D: SW Asia
The less developed region with the highest
percentage of people living in urban areas is
A: Latin America B: East Asia C: South Asia D: SW Asia
Agricultural output in South Asia each year depends primarily on
the A: Disease rate that year B: CBR for the year C: Arrival of the Monsoon D: Price of Jute E: Price of coconut oil
Agricultural output in South Asia each year depends primarily on the
A: Disease rate that year B: CBR for the year C: Arrival of the Monsoon D: Price of Jute E: Price of coconut oil
According to the international trade approach to development, a
country should identify all but which of its following assets?
A) abundant agricultural products B) high quality manufactured goods C) imports to be limited D) international consumer preferences
According to the international trade approach to
development, a country should identify all but which of its
following assets? A) abundant agricultural products B) high quality manufactured goods C) imports to be limited D) international consumer preferences
China in the twenty-first century has seen all but which of the following economic changes?
A) China is now the world's largest market for personal consumer products like toothpaste.
B) Low factory wages in China are driving down manufacturing wages world wide. C) China is now the leading banking center in Asia.
D) China's manufacturing is driving down prices on consumer goods world wide
China in the twenty-first century has seen all but which of the following economic changes?
A) China is now the world's largest market for personal consumer products like toothpaste.
B) Low factory wages in China are driving down manufacturing wages world wide. C) China is now the leading banking center in Asia.
D) China's manufacturing is driving down prices on consumer goods world wide
The principal benefit of the self-sufficiency approach is to
promote 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) more efficient industries.