Deck 1: Patterns of Development

Question 1

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Economic growth,economic development

Answer 1

Answer will vary

Question 2

Among the nations of the developing world,new technologies have primarily been responsible for:

A) eliminating the need for travel.
B) an obesity epidemic among children under 18.
C) increased electrical and energy problems.
D) creating jobs.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

All of the following reasons have contributed to the enhancement of economic development among the developing nations of the world EXCEPT for:

A) the information revolution.
B) the globalization of culture.
C) lower transport costs.
D) the spread of democracy.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

For a country where income per capita is growing by 2 percent per year,how many years will it take for average incomes to double?

A) 35 years
B) 96 years
C) 14 years
D) 180 years

Question 5

Viktor and Yulia's country comes from which of the following groups of countries?

A) South
B) sub-Saharan Africa
C) transitional
D) third world

Question 6

By the World Bank's classification system,Malaysia,Iran,and Brazil are:

A) low-income countries.
B) upper-middle-income countries.
C) industrial economies.
D) backward economies.

Question 7

According to Simon Kuznets,the key characteristic of the epoch of modern economic growth is:

A) expansion of heavy industry.
B) a rapid decline in population growth rates.
C) high rates of saving and investment.
D) the application of science to problems of economic production.

Question 8

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Modern economic growth,modernization

Question 9

The primary economic activities for three-quarters of Ethiopians are:

A) tending livestock and building computer chips.
B) growing crops and tending livestock.
C) telemarketing and trade.
D) none of the above.

Question 10

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Low-income countries,middle-income countries

Question 11

Which indicator is inversely related (meaning that it falls as per capita income rises)to per capita income?

A) adult illiteracy rate
B) infant mortality rate
C) share of the population living in rural areas
D) all of the above

Question 12

________ has experienced unprecedented rates of economic growth,which has dramatically changed the lives of its population.

A) Paraguay
B) Malaysia
C) Mongolia
D) North Korea

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true about globalization?

A) It is a term used by different people to mean different things.
B) It covers more than just economics.
C) It is not a new phenomenon.
D) All of the above.

Question 14

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
North,South

Question 15

The poorest nations in the world,representing 12 percent of humanity,are primarily located in:

A) Southeast Asia.
B) Eastern Europe.
C) sub-Saharan Africa.
D) Latin America.

Question 16

What method in the 1970s failed to gain popularity as a key to development?

A) income redistribution
B) labor-intensive techniques
C) providing basic human needs to the poor
D) decreased sales tax

Question 17

Which of the following empirical statements about low-income countries is NOT a valid generalization about changes since 1990?

A) Infant mortality rates have fallen substantially.
B) Rapid population growth has more than offset GNP growth.
C) Manufacturing has increased as a share of total output.
D) Primary school enrollment rates have risen sharply.

Question 18

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Newly industrializing economy,transitional economy

Question 19

If a country achieves a rapid increase in per capita income by discovering new oil reserves,it is experiencing:

A) growth but not development.
B) development but not growth.
C) both growth and development.
D) neither growth nor development.

Question 20

While working in the Japanese electronics factory in Penang,Rachmina Abdullah:

A) saved money to provide herself with a better future.
B) became a wealthy urbanite who sought after the better amenities of life.
C) decided to permanently settle in Japan and become a citizen of that country.
D) grew accustomed to spending most of her wages on cosmetics and luxury items.

Question 21

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Rich-poor dichotomy,World Bank

Question 22

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
GDP,per capita income

Question 23

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
LDCs,diseases

Question 24

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Import substitution,export promotion

Question 25

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Institutions,economic development