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1
Many less developed nations have difficulty reaching or maintaining which level in Rostow's stages of development?
A)takeoff
B)preconditions for takeoff
C)drive to maturity
D)postindustrial
2
The transition to better health in many countries of the developing world is at risk of being reversed by all but which of the following:
A)the spread of drug-resistant strains of previously eradicable diseases like malaria.
B)the withholding of medical care programs by the World Health Organization from countries with socialist governments.
C)the high and rising cost of modern medications.
D)civil unrest and wars that disrupt medical treatment and disease control programs.
3
Labor force participation by women is primarily a function of:
A)economic conditions.
B)urban conditions.
C)agricultural conditions.
D)cultural conditions.
4
A country can move along the continuum from less developed to more developed by means of:
A)a technology gap.
B)cultural convergence.
C)technology transfer.
D)occupational structure.
5
Populations that do not receive the required dietary energy supply on a daily basis are found primarily in:
A)the countries of the former Soviet Union.
B)the Middle East and North America.
C)Latin America.
D)Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
6
The increasing use of animal dung as a wood substitute for fuel in Africa and Asia has:
A)promoted the spread of diseases.
B)caused a loss of manure for soil enrichment.
C)masked the accurate measure of energy consumption.
D)created a new primary activity.
7
Which of the following factors is not used to analyze a country's level of development:
A)size in area
B)per capita income
C)nutritional levels
D)energy consumption
8
Regional income inequalities:
A)do not exist in developed countries.
B)are greater in developed countries than in less developed ones.
C)are greater in less developed countries than in developed ones.
D)do not exist in less developed countries.
9
By the early 1990s, the countries of the South accounted for what percentage of Gross Global Product?
A)10
B)25
C)33
D)50
10
Both the World Bank and the United Nations recognize Africa as a special problem region for all of the following reasons except:
A)its rapid population decline.
B)the stagnation or decline in Africa's per capita food production.
C)its overall weakness in government and facilities systems.
D)the prevalence of devastating civil wars.
11
With respect to the relationship between GNP and energy consumption:
A)as GNP increases, energy consumption decreases.
B)there is no relationship between the two indicators.
C)each increases in direct relation to the other.
D)as energy consumption decreases, GNP increases.
12
What proportion of the developing countries' population lives in poverty?
A)one-fifth
B)one-third
C)one-half
D)two-thirds
13
Landlessness is a function of:
A)an imbalance between the size of an agricultural labor force and the amount of arable land.
B)an increase in urban population.
C)an imbalance in landlord-tenancy ratios.
D)the rising cost of real estate in some countries.
14
Industries that dominate in the less developed countries are classified as:
A)primary.
B)quaternary.
C)secondary.
D)tertiary.
15
Composite measures of countries on the national development continuum have been criticized for being too strongly based on:
A)population statistics.
B)quality-of-life measures.
C)happiness scales.
D)economic and infrastructure measures.
16
The Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) includes all of the following factors except:
A)housing quality.
B)infant mortality.
C)life expectancy.
D)literacy.
17
With respect to the energy technology gap:
A)all countries are equally able to draw on advanced technology; some choose not to.
B)it has widened at an accelerating rate between the developed and less developed countries.
C)it is no longer an important factor in development.
D)none exists between the North and the South.
18
Since 1970, the rate and extent of women's participation in the labor force have:
A)declined in most areas of the less developed world.
B)increased in nearly every world region.
C)not been measurable due to lack of reliable statistics.
D)remained about the same.
19
A disease that poses a threat of economic and political stabilization in some developing areas is:
A)AIDS.
B)influenza.
C)polio.
D)typhoid.
20
According to the Brandt report, poverty and underdevelopment are associated with:
A)desert regions.
B)north latitude country.
C)temperate climates.
D)tropical conditions.
21
Between 1990 and 2004, the collective economies of the developing countries grew at an average annual percentage rate of:
A)2.1
B)4.2
C)5.9
D)7.2
22
When the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank introduced the purchasing power parity (PPP) measure in 1993, the relative economic importance of the Third World:
A)declined significantly.
B)remained the same.
C)increased marginally.
D)doubled.
23
As of 2003, approximately what proportion of the developing world's population was undernourished?
A)one-sixth.
B)one-quarter.
C)one-half.
D)two-thirds.
24
The relationship between economic and social measures of development is:
A)direct and proportional.
B)indirect and proportional.
C)direct and technological.
D)indirect and technological.
25
Worldwide, approximately how many people lack a reliable supply of clean water?
A)10 million.
B)57 million.
C)900 million.
D)1 billion.





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