Ap Review For Chapter 9 Development

Front 1

The gap in life expectancy between LDCs and MDCs is wider for women than men

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true

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the share of GDP accounted for by the secondary sector is larger in LDCs than MDCs

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true

Front 3

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures the distribution of wealth in a country

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false

Front 4

Development is a completely understood process involving concrete yet difficult steps

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false

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less developed countries can be distinguished from more developed countries according to social and demographic characteristics, as well as economic ones

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true

Front 6

GDP per capita is a more meaningful measure of development than gross national product alone

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true

Front 7

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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false

Front 8

raising the GDP of a country means an automatically higher standard of living

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false

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southwest Asia and North Africa and Latin America are the less developed regions with the most favorable balance between population and resources

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true

Front 10

Many countries are clustered at the median of the development continuum

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false

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one element of development in Southwest Asia & North Africa has been the loss of distinctive cultural characteristics

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false

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The three large relatively developed regions in the world are North America, Western Europe, and Easter Europe.

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true

Front 13

Gender inequality exists in every country of the world

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true

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the availability of energy and other resources is increasingly important to increase the level of development

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true

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developing countries are increasingly choosing to pursue the international trade approach to development

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true

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India and China are examples of countries which had pursued the self-sufficiency alternative to development

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true

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HDI of North America

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0.95`

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HDI of Europe

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0.94

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Russia

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0.81

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Japan

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0.96

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Oceania

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0.86

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Latin America

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0.81

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East Asia

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0.76

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Central Asia

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0.75

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Southwest Asia & North Africa

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0.70

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Southeast Asia

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0.72

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South Asia

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0.59

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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0.47

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What is the principal difference between less developed and more developed countries with regard to the percentages of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector workers?

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less developed countries have a higher percentage of primary; more developed countries have higher percentages of secondary and tertiary sector workers

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Why is the percentage of a country's labor force engaged in agriculture an important indicator of the level of development ?

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lower percentage in agriculture means more people are free to work in productive industries and services

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How do countries typically secure the funds they need to finance development? What is the most significant problem faced by many less developed countries using this method to finance development?

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borrow from international lending agencies or financial institutions in more developed countries; can't repay loans

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If a country has a natural resource, such as petroleum, which is in considerable demand in the rest of the world, which is the more logical approach to development for that country? What is the other approach?

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international trade; self-sufficeincy