AP Human Geography Industrialization And Economic Development
Ninth Edition of Introduction to Human Geography by Rubenstein
- 1.Development refers to
- A.
Improvement in material conditions.
- B.
Value of the output of goods and services.
- C.
Value of a product compared to the needed labor.
- D.
Division of jobs into different sectors.
- E.
Changes in political institutions.
- 2.The more developed regions include all but which of the following?
- A.
Anglo-America
- B.
Eastern Europe
- C.
Middle East
- D.
Western Europe
- E.
South Pacific
- 3.The difference in per capita GDP between the more developed and less developed regions is
- A.
Widening.
- B.
Remaining constant.
- C.
Decreasing.
- D.
Zero.
- E.
Cycling up and down.
- 4.On a north polar projection, less developed countries appear to be located
- A.
In the southern hemisphere.
- B.
In core region.
- C.
In peripheral locations.
- D.
Clustered in an inner ring.
- E.
Spread evenly across the land masses.
- 5.The value of total output of goods and services in a year in a country is its
- A.
Level of development.
- B.
Primary economic sector.
- C.
Productivity index.
- D.
Value added.
- E.
Gross domestic product.
- 6.In 1995, the per capita GDP in Sudan was about $400; this indicates that it is a
- A.
Petroleum exporting state.
- B.
Less developed country.
- C.
More developed country.
- D.
Country with a high gross domestic product.
- E.
Has evenly distributed wealth.
- 7.Per capita GDP is a good indicator of all but which of the following?
- A.
The appropriate level of material well being in a country
- B.
The number of countries below the poverty level
- C.
The distribution of wealth within a country
- D.
The spatial distribution of global wealth
- E.
Potential for providing all citizens with a comfortable life
- 8.An example of a primary sector activity is
- A.
Education
- B.
Manufacturing
- C.
Banking
- D.
Retailing
- E.
Mining
- 9.Processing of computer information is an example of which sector of the economy?
- A.
Primary
- B.
Secondary
- C.
Tertiary
- D.
None of the above
- E.
B and C
- 10.The tertiary sector includes all but the following?
- A.
Transportation
- B.
Producer services
- C.
Government
- D.
Construction
- E.
Banking
- 11.Compared to more developed countries, less developed countries have a higher percentage of workers in which sector of the economy?
- A.
Primary
- B.
Secondary
- C.
Tertiary
- D.
All three sectors
- E.
B and C
- 12.Tertiary sector jobs involve the
- A.
Extraction of materials from Earth.
- B.
Provision of goods and services.
- C.
Manufacturing of raw materials.
- D.
All of the above
- E.
A and C
- 13.In more developed countries, employment is increasing in
- A.
The primary sector.
- B.
The secondary sector.
- C.
The tertiary sector.
- D.
All three sectors.
- E.
A and B
- 14.The large percentage of population involved in agriculture in China indicates that
- A.
The country imports most of its food.
- B.
Few people are unemployed.
- C.
Most people consume an inadequate amount of calories.
- D.
Most people must produce food for their own survival.
- E.
Factory production cannot expand.
- 15.People are more productive in more developed countries because they
- A.
Work harder,
- B.
Have access to more technology.
- C.
Have a higher value added per person.
- D.
Are better educated.
- E.
Understand their jobs better than workers in less developed countries.
- 16.The value of a product minus the costs of raw materials and energy is
- A.
Gross domestic product.
- B.
Productivity.
- C.
Tertiary sector analysis.
- D.
Market value.
- E.
Value added.
- 17.Today, European countries obtain raw materials
- A.
From their abundant supplies.
- B.
Through exploitation of their colonies.
- C.
Through purchase from less developed countries.
- D.
From domestic extraction industries.
- E.
Exclusively through pipelines.
- 18.In less developed countries, consumer goods such as telephones, televisions, and motor vehicles are
- A.
Available for sharing by a large number of people.
- B.
Unknown and unfamiliar to most people.
- C.
Essential to rural life.
- D.
Owned by a minority of the people.
- E.
Available only through local manufacture.
- 19.Compared to less developed countries, more developed countries have higher rates of all but which of these educational characteristics?
- A.
Percentage of GDP spent on education
- B.
Literacy rate
- C.
Number of teachers per pupil
- D.
Number of years attending school
- E.
Spending per student
- 20.Which of the following is not an indicator of a country's level of development?
- A.
Infant mortality rate
- B.
Literacy rate
- C.
Age structure
- D.
Natural increase rate
- E.
Crude death rate
- 21.A major health care problem for people in Africa and Asia is
- A.
Low literacy rates
- B.
Lack of social security benefits for the elderly
- C.
High ratios of nurses and doctors to patients
- D.
Inadequate supply of calories and proteins
- E.
Defective drugs
- 22.Correlating economic, social, and demographic indicators of developent shows that
- A.
Different indicators of development are associated with each other.
- B.
A more developed country is likely to rank among the top ten in all major development indicators.
- C.
A less developed country can see which indicators need improvement.
- D.
Economic, social, and demographic characteristics do not in reality coincide with each other.
- E.
Less developed countries are declining on most measures.
- 23.Compared to more developed countries, less developed countries typically have all but which of the following characteristics?
- A.
Higher crude birth rates
- B.
Lower dependency rates
- C.
Higher percentage of children under age fifteen
- D.
Lower percentage of elderly
- E.
Shorter life expectancy
- 24.The Anglo-American region is the world's leading provider of all but which of the following?
- A.
Food
- B.
Petroleum
- C.
Financial and management services
- D.
Entertainment
- E.
Sports
- 25.The more developed region that displays the highest level of cultural homogeneity is
- A.
Latin America.
- B.
Western Europe.
- C.
Eastern Europe.
- D.
The South Pacific.
- E.
Anglo-America.
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