Geography chapter 10

which of the following regions has the highest Gender Inequality Index

Sub Saharan Africa

According to Rostow's development model, the process of development begins when

an elite group initiates innovative activities

hunting and gathering societies

are found in isolated places in the world

which of the following is not an indicator of global gender inequality

female life expectancy is less than males in every country in the world

the North American region has higher rates of material development but troubling levels of

inequality

severe gender inequality is a challenge to development because

it severely limits the economic and social mobility of women, as well as families that are headed by women

compared to less developed countries, more developed countries have higher rates of

literacy

examples of material conditions include

drinking water and sewage systems

the map of US natural gas fields in this chapter show that the United States has

a high concentration of natural gas fields in the gulf of Mexico

in MDCs employment is increasing rapidly in which of the following sectors

tertiary

processing of computer information is an example of which sector of the economy

tertiary

per capita GDP is a good indicator of which of the following

the distribution of wealth within a country

scale is

the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape

although there are fewer developed countries in the world, altogether they consume about______ energy as LDCs

the same amount of total

Thomas Malthus concluded that

population increased arithmetically while food production increased linguistically

which of the following is not a characteristic of the fair trade movement?

protection of workers rights is already a high priority for multinational coorperations

when did the Untied States reach Rostow's final stage of development

Early twentieth century

the largest number of legal, documented immigrants to the United States come from what country

Mexico

the "separate but equal" doctrine in the United States was legally established by

Plessy v Ferguson

which is the least developed region among the following

Southwest Asia

all of the following are considered more developed regions except

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa may become more developed primarily because of what characteristic

abundant petroleum reserves

if country has a large number of publishers and globally esteemed universities , you might surmise that the country is most likely

an MDC

which of the following is an indicator of a country's level of development

crude death rate

which of the following is not one of the eight millennium development goals of the United Nations

end poverty and hunger

since 1990 most countries have seen an increase in

gender equality

the total value of output goods and services in a year in a country is its

gross domestic product

The Chernobyl incident occurred

in the soviet union

the biggest problem faced by less developed countries in financing development is

inability to pay loans

Animists believe that

inanimate objects and natural events have spirits

Basque is a good example of a(n)

isolated language

gender inequality is a challenge to development because

it excludes all women from both the formal and informal economy

If the per capita GDP in a given country is about $1,500, this indicates that it is a

less developed country

analysis of the maps in this chapter shows that the United States has natural gas fields in

many different areas

the united nations is primarily what kind of cooperative effort

political

Logging and fishing are two occupations belonging to which economic sector?

primary`

Folk Culture is spread primarily by

relocation diffusion

the highest levels of development within Latin America are generally found in

southern south America

what is an accurate statement regarding the relationship between energy demand and development

the current and future demand for energy is largely driven by the developed countries of the world

the difference in per capita GDP between the more developed and less developed regions is

widening