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1. An example of an upper-middle income country is a. India. b. Brazil. c. Indonesia. d. Nigeria. |
b. Brazil. |
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2. A newly industrialized country is a. the same as a high income country. b. any country that has experienced sustained growth in industry. c. a special classification given to some upper-middle income countries that have achieved relatively advanced manufacturing sectors. d. any country that has moved out of lower income status. |
c. a special classification given to some upper-middle income countries that have achieved relatively advanced manufacturing sectors. |
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3. Which of the following is not an upper middle-income country? a. Brazil b. South Africa c. Pakistan d. Argentina |
c. Pakistan |
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4. Which of the following is a low-income country? a. Mexico b. Thailand c. Turkey d. Bangladesh |
d. Bangladesh |
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5. One of the components of the human development index is a. the percentage of the population who are high school graduates. b. the average daily intake of protein. c. life expectancy at birth. d. the number of doctors per hundred people in the population. |
c. life expectancy at birth. |
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6. What percent of the world’s nations have at least five significant ethnic populations? a. 0–10 b. 10–20 c. 20–30 d. 30–40 e. over 40 |
e. over 40 |
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7. What fraction of developing countries have recently experienced some form of significantinterethnic conflict? a. less than one-tenth b. a tenth to one-quarter c. one quarter to one half d. over one half |
d. over one half |
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Which of the following African countries has recently experienced widespread death and destruction due to ethnic or clan based conflict? a. Rwanda b. Zaire c. Somalia d. all of the above |
d. all of the above |
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Which measure uses a common set of international prices for all goods and services produced? a. purchasing power parity income levels b. GNP price deflectors c. foreign exchange rate conversions to U.S. dollars d. the exchange rate |
a. purchasing power parity income levels |
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The number of units of developing country currency required to purchase a basket of goods and services in a developing country that costs one dollar in the U.S. is given by a. GNP price deflectors b. Human Development Index ranking c. purchasing power parity d. the exchange rate |
c. purchasing power parity |
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About how many people lack access to basic sanitation? a. 20 million b. 200 million c. 500 million d. 1 billion e. 2 billion |
e. 2 billion |
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About how many people lack access to safe water? a. 20 million b. 200 million c. 500 million d. 1 billion e. 2 billion |
d. 1 billion |
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About how many malnourished children under age five are there in the developing world? a. 20 million b. 150 million c. 500 million d. 1 billion e. 2 billion |
b. 150 million |
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Neutral technological progress occurs when a. higher output levels are achieved with the same quantity and combinations of factor inputs b. higher output levels are achieved by more capital intensive methods c.higher output levels are achieved by more labor intensive methods e. higher output levels are achieved |
a. higher output levels are achieved with the same quantity and combinations of factor inputs |
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conditions of today's developed countries at the start of their industrialization differ from conditions in the developing world in that a. population growth rates were higher b. more advanced technology was available c. there were more opportunities for development assistance d. none of the baove |
d. none of the baove |
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Most successful examples of modern economic growth have occurred in a country with a. a temperate-zone climate b. a market economy c. exports of manufactured goods d. all of the above |
d. all of the above |
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Which of the following is not an indicator that is used by the World Bank in measuring the level of economic development? a. life expectancy at birth b. adult literacy rate c. infant mortality rate d. all of the above are not used by the World Bank |
d. all of the above are not used by the World Bank |
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The dependency burden is a. a measure of the degree to which the less developed countries are dependent on the rich industrial countries b. the average number of children that a woman gives birth to during her lifetime c. the number of babies born per 1000 persons d. the percent of the population that is below 15 and above 65 years of age |
d. the percent of the population that is below 15 and above 65 years of age |
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How many people still live on less than the equivalent of $1 per day? a. 100 million b. 500 million c. one billion d. two billion |
c. one billion |
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Which of the following is not an indicator that is used to compute the Human Development Index? a. life expectancy at birth b. real GDP per capital c. infant mortality rate d. adult literacy rate |
c. infant mortality rate |
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The combined GDP of developing counties constitutes approximately a. 5 percent of global GDP b. 20 percent of global GDP c. 30percent of global GDP d. 46percent of global GDP |
d. 46 percent of global GDP |
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Developing counties are starting to converge with developed countries in the long run in what respect? a. Growth rate b. Income inequality c. Population d. Per capital income |
d. Per capital income |
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Which region in the world has lowest GNI per capital based on the World Bank Atlas method? a. Sub-Saharan Africa b. Est Asia/Pacific c. South Asia d. Latin America/The Caribbean |
c. South Asia |
