NATIONS WORKING TOWARD DEVELOPMENT

traditional economies

ECONOMIES THAT RELY ON HABIT, CUSTOM, OR RITUAL AND THAT TEND NOT TO CHANGE

PEOPLE WHO CALL FOR A RETURN TO FUNDAMENTAL OR BASIC RELIGIOUS VALUES

Among the problems that developing nations face are:

rapid population growth and poverty

Although they are now politically independent, many developing countries are:

economically dependent on former colonial rulers

A benefit of urbanization in Africa:

Ethnic loyalties were replaced by national loyalties

What was the result of Tanzania’s program of African socialism?

It failed and was replaced by a market economy system.

An example of China’s shift to a free-market economy is:

the “responsibility system”

One area in which the Indian economy has prospered is in:

computer and customer-support services

Both China and India are:

economic giants, but only India is a democracy

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World History Ch 33

Question	Answer
developing world	NATIONS WORKING TOWARD DEVELOPMENT
literacy	THE ABILITY TO READ AND WRITE
traditional economies	ECONOMIES THAT RELY ON HABIT, CUSTOM, OR RITUAL AND THAT TEND NOT TO CHANGE
shantytown	A SLUM OF FLIMSY SHACKS
fundamentalists	PEOPLE WHO CALL FOR A RETURN TO FUNDAMENTAL OR BASIC RELIGIOUS VALUES
Some leaders of developing nations tried to speed development after independence by:	shifting to command economies
To what does the Green Revolution refer?	new farming methods
Among the problems that developing nations face are:	rapid population growth and poverty
Although they are now politically independent, many developing countries are:	economically dependent on former colonial rulers
Women in developing countries have:	more opportunities
The movement of people from the countryside to the cities is called:	urbanism
Animals threatened with extinction are:	endangered species
A system in which the government controls part of the economy is called:	socialism
Economic growth that aims for long-term benefits is called:	sustainable development
The change from fertile land to desert, or ____, plagues many African countries	desertification
One result of African countries’ dependence on cash crops was:	the need to import food
A cause of desertification is:	overgrazing of livestock
A benefit of urbanization in Africa:	Ethnic loyalties were replaced by national loyalties
Wangari Maathai is best known for her work in:	sustainable development
What was the result of Tanzania’s program of African socialism?	It failed and was replaced by a market economy system.
Which of India’s largest cities was formerly known as Bombay?	Mumbai
India’s constitution bans discrimination against the lowest caste, or _______.	dalits
Who gained many admirers for her work with India’s poor?	Mother Teresa
Who was the leader who set China on a new path?	Deng Xiaoping
What helped reduce family size in China, especially in cities?	one-child policy
The demonstrators in China’s Tiananmen Square were demanding:	greater democracy
An example of China’s shift to a free-market economy is:	the “responsibility system”
One area in which the Indian economy has prospered is in:	computer and customer-support services
A major health challenge for both China and India is:	the spread of AIDS
Both China and India are:	economic giants, but only India is a democracy

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