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Haman Ch9

Mr. Haman's class, Ch.9 vocab and study guide

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What is development? The improvement in material conditions
What are some of the more developed regions? South Pacific, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, North America
What are some reasons that gender inequality is a challenge to development? It severely limits the economic and social mobility of women, it excludes women from the formal economy, wasting a major economic asset, and it is associated with lower literacy rates and higher infant mortality rates.
The difference in per capita GDP between the more developed and less developed regions is? widening
The value of total output of goods and services in a year in a country is its? gross domestic product
In 2008 the per capita GDP in Sudan was about $1,500; this indicates that it is a? Less developed country
Per capita GDP is a good indicator of? How developed a country is.
An example of a primary sector activity is? mining
Processing of computer information is an example of which sector of the economy? tertiary
The primary sector accounts for? A larger share of GDP for LDC's than MDC's
Workers in MDC's are... more productive than those in LDC's
The HDI is a function of... economics, social, and demographic indicators
Compared to more developed countries, less developed countries have a higher percentage of workers in which sector of the economy? the primary sector
In more developed countries, employment is increasing in? the tertiary sector
The large percentage of population involved in agriculture in China indicates that... most people must produce food for their own survival
_____ is an example of a secondary sector activity manufacturing
In less developed countries, consumer goods such as telephones, televisions, and motor vehicles are? Familiar to many but owned by relatively few.
Even though a higher percentage of GDP is spent on education in less developed countries, LDCs spend less per pupil than MDCs
What are some indicators of a country's level of development? infant mortality rate, literacy rate, age structure, and natural increase rate
The North American region is the world's leading provider of what? financial and management services, food, sports, and entertainment.
What are some more developed REGIONS? Europe, Oceania, North America
The major economic asset of the Russian region is? oil reserves
Japan's principal asset for promoting development was? an abundant supply of labor
Petroleum reserves in Southwest Asia and North Africa are? clustered primarily in the Persian(Arabian) Gulf States
The less developed region with the highest percentage living in urban areas is? Latin America
Population was traditionally low in Southeast Asia because of? its inhospitable climate
Agricultural output in South Asia each year depends primarily on the? arrival of the monsoon
Development prospects are limited in Sub-Saharan Africa because of? overworked agricultural land and declining output, poor leadership, colonial legacy, capacity of land to produce food.
In contrast to the international trade approach, the self-sufficiency approach to development spreads investment through all sectors of the economy
In recent years, countries such as India have... embraced the international trade model
according to the international trade approach to development, a country should identify all but which of its following assets? imports to be limited
The biggest problem faced by less developed countries in financing development is? inability to repay loans
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