Quiz 9

On average, developed countries spend about $________ annually per capita on health care.

According to the textbook, one-fifth of the world living in the developed world consumes ________ of the world's goods.

During the 1950s, people lived on average more than two decades longer in developed countries than in developing ones. In the twenty-first century, the gap is ________

In the self-sufficiency approach to development, countries do all but which of the following?

Impose tariffs

Spread investment as equally as possible across all sectors of a country's economy and in all regions

Restrict imports

Give precedence to reducing poverty over encouraging a few people to become wealthy consumers

Do not allow businesses to open in certain parts of the country to increase economies of scale

Fair Trade ________ the percentage of the retail price that ________ in ________ countries receive.

Improves, distributors, developed

Protects, distributors, developed

Reduces, producers, developing

Reduces, importers, developing

improves, producers, developing

A baby born today in sub-Saharan Africa can expect to live on average to age 57. What are the two main factors that influence this relatively short lifespan expectation?

Nutrition, medical services

Nutrition, education

medical services, stress levels

Medical services, industrial accidents

Environmental toxicity, nutrition

Created by the UN in 1980, this is an indicator of the level of development for each country. It combines income, literacy, education, and life expectancy.

Which of the following is true today of the developed world?

Developed countries are hard-pressed to maintain their current levels of public assistance

In the last two years, most developed countries have increased their social safety nets.

In the past, slow economic growth did not permit rich countries to finance generous programs.

In recent years economic growth has increased, whereas the percentage of people needing public assistance has decreased.

None of these is true.

India implemented a self-sufficiency model after they gained independence from the UK. In the 1990s they switched to an International trade model that resulting in

A remarkably unresponsive economy.

An improved competitiveness and quality of Indian products

Higher tariffs on imported products.

A lowering of the GDP per capita.

A proliferation of monopolies.

In manufacturing, the ________ is the gross value of the product minus the costs of raw materials and energy.

The UN's Human Development Index (HDI) takes into account three factors. These are

A decent standard of living, access to knowledge, and a long and healthy life.

Crude birth rates, crude death rates and the percentage of women in the workforce.

Life expectancy, percentage of population under 15 and the availability of clean drinking water.

Doctor/patient ratio, infant mortality rates and good governance.

Absence of corruption, developed infrastructure and national debt as a ratio of GDP.

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