Chapter 10 APHuG Q&A
Is the largest concentration of the least developed countries in the world today in Latin
America? - (correct answer)This is a false statement about worldwide patterns of
development
Benefit of the membership in the European Union - (correct answer)Member states form
a single market which creates a powerful economic bloc
Core periphery models are based on what idea? - (correct answer)Sharp spatial
contrasts in social and economic development exist between economic heartlands and
outlying subordinate areas
Economic complementaries between two places tend to what? - (correct answer)Occur
when each place specializes in commodities demanded by the other
Explain a limitation of the political map shown in conveying economic information -
(correct answer)In the context of free trade, the borders between the member states are
irrelevant
Free trade zones such as the countries of the North American Free Trade Agreement
are established to increase the ease and volume of international trade by... - (correct
answer)Eliminating tariffs on good that cross borders between member states
Compare Spain and Kuwait GII - (correct answer)Large number of women in the
Spanish legislature but few in Kuwait
Difference between the Human Development Index and Gender Inequality Index -
(correct answer)Although there are more women in wage labor force, females do not
necessarily have the same level of empowerment as men
, Limitation of gross national income per capita as the only measure of a country's level of
development - (correct answer)A country can have a high level of economic and social
development that is not reflected in annual production and trade data
One limitation associated with utilizing the measures of development - (correct
answer)All stats aggregate data to the country level. Frequently there is a great deal of
variation in development within countries that is hidden by aggregated data
Accurate statement about HDI and GII - (correct answer)Increased levels of economic
development often conceal gender inequities
Crossing which of the following borders requires few, if any, formalities and thus
encourages the free flow of people and products? - (correct answer)Netherlands and
Belgium
Compared with more-developed countries, which of the following statements is true of
less developed countries - (correct answer)A higher percent of the labor force is
engaged in food production.
A map of the world is shown with the water shaded grey and the land left white. Labels
A through E are shown at different locations. A is along the eastern coast of North
America. B is slightly northeast of the center of Africa. C is in South Asia. D is on an
island to the east of continental Asia. E is in Australia.
On the map above, which one of the following boxes is in an area where the population
density is high and the level of economic development is low - (correct answer)C
Economic activities that involve the extraction of natural resources, such as lumbering,
fishing, mining, and agriculture, are called - (correct answer)Primary economic activities
Environmental laws, labor availability, and access to markets are major factors affecting
which of the following? - (correct answer)Manufacturing locations
Is the largest concentration of the least developed countries in the world today in Latin
America? - (correct answer)This is a false statement about worldwide patterns of
development
Benefit of the membership in the European Union - (correct answer)Member states form
a single market which creates a powerful economic bloc
Core periphery models are based on what idea? - (correct answer)Sharp spatial
contrasts in social and economic development exist between economic heartlands and
outlying subordinate areas
Economic complementaries between two places tend to what? - (correct answer)Occur
when each place specializes in commodities demanded by the other
Explain a limitation of the political map shown in conveying economic information -
(correct answer)In the context of free trade, the borders between the member states are
irrelevant
Free trade zones such as the countries of the North American Free Trade Agreement
are established to increase the ease and volume of international trade by... - (correct
answer)Eliminating tariffs on good that cross borders between member states
Compare Spain and Kuwait GII - (correct answer)Large number of women in the
Spanish legislature but few in Kuwait
Difference between the Human Development Index and Gender Inequality Index -
(correct answer)Although there are more women in wage labor force, females do not
necessarily have the same level of empowerment as men
, Limitation of gross national income per capita as the only measure of a country's level of
development - (correct answer)A country can have a high level of economic and social
development that is not reflected in annual production and trade data
One limitation associated with utilizing the measures of development - (correct
answer)All stats aggregate data to the country level. Frequently there is a great deal of
variation in development within countries that is hidden by aggregated data
Accurate statement about HDI and GII - (correct answer)Increased levels of economic
development often conceal gender inequities
Crossing which of the following borders requires few, if any, formalities and thus
encourages the free flow of people and products? - (correct answer)Netherlands and
Belgium
Compared with more-developed countries, which of the following statements is true of
less developed countries - (correct answer)A higher percent of the labor force is
engaged in food production.
A map of the world is shown with the water shaded grey and the land left white. Labels
A through E are shown at different locations. A is along the eastern coast of North
America. B is slightly northeast of the center of Africa. C is in South Asia. D is on an
island to the east of continental Asia. E is in Australia.
On the map above, which one of the following boxes is in an area where the population
density is high and the level of economic development is low - (correct answer)C
Economic activities that involve the extraction of natural resources, such as lumbering,
fishing, mining, and agriculture, are called - (correct answer)Primary economic activities
Environmental laws, labor availability, and access to markets are major factors affecting
which of the following? - (correct answer)Manufacturing locations
