Classroom Response System Questions Chapter 10: Development

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1) Geographers are interested in a) how development is defined and measured. b) how geography affects development, considering the structures of the world economy. c) the geographical barriers to and costs of development within countries. d) why uneven development occurs not just across the globe, but within states. e) all of the above

2) This map (Fig. 10.4) indicates that there are more “dependents” supported by each working age adult through taxes in than in a) Germany, France b) India, Pakistan c) Somalia, Kenya d) Brazil, Bolivia e) Guatemala, Mexico

3) This map (Fig. 10.7) indicates that a) the United States has a lower level of human development than Switzerland. b) China has a higher level of human development than the United States. c) Libya has a higher level of human development than South Africa. d) Qatar has a lower level of human development than Egypt. e) Australia has a lower level of human development than Indonesia.

4) This map (Fig. 10.10) shows that a) malaria is endemic in North Africa. b) malaria is endemic in Europe. c) malaria is endemic in Japan. d) malaria is endemic in the coastal areas of Oman. e) Malaria is endemic in most of The Congo.

5) This map (Fig. 10.12) indicates that a) France and Germany have over twenty export processing zones. b) Kenya has fewer export processing zones than Egypt. c) Brazil and Yemen have over twenty export processing zones. d) The Unites States has fewer export zones than France. e) The United States and Pakistan have over twenty export processing zones.

6) This map (Fig. 10.13) indicates that a) South America has a lower percentage of land threatened by desertification than North America. b) Asia has a lower percentage of land threatened by desertification than Europe. c) over half of Africa is threatened by desertification. d) 37% of Asia faces a very high risk of desertification. e) 82% of Australia desert.

7) Putrajaya, Malaysia (Fig. 10 7) Putrajaya, Malaysia (Fig. 10.15) is an example of a) neo-colonialism b) dollarization c) the informal economy d) an island of development e) vectored liberalism

8) This photograph of Port Gentile, Gabon (Fig. 10 8) This photograph of Port Gentile, Gabon (Fig. 10.16) illustrates a) government support of cellular phone technology. b) government support for microcredit programs. c) government policy to increase imports. d) multinational investment in development. e) the role of public relations in development.

9) This photograph of a microcredit agency in Bwindi, Uganda (Fig. 10 9) This photograph of a microcredit agency in Bwindi, Uganda (Fig. 10.17) illustrates a) an NGO program to curb infant mortality. b) an NGO program to reward farmers for government loyalty. c) an NGO program to give loans to poor people to encourage small business development. d) a foreign bank investing in large scale development programs. e) a foreign bank buying land threatened by desertification.