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Global inequality, development theories and globalisation
Multiple Choice Quiz 2 Development Dynamics
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What does the Brandt line illustrate?
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The North-South divide, which highlights the global differences between rich and poor.
Five equal bands of 46 countries, also known as quintiles.
All data linked to population e.g. birth rate, death rate etc.
The number of each sex in each age group (e.g. 10-14)
What are HICs?
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A group of poorer countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia; also called the global south.
A group of rapidly industrialising countries in Latin America, such as Brazil and Chile.
A group of wealthy countries in North America, Western Europe, Japan and Australia; also called the global north.
A group of rapidly developing countries in south-east Asia, such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
A group of recently industrialising countries, such as China and India; together with Brazil and Russia, these countries are also known as BRICs.
What are LICs?
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A group of poorer countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia; also called the global south.
A group of rapidly industrialising countries in Latin America, such as Brazil and Chile.
A group of wealthy countries in North America, Western Europe, Japan and Australia; also called the global north.
A group of rapidly developing countries in south-east Asia, such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
A group of recently industrialising countries, such as China and India; together with Brazil and Russia, these countries are also known as BRICs.
What are MICs?
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A group of poorer countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia; also called the global south.
A group of rapidly industrialising countries in Latin America, such as Brazil and Chile.
A group of wealthy countries in North America, Western Europe, Japan and Australia; also called the global north.
A group of rapidly developing countries in south-east Asia, such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
A group of recently industrialising countries, such as China and India; together with Brazil and Russia, these countries are also known as BRICs.
What are RICs?
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A group of poorer countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia; also called the global south.
A group of rapidly industrialising countries in Latin America, such as Brazil and Chile.
A group of wealthy countries in North America, Western Europe, Japan and Australia; also called the global north.
A group of rapidly developing countries in south-east Asia, such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
A group of recently industrialising countries, such as China and India; together with Brazil and Russia, these countries are also known as BRICs.
What are NICs?
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A group of poorer countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia; also called the global south.
A group of rapidly industrialising countries in Latin America, such as Brazil and Chile.
A group of wealthy countries in North America, Western Europe, Japan and Australia; also called the global north.
A group of rapidly developing countries in south-east Asia, such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia; this group are also known as the 'Asian tigers'.
A group of recently industrialising countries, such as China and India; together with Brazil and Russia, these countries are also known as BRICs.
What are often the characteristics of emerging economies?
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The tend to be high income, with rapidly declining manufacturing sectors, experiencing slow growth in their economies.
The tend to be middle income, slowly industrialising countries experiencing no growth in their economies.
They tend to be lower income, rapidly industrialising countries experiencing rapid growth in their economies.
Does the gap illustrated in the Brandt Report still exist?
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No, the global south no longer exists.
No, the global north is now much poorer than it was in the past.
Yes, the USA's GDP still far exceeds everyone else's and sub-Saharan African countries continue to be the world's poorest.
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How much wealth is owned by the richest fifth of the World Bank quintiles?
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The top 20% of the world own 83% of the world's wealth.
The top 20% of the world own just 3% of the world's wealth.
The top 20% of the world own 100% of the world's wealth.
The top 20% of the world own 50% of the world's wealth.
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How much wealth is owned by the bottom two quintiles?
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The poorest 40% of the world own 50% of the world's wealth.
The poorest 40% of the world own just 3% of the world's wealth.
The poorest 40% of the world own 25% of the world's wealth.
The poorest 40% of the world own 33% of the worlds' wealth.
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Look at the figure below. What do you call the equal bands of 46 countries ranked by wealth and compiled by the World Bank?
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textiles
quartiles
quintiles
septiles
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Why are some countries poor?
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They face barriers to progress and development.
They face economic barriers, such as unequal terms of trade.
They face social barriers, such as the impact of little education.
They face environmental barriers, such as the impacts of climate change.
All of the above.
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What did Rostow believe about development?
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He believed that development was about two types of global region - core and periphery.
He believed that countries should pass through 5 stages of development.
He believed that countries complete for power in a world system.
He believed that the periphery depends on the core for its market.
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Which is the correct order for Rostow's theory?
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Take-off, traditional society, drive to maturity, age of high mass consumption, pre-conditions for take-off
Drive to maturity, pre-conditions for take-off, age of high mass consumption, traditional society, take-off
Traditional society, pre-conditions for take-off, take-off, drive to maturity, age of high mass consumption
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Why did Frank disagree with Rostow?
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He believed his model would help to modernise the world's developed countries.
He didn't disagree with Rostow, they both had similar theories.
He believed that richer countries aren't more complex versions of poorer countries, but are strengthened by a global economy whose rules are decided by the poor.
He believed that poorer countries aren't simpler versions of wealthier countries, but are weaker members of a global economy whose rules are decided by the wealthy.
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What is Frank's dependency theory?
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Development is about two types of global region - core and periphery.
The core processes raw materials from the periphery into higher-value products, and become wealthy.
Low-value raw materials are traded between the periphery and the core.
The core regions represent developed, powerful nations and the periphery consists of 'other' areas, which produce raw materials to sell to the core.
All of the above
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What is globalisation?
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The ways in which countries become increasingly distant to each other.
The ways in which countries become increasingly connected to each other.
Using people in other countries to provide services if they can do so more cheaply.
When TNCs invest in new factories and transport infrastructure in places like south-east Asia.
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How does globalisation happen?
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Economic inter-dependence between countries - which means national borders have become less important.
Increasing volumes and variety of trade in goods and services.
An increased spread of technology.
International flows of investment into other countries.
Outsourcing - using people in other countries to provide services if they can do so more cheaply.
Where global media companies spread culture.
All of the above.
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What is foreign direct investment?
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When TNCs invest in new factories and transport infrastructure in places like south-east Asia.
Rapid industrial growth.
Raw materials.
Manufactured goods.
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What is the global shift?
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When TNCs invest in new factories and transport infrastructure in places like south-east Asia.
When workers move from rural areas to urban areas.
When a country moves away from producing raw materials to manufactured goods.
Changing where manufactured goods were made, from developed to developing countries.
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What does the Clark-Fisher Model show?
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It explains how population changes in a country as their economies develop.
It explains how workers move from rural areas to urban areas as a country's economy develops.
It explains changes in employment structure as countries develop their economies.
It explains how GDP changes in a country over time.
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In the Clark-Fisher model, low income countries...
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are dominated by the secondary sector (manufacturing). As economies develop and incomes rise, the demand for agricultural and manufactured goods increases.
have their employment dominated by the primary sector (e.g. farming and mining).
are dominated by the tertiary and quaternary sectors. As incomes continue to rise the tertiary (services) sector develops as people start to use more services.
have quaternary sectors developing as tertiary services become more specialised, such as IT, medical services, the media.
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In the Clark-Fisher model, middle income countries...
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are dominated by the secondary sector (manufacturing). As economies develop and incomes rise, the demand for agricultural and manufactured goods increases.
have their employment dominated by the primary sector (e.g. farming and mining).
are dominated by the tertiary and quaternary sectors. As incomes continue to rise the tertiary (services) sector develops as people start to use more services.
have quaternary sectors developing as tertiary services become more specialised, such as IT, medical services, the media.
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In the Clark-Fisher model, high income countries...
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are dominated by the secondary sector (manufacturing). As economies develop and incomes rise, the demand for agricultural and manufactured goods increases.
have their employment dominated by the primary sector (e.g. farming and mining).
are dominated by the tertiary and quaternary sectors. As incomes continue to rise the tertiary (services) sector develops as people start to use more services.
have quaternary sectors developing as tertiary services become more specialised, such as IT, medical services, the media.
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Why do workers often move from rural areas to urban areas when a country industrialises?
Because urban wages are higher than rural wages.
Because rural waves are higher than urban wages.
Because jobs in sweatshops are easier to do.
Because there is no room for housing in the countryside.
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