1|Page – DUE DAY OF CH. 9A/Ch1 TEST-(9/16/16)
APHUG Rubenstein 10th Edition Guided Reading for Chapter 9 (p. 272)Name ______
Key Issues1: Why Does Development Vary Among Countries?
2: Where Are MDCs and LDCs Distributed? /
1. Describe the two perspectives of a Caribbean vacation explored in the intro.
2. In the Case study, we look at Rahman’s situation. Describe the condition of women who live in extreme poverty.
3. What are the 3 basic ways human beings earn a living?
a.
b.
c.
4. How does your textbook define the on-going process of development?
5. In 2008, the global economy took a downturn. What are three strategies that can improve economies (global/local)?
Key Issue 1: Why Does Development Vary Among Countries?
1. With the HDI, the economic factor is ______, the social factors are ______and ______, and the demographic factor is ______.
2. The highest score is ______, which is 100%. The highest HDI belongs to ______with a score of.____ and the lowest belongs to ______with a HDI score of. _____.
Gross Domestic Product Per Capita
3. GDP can be defined as ______, or what a country is worth$$.
4. Calculate the US GDP.
5. In general, MDCs have a per capita GDP of at least $______and LDCs make less than $______per year. This development gap is widening/shrinking (circle one).
Types of Jobs
6. Identify and describe the 3 types/sectors of jobs:
a.
b.
c.
7.Identify the trends shown in figure 9-3 on p. 276
a. GDP derived from primary sector activities in LDCs has ______, but is still ______than in MDCs
b. GDP derived from secondary sector activities in MDCs has ______sharply, and is less than in LDCs.
c.GDP in MDCs is derived from the ______sector and it’s growing.
Productivity
8. How do productivity and value added compare in MDCs and LDCs? Explain how this contributes to the development gap (bigger distances between rich and poor).
Consumer Goods – Compare availability between MDCs & LDCs
9. MDCs / LDCsSOCIAL INDICATORS of DEVELOPMENT
10. Why do MDC’s use their wealth to re-invest in their population?
Education and Literacy– Compare availability between MDCs & LDCs
11. MDCs / LDCsHealth and Welfare– Compare between MDCs & LDCs
12. MDCs / LDCsDemographic Indicators of Development
13. Identify the demographic factors related to development.
Life Expectancy– Compare between MDCs & LDCs
14. MDCs / LDCsKey Issue 2: Where Are MDCs and LDCs Distributed? P. 281
1. List the 9 development regions.
Identify the 3 other distinctive regions.
More Developed Regions(Describe with 2-3 bullet points each)
North America HDI 0.95Europe HDI 0.93
Russia HDI 0.73
Japan HDI 0.96
Oceania HDI 0.90
2. What accounts for the roughly 20 point difference between Russia and other MDCs?
3. If Europe has the top 15 of 19 countries according to the HDI, why does it rank slightly lower than the US? Explain.
4. Identify and provide an example of a flaw in the supranationalist idealism of the EU (p.283).
5. Why is Japan’s HDI ranking the highest? Identify one cultural reason, one economic reason,and one political reason.
Less Developed Regions (Describe with 2-3 bullet points each)
Latin America HDI 0.82East Asia HDI 0.77
SW Asia/NW Africa 0.74
Southeast Asia 0.73
Central Asia 0.70
South Asia 0.61
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.51
6. Describe how China’s low priced goods are effecting both goods and labor around the world.
7. Identify three flaws in China’s economic boom. (p.286)
Wal-Mart and China p. 289FARSONAP HUMAN GEOGRAPHYF-104