MCQs of Geography - Patterns of Development and Change – Multiple Choice Question

Question 1 of 25

1. Question

Many less developed nations have difficulty reaching or maintaining which level in Rostow’s stages of development :

takeoff
preconditions for takeoff
drive to maturity
postindustrial

Question 2 of 25

2. Question

The transition to better health in many countries of the developing world is at risk of being reversed by all but which of the following :

the spread of drug- resistant strains of previously eradicable diseases like malaria
the withholding of medical care programs by the World Health Organization from countries with socialist governments
the high and rising cost of modern medications
civil unrest and wars that disrupt medical treatment and disease control programs

Question 3 of 25

3. Question

Labor force participation by women is primarily a function of:

economic conditions
urban conditions
agricultural conditions
cultural conditions

Question 4 of 25

4. Question

A country can move along the continuum from less developed to more developed by means of:

a technology gap
cultural convergence
technology transfer
occupational structure

Question 5 of 25

5. Question

Populations that do not receive the required dietary energy supply on a daily basis are found primarily in:

countries of the former Soviet Union
Middle East and North America
Latin America
Sub- Saharan Africa and South Asia

Question 6 of 25

6. Question

The increasing use of animal dung as a wood substitute for fuel in Africa and Asia has:

promoted the spread of diseases
caused a loss of manure for soil enrichment
masked the accurate measure of energy consumption
created a new primary activity

Question 7 of 25

7. Question

Which of the following factors is not used to analyze a country’s level of development:

size in area
per capita income
nutritional levels
energy consumption

Question 8 of 25

8. Question

Regional income inequalities :

do not exist in developed countries
are greater in developed countries than in less developed ones
are greater in less developed countries than in developed ones
do not exist in less developed countries

Question 9 of 25

9. Question

The countries of the South account for what percentage of Gross Global Product?

10
25
33
50

Question 10 of 25

10. Question

Both the World Bank and the United Nations recognize Africa as a special problem region for all of the following reasons except:

its rapid population decline
the stagnation or decline in Africa's per capita food production
its overall weakness in government and facilities systems
the prevalence of devastating civil wars

Question 11 of 25

11. Question

With respect to the relationship between GNP and energy consumption:

as GNP increases energy
there is no relationship between the two indicators
each increases in direct relation to the other
as energy consumption decreases GNP increases

Question 12 of 25

12. Question

What proportion of the developing countries’ population lives in poverty?

one- fifth
one- third
one-half
two - thirds

Question 13 of 25

13. Question

Landlessness is a function of:

an imbalance between the size of an agricultural labor force and the amount of arable land
an increase in urban population
an imbalance in landlord - tenancy ratios
the rising cost of real estate in some countries

Question 14 of 25

14. Question

Industries that dominant in the less developed countries are classified as:

primary
quaternary
secondary
tertiary

Question 15 of 25

15. Question

Composite measures of countries on the national development continuum have been criticized for being too strongly based on:

population statistics
quality - of - life measures
happiness scales
economic and infrastructure measures

Question 16 of 25

16. Question

The physical quality of life index ( PQLI) includes all of the following factors except:

housing quality
infant mortality
life expectancy
literacy

Question 17 of 25

17. Question

With respect to the energy technology gap:

all countries are equally able to draw on advanced technology; some choose not to
it has widened at an accelerating rate between the developed and less developed countries
it is no longer an important factor in development
none exists between the North and the South

Question 18 of 25

18. Question

Since 1970, the rate and extent of women’s participation in the labor force have:

declined in most areas of the less developed world
increased in nearly every world region
not been measurable due to lack of reliable statistics
remained about the same

Question 19 of 25

19. Question

A disease that poses a threat of economic and political destabilization in some developing areas is:

AIDS
malaria
severe malnutrition
typhoid

Question 20 of 25

20. Question

According to the Brandt report, poverty and underdevelopment are associated with:

desert regions
north latitude country
temperate climates
tropical conditions

Question 21 of 25

21. Question

Over the past 30 years, the collective economies of the developing countries grew at an average annual percentage rate of:

2.1
3.5
5
7.2

Question 22 of 25

22. Question

When the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank introduced the purchasing power parity ( PPP) measure in 1993, the relative importance of the Third World:

declined significantly
remained the same
increased marginally
doubled

Question 23 of 25

23. Question

What proportion of the world’s population does not receive sufficient food energy?

one- fifth
one- seventh
one-half
two - thirds

Question 24 of 25

24. Question

The relationship between economic and social measures of development is:

direct and proportional
indirect and proportional
direct and technological
indirect and technological

Question 25 of 25

25. Question

Worldwide, how many people lack the simple sanitary facilities essential to health?

1 billion
1.3 billion
2 billion
10 billion

MCQs of Geography – Patterns of Development and Change

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