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Gender and Economic Development — Unit test Answers

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Which of the following is not a reason why infectious diseases like malaria and HIV/AIDS often hamper economic development?

A
Life expectancy begins to rise.
B
Caregivers lose time at work.
C
More tax dollars are shifted to health care.
D
People have difficulty working and earning income.
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How does gross domestic product (GDP) differ from gross national income (GNI)?

A
GDP counts the number of citizens in a country, while GNI counts the number of citizens abroad.
B
GDP measures how happy people are in a country, while GNI measures how happy they are internationally.
C
GDP is used by NASA to measure eroding coastlines, while GNI is used by the FBI to monitor criminal activity across borders.
D
GDP measures the money that a country makes in its own land, while GNI measures the money it makes in other countries and at home.
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Which of the following statements about pay and promotion equality is false?

A
In all societies worldwide, men make more money than women for doing the same work.
B
The number of women in high-tech professions continues to lag.
C
The pay gap is closing in the developed world.
D
Women are as likely as men to hold senior management positions.
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Which of the following statements about Sweden’s efforts to eliminate gender inequality is false?

A
Antidiscrimination laws protect the rights of women.
B
Swedish women earn slightly less than American women do, in comparison to men’s salaries in the same profession.
C
Women get 16 months paid maternity leave.
D
Women make up about half of Sweden’s parliament and hold more than half of all government management positions.
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What is a major difference between formal and informal economic sectors?

A
the dress code required of workers
B
whether jobs deal with raw materials or finished products
C
government regulation and oversight
D
whether or not the nation has a comparative advantage
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According to Wallerstein's world systems theory, which countries have the highest levels of economic development?

A
core countries
B
semi-periphery countries
C
periphery countries
D
all countries inside the Brandt line
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Microcredit loans typically are used to __________.

A
buy a home
B
start a small business out of one’s home
C
improve infrastructure
D
open a store or restaurant
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What is one way US workers are affected when jobs are outsourced to less-developed countries?

A
US workers are not affected when jobs are outsourced.
B
US workers have to move internationally to do their jobs.
C
More people come to the US to lighten US workers' workload.
D
Workers in foreign countries do US workers' jobs for less money.
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A command economy tends to exist under a

d
democratic government that provides little regulation.
s
socialist government that provides some regulation.
r
representative government that provides no regulation.
c
communist government that provides a lot of regulation.
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As societies exchange ideas, globalization

A
is unable to keep up with the speed at which culture has spread.
B
becomes more challenging at the speed that culture has spread.
C
increases at the same speed at which culture has spread.
D
is unaffected by the speed at which culture spreads.
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The map shows countries where the British Empire had influence and where English is now the official language.The information on the map shows

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A
how well-liked the Spanish language is in today’s world.
B
how influential the United States is in today’s world.
C
how culture can spread by migration, trade, and conquest.
D
how trade is easier between countries that use the same language.
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What is prohibited in a command economy? Select two answers.the control of prices and income levelsthe rationing of manufactured goodsthe personal ownership of propertythe influence of consumer demandthe intervention of the government

A
the control of prices and income levels
B
the rationing of manufactured goods
C
the personal ownership of property
D
the influence of consumer demand
E
the intervention of the government
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Which of the following is not a reason why a high dependency rate leads to low levels of social welfare?

A
Resources are disproportionately spent on the oldest members of society.
B
Dependents contribute little to the national economy.
C
Dependents contribute little to the tax base.
D
The average age of the national population is too low to support economic and social growth.
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For those who have become less connected to their cultural traditions, modern technology can help keep these traditions alive by

A
reducing access to cultural traits and customs.
B
changing past traditions for future generations.
C
preserving the traditions through recordings and photographs.
D
removing historical recordings and documents.
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The most common economic system in the world is a

A
closed economy.
B
command economy.
C
mixed market economy.
D
traditional economy.
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The best example of cultural diffusion is when

A
someone uses modern technology.
B
culture spreads from one place to another.
C
someone keeps his or her culture private.
D
one country conquers another.
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Which of the following is not a way in which India has improved its development?

A
India has identified knowledge of technology as an export.
B
India has education requirements, often through the college level.
C
Poverty and disease persist in a sector of Indian society.
D
Developing nations have outsourced technology jobs to India.

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