13. What conclusion can you draw about the level of economic development in countries with different specializations in a commodity chain?(1 point)

Question

Responses

Tertiary sector specializations would earn the highest wages.
Tertiary sector specializations would earn the highest wages.

Secondary sector specializations would earn the highest wages.
Secondary sector specializations would earn the highest wages.

Quaternary sector specializations would earn the highest wages.
Quaternary sector specializations would earn the highest wages.

Primary sector specializations would earn the highest wages.
Primary sector specializations would earn the highest wages.
Question 14
14. Which push factor drives urbanization?(1 point)
Responses

better economic opportunities
better economic opportunities

better educational opportunities
better educational opportunities

loss of agricultural jobs due to mechanization
loss of agricultural jobs due to mechanization

greater diversity
greater diversity
Question 15
15. How has globalization increased opportunities for human trafficking?(1 point)
Responses

Increasingly interconnected police forces have a difficult time detecting human trafficking
Increasingly interconnected police forces have a difficult time detecting human trafficking

Transnational organizations, such as the United Nations, hamper efforts to combat human trafficking.
Transnational organizations, such as the United Nations, hamper efforts to combat human trafficking.

Increasingly interconnected transportation infrastructure allows cheap and quick movement of people between countries
Increasingly interconnected transportation infrastructure allows cheap and quick movement of people between countries

NGOs operate as covers for human trafficking
NGOs operate as covers for human trafficking
Question 16
16. Which of the following is a problem associated with free trade?(1 point)
Responses

increased prices due to more stringent environmental protections
increased prices due to more stringent environmental protections

increased tensions between countries as they become more self-reliant
increased tensions between countries as they become more self-reliant

higher consumer prices due to intensified competition between producers
higher consumer prices due to intensified competition between producers

loss of local jobs to international competition
loss of local jobs to international competition
Question 17
17. Use the map of global GDP to answer the question

A map of the world is shown, minus Antarctica, that shows the Gross Domestic Product, or G D P, in dollars, by countries corresponding to a Key. Countries are shown by boundary lines and different patterns but are not labeled. The country with the highest gross domestic product of 15 trillion to 20 trillion dollars is the United States. The next category on the Key is a G D P of 10 trillion to 15 trillion dollars, and corresponds to China on the map. The third category is 1 trillion to 10 trillion dollars, and is shown as Canada and all northern territories, Mexico, Brazil and French Guiana, Great Britain, France and several other western European countries, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, India, Russia, parts of Indonesia and Malaysia, and Australia. The fourth pattern on the Key, indicating a G D P of 100 billion to 1 trillion dollars, corresponds to Colombia, Peru, Chile, and Argentina, Scandinavia, Portugal, much of Eastern Europe, parts of Africa, including South Africa and Algeria, Kazakhstan, Iran, Pakistan, parts of Southeast Asia, and New Zealand. The fifth category is 0 to 100 billion dollars, and includes Central America, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Guyana, and Suriname, most of Africa, Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Papua New Guinea. There is no data for Greenland, Venezuela, scattered countries in Africa and the Middle East, and Japan. A scale shows 0 to 2,000 miles and 0 to 2,000 kilometers.

Which of the following data is shown on the map?

(1 point)
Responses

the total value of imports purchased by each country in a given year
the total value of imports purchased by each country in a given year

the total value of goods and services created by each country in a given year
the total value of goods and services created by each country in a given year

the total value of goods and services created by the average person in each country in a given year
the total value of goods and services created by the average person in each country in a given year

the total value of exports produced by each country in a given year
the total value of exports produced by each country in a given year
Question 18
18. Which is an example of ecotourism?(1 point)
Responses

traveling to a sloth sanctuary in a national park in Costa Rica
traveling to a sloth sanctuary in a national park in Costa Rica

traveling to Times Square to see a Broadway show in New York City
traveling to Times Square to see a Broadway show in New York City

traveling to visit a family member in Chicago
traveling to visit a family member in Chicago

traveling to Vail, Colorado, to ski and stay in a luxury resort
traveling to Vail, Colorado, to ski and stay in a luxury resort
Question 19
19. Which of the following best describes a nation-state?(1 point)
Responses

a government that has been recognized by other countries or admitted to membership in the UN
a government that has been recognized by other countries or admitted to membership in the UN

a place where there are clear physical boundaries and a well-structured government run by the people
a place where there are clear physical boundaries and a well-structured government run by the people

any group in the world where the people in the government have a shared identity as a nation
any group in the world where the people in the government have a shared identity as a nation

a country that has well-defined borders and a government that is based on a shared common identity of all the people
a country that has well-defined borders and a government that is based on a shared common identity of all the people
Question 20
20. Which of the following best explains the development of banana republics?(1 point)
Responses

Powerful governments take political control of weaker countries to gain territory.
Powerful governments take political control of weaker countries to gain territory.

External economic influence and internal political corruption combine to exploit the resources of poor countries.
External economic influence and internal political corruption combine to exploit the resources of poor countries.

A powerful country conquers weaker neighbors to create buffer zones for its defense.
A powerful country conquers weaker neighbors to create buffer zones for its defense.

Countries allow for the creation of independent enclaves within its borders to take advantage of resources.
Countries allow for the creation of independent enclaves within its borders to take advantage of resources.
Question 21
21. Which of the following best evaluates the difference between supranational organizations and supranational trade agreements?(1 point)
Responses

Supranational trade agreements are short term while supranational organizations are permanent.
Supranational trade agreements are short term while supranational organizations are permanent.

Supranational organizations are bigger and involve more countries.
Supranational organizations are bigger and involve more countries.

Supranatural trade agreements are economic agreements, and supranational organizations are both economic and political.
Supranatural trade agreements are economic agreements, and supranational organizations are both economic and political.

Supranational organizations develop from defensive alliances; supranational trade agreements do not.
Supranational organizations develop from defensive alliances; supranational trade agreements do not.
Question 22
22. Which of the following best analyzes the problem with superimposed boundaries?(1 point)
Responses

Superimposed boundaries use human-made structures to prevent people from crossing them.
Superimposed boundaries use human-made structures to prevent people from crossing them.

Superimposed boundaries are hard to define and change as a result of changes in nature.
Superimposed boundaries are hard to define and change as a result of changes in nature.

Superimposed boundaries are established without regard to the societies of the region.
Superimposed boundaries are established without regard to the societies of the region.

Superimposed boundaries are historic and have no relevance to the current state of the region.
Superimposed boundaries are historic and have no relevance to the current state of the region.
Question 23
23. How can a country maintain its future economic growth when its population in the 0–14 age group is very small?(1 point)
Responses

It can allocate more money for pensions for the elderly.
It can allocate more money for pensions for the elderly.

It can shut down some of its industries.
It can shut down some of its industries.

It can import more goods.
It can import more goods.

It can increase its human capital by attracting skilled immigrants.
It can increase its human capital by attracting skilled immigrants.
Question 24
24. What is the term for an artificially defined informal geographic area with similar cultural, economic, or environmental characteristics?(1 point)
Responses

a nation-state
a nation-state

a region
a region

a free-trade zone
a free-trade zone

a landlocked country
a landlocked country
Question 25
25. Which of the following best explains an important limitation of per capita national income?(1 point)
Responses

Per capita national income does not take population size into account.
Per capita national income does not take population size into account.

Wealth distribution in most countries is uneven
Wealth distribution in most countries is uneven

Per capita national income does not take total national income into account.
Per capita national income does not take total national income into account.

Wealth distribution in most countries is uniform.
Wealth distribution in most countries is uniform.
Question 26
26. What conclusion can you draw about the level of economic development in a country in which most workers are in the tertiary and quaternary sectors of the economy?(1 point)
Responses

Countries in which most workers are in these sectors typically have a low level of economic development.
Countries in which most workers are in these sectors typically have a low level of economic development.

Countries in which most workers are in these sectors typically have a high level of economic development.
Countries in which most workers are in these sectors typically have a high level of economic development.

The level of economic development in such a country is probably increasing rapidly.
The level of economic development in such a country is probably increasing rapidly.

The level of economic development in such a country is probably in steep decline.
The level of economic development in such a country is probably in steep decline.
Question 27
27. Which of these features helps you recognize that an organization is a supranational organization?(1 point)
Responses

The organization is made up of many individual countries.
The organization is made up of many individual countries.

The organization has written charter or rules.
The organization has written charter or rules.

The organization is made up of cities and counties within a single country.
The organization is made up of cities and counties within a single country.

The organization is dedicated to environmental causes.

Answer 1

Here are the answers to the questions you provided:

Question 13: What conclusion can you draw about the level of economic development in countries with different specializations in a commodity chain?

• Response: Quaternary sector specializations would earn the highest wages.

Question 14: Which push factor drives urbanization?

• Response: Loss of agricultural jobs due to mechanization.

Question 15: How has globalization increased opportunities for human trafficking?

• Response: Increasingly interconnected transportation infrastructure allows cheap and quick movement of people between countries.

Question 16: Which of the following is a problem associated with free trade?

• Response: Loss of local jobs to international competition.

Question 17: Which of the following data is shown on the map?

• Response: The total value of goods and services created by each country in a given year.

Question 18: Which is an example of ecotourism?

• Response: Traveling to a sloth sanctuary in a national park in Costa Rica.

Question 19: Which of the following best describes a nation-state?

• Response: A country that has well-defined borders and a government that is based on a shared common identity of all the people.

Question 20: Which of the following best explains the development of banana republics?

• Response: External economic influence and internal political corruption combine to exploit the resources of poor countries.

Question 21: Which of the following best evaluates the difference between supranational organizations and supranational trade agreements?

• Response: Supranational trade agreements are economic agreements, and supranational organizations are both economic and political.

Question 22: Which of the following best analyzes the problem with superimposed boundaries?

• Response: Superimposed boundaries are established without regard to the societies of the region.

Question 23: How can a country maintain its future economic growth when its population in the 0-14 age group is very small?

• Response: It can increase its human capital by attracting skilled immigrants.

Question 24: What is the term for an artificially defined informal geographic area with similar cultural, economic, or environmental characteristics?

• Response: A region.

Question 25: Which of the following best explains an important limitation of per capita national income?

• Response: Wealth distribution in most countries is uneven.

Question 26: What conclusion can you draw about the level of economic development in a country in which most workers are in the tertiary and quaternary sectors of the economy?

• Response: Countries in which most workers are in these sectors typically have a high level of economic development.

Question 27: Which of these features helps you recognize that an organization is a supranational organization?

• Response: The organization is made up of many individual countries.

These answers are based on general knowledge about economic development, urbanization, globalization, trade, and related concepts. If you have any specific context or guidelines in which these questions are being asked, feel free to add it for more tailored responses.