12. What is the human development index (HDI)?(1 point)
Responses
a measure of economic development determined by considering multiple factors, including income, life expectancy, and education, to rate countries on a scale between 0 and 1
a measure of economic development determined by considering multiple factors, including income, life expectancy, and education, to rate countries on a scale between 0 and 1
the total amount of goods and services in a market during one year’s period of time
the total amount of goods and services in a market during one year’s period of time
a term used when a value is divided by the number of people in an area
a term used when a value is divided by the number of people in an area
a comparison of the value of currency and prices between different places using a common “market basket” of goods and services
a comparison of the value of currency and prices between different places using a common “market basket” of goods and services
Question 13
13. What conclusion can you draw about the level of economic development in countries with different specializations in a commodity chain?(1 point)
Responses
Primary sector specializations would earn the highest wages.
Primary sector specializations would earn the highest wages.
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.
Question 14
14. Which push factor drives urbanization?(1 point)
Responses
greater diversity
greater diversity
loss of agricultural jobs due to mechanization
loss of agricultural jobs due to mechanization
better economic opportunities
better economic opportunities
Question 15
15. How has globalization increased opportunities for human trafficking?(1 point)
Responses
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.
NGOs operate as covers for human trafficking
NGOs operate as covers for 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
Increasingly interconnected police forces have a difficult time detecting human trafficking
Increasingly interconnected police forces have a difficult time detecting 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 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
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
Question 18
18. Which is an example of ecotourism?(1 point)
Responses
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
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 a sloth sanctuary in a national park in Costa Rica
traveling to a sloth sanctuary in a national park in Costa Rica
Question 19
19. Which of the following best describes a nation-state?(1 point)
Responses
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
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
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 government that has been recognized by other countries or admitted to membership in the UN
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Here are the correct responses for the questions you've provided:
Question 12: What is the human development index (HDI)?
Response: a measure of economic development determined by considering multiple factors, including income, life expectancy, and education, to rate countries on a scale between 0 and 1
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
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