Ch.1 The World of Regions: Global Divides

Question 1

Who said that globalization has turned the world to be unequal

Answer 1

Lindert and Williamson, 2001

Question 2

The most striking attribute of the global economy

Answer 2

Its utmost contrast

Question 3

According to the United Nation’s Development Group (UNDP) (2014), the richest 5% of the world receives?

Answer 3

more than 100 times the income of the poorest 5%

Question 4

According to the UNDP, the richest 1% receives

Answer 4

the income of the poorest half of the entire population.

Question 5

It is believed that the combined 25 riches Americans equates

Answer 5

the income of the poorest 2 billion in the entire world

Question 6

This is the most widely used measure in the comparative status of the socio- economic development. It is presented by the UNDP by their annual series of Human Development Reports known as the

Answer 6

Human Development Index (HDI)

Question 7

When was the HDI iniated?

Answer 7

1990

Question 8

The Human Development Index (HDI) aimed to rank all countries and determine the lowest
human development and the highest level of development based on the basic indicators namely:

Answer 8

Real Income, Health, and Education (Todaro and Smith, 2012)

Question 9

This refers to the total of all goods and services
produced and provided within a country’s borders, divided by its population. The United nation adjusted this figure to account for the cost of living in a country in order to create the
―purchasing power parity‖.

Answer 9

Gross National Income per Capital (GNI)

Question 10

Aside from income, ______ is also included in the indicators of development. ________ is
measured based on the life expectancy at birth, the rate of undernourishment, the under-5
mortality rate, and the crude birth rate.

Answer 10

Health

Question 11

is the number of adult males and females reported or estimated to have the basic abilities and capability to read and write

Answer 11

Literacy

Question 12

This report was written by the Independent Commission headed by Willy Brandt to review international development issues in the 1980‗s

Answer 12

Brandt Report

Question 13

Brandt Report formed the so called

Answer 13

Brandt Line

Question 14

is a clear graphic presentation of a North and South division of their economies
of the different countries

Answer 14

Brandt Line

Question 15

The Brandt Line were based on their?

Answer 15

GDP (Gross Domestic Product) per capita

Question 16

The Brandt Line is a line crossing at latitude

Answer 16

of 30° North passing between North and Central America, north of Africa and India, but is lowered in the southern part to include Australia and New Zealand to appear above the line.

Question 17

The implication of the Brandt Line is that

Answer 17

the countries in the Northern part of the world are extremely wealthy while those countries appearing and lying on the southern part of the line are considered poor

Question 18

The introduction of the Brandt line initiated the use of the term

Answer 18

Global North and Global South referring respectively to rich and poor countries (Royal Geographical Society, 2020)