Development (Chapter 10)

Question 1

ADOLESCENT FERTILITY RATE

Answer 1

THE NUMBER OF BIRTHS PER 1,000 WOMEN AGES 15-19

Question 2

COOPERATIVE STORE

Answer 2

A MEMBER-OWNED, MEMBER-GOVERNED BUSINESS THAT OPERATES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBERS ACCORDING TO COMMON PRINCIPLES AGREED UPON BY THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY

Question 3

DEVELOPED COUNTRY

Answer 3

A COUNTRY THAT HAS PROGRESSED RELATIVELY FAR ALONG A CONTINUUM OF DEVELOPMENT

Question 4

DEVELOPING COUNTRY

Answer 4

A COUNTRY THAT IS AT A RELATIVELY EARLY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT

Question 5

FAIR TRADE

Answer 5

AN ALTERNATIVE TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE THAT PROVIDES GREATER EQUITY TO WORKERS, SMALL BUSINESSES, AND CONSUMERS, FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON PRODUCTS EXPORTED FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Question 6

FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE

Answer 6

THE PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN HOLDING FULL-TIME JOBS OUTSIDE THE HOME

Question 7

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI)

Answer 7

INVESTMENT MADE BY A FOREIGN COMPANY IN THE ECONOMY OF ANOTHER COUNTRY

Question 8

GENDER-RELATED DEVELOPMENT INDEX (GDI)

Answer 8

AN INDICATOR CONSTRUCTED BY THE U.N. TO MEASURE THE GENDER GAP IN THE LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT IN TERMS OF INCOME, EDUCATION, AND LIFE EXPECTANCY

Question 9

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)

Answer 9

THE VALUE OF THE TOTAL OUTPUT OF GOODS AND SERVICES PRODUCED IN A COUNTRY IN A YEAR, NOT ACCOUNTING FOR MONEY THAT LEAVES AND ENTERS THE COUNTRY

Question 10

GROSS NATIONAL INCOME (GNI)

Answer 10

THE VALUE OF THE OUTPUT OF GOODS AND SERVICES PRODUCED IN A COUNTRY IN A YEAR, INCLUDING MONEY THAT LEAVES AND ENTERS THE COUNTRY

Question 11

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI)

Answer 11

AN INDICATOR CONSTRUCTED BY THE U.N. TO MEASURE THE LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT FOR A COUNTRY THROUGH A COMBINATION OF INCOME, EDUCATION, AND LIFE EXPECTANCY

Question 12

INEQUALITY-ADJUSTED HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (IHDI)

Answer 12

A MODIFICATION OF THE HDI TO ACCOUNT FOR INEQUALITY

Question 13

LITERACY RATE

Answer 13

THE PERCENTAGE OF A COUNTRY’S POPULATION WHO CAN READ AND WRITE

Question 14

MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE

Answer 14

THE NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO DIE GIVING BIRTH PER 100,000

Question 15

MICROFINANCE

Answer 15

PROVISION OF SMALL LOANS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL BUSINESSES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Question 16

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Answer 16

EIGHT GOALS ADOPTED BY THE U.N. IN 2002 TO REDUCE DISPARITIES BETWEEN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY 2015

Question 17

PRIMARY SECTOR

Answer 17

THE PORTION OF THE ECONOMY CONCERNED WITH THE DIRECT EXTRACTION OF MATERIALS FROM EARTH, GENERALLY THROUGH AGRICULTURE

Question 18

PRODUCTIVITY

Answer 18

THE VALUE OF A PARTICULAR PRODUCT COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT OF LABOR NEEDED TO MAKE IT

Question 19

PUPIL/TEACHER RATIO

Answer 19

THE NUMBER OF ENROLLED STUDENTS DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS

Question 20

PURCHASING POWER PARITY (PPP)

Answer 20

THE AMOUNT OF MONEY NEEDED IN ONE COUNTRY TO PURCHASE THE SAME GOODS AND SERVICES IN ANOTHER COUNTRY

Question 21

SECONDARY SECTOR

Answer 21

THE PORTION OF THE ECONOMY CONCERNED WITH MANUFACTURING USEFUL PRODUCTS THROUGH PROCESSING, TRANSFORMING, AND ASSEMBLING RAW MATERIALS

Question 22

STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM

Answer 22

ECONOMIC POLICIES IMPOSED ON LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES BY INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES TO CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ENCOURAGE INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Question 23

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Answer 23

SEVENTEEN GOALS ADOPTED BY THE U.N. IN 2015 TO REDUCE DISPARITIES BETWEEN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY 2030

Question 24

TERTIARY SECTOR

Answer 24

THE PORTION OF THE ECONOMY CONCERNED WITH TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND UTILITIES, SOMETIMES EXTENDED TO THE PROVISION OF ALL GOODS AND SERVICES TO PEOPLE IN EXCHANGE FOR PAYMENT

Question 25

VALUE ADDED

Answer 25

THE GROSS VALUE OF A PRODUCT MINUS THE COSTS OF RAW MATERIALS AND ENERGY