International Trade and Development
1. Which of the following accounts for the total of goods and services produced in a national economy?
A: GDP
2. An example of a tertiary sector activity is
A: Driving A Cab
3. Which of the following regions has the highest life expectancy at birth?
A: Europe
4. If the IHDI is approximating 0, this indicates that
A: The Inequality Is Extreme
5. Reproductive health is defined with two values, one of which is
A: Maternal Mortality Rate
6. Before the 1990s, the developing region most enthusiastic about the international trade model was
A: East Asia
7. An approach the World Trade Organization takes to reduce barriers to trade is to
A: Reduce Restrictions On The Movement Of Money.
8. The expansion of international trade since the 1990s resulted in trade making up what percentage of the GDP in developing countries by 2015?
A: More Than 25 Percent
9. The United Nations (UN) is a global organization with members from all around the world. Reproductive health is included as a contra indicator to GII because in nations where effective birth control is widely used, women have fewer children, and mother and child health improves. Women in underdeveloped countries are more likely than women in developed countries to die in childbirth and give birth as teenagers.
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10. True or False: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) provides financial assistance to developing countries to support their economic growth and stability.
A: True
To answer the questions relevant to international trade and development, here are the explanations on how to arrive at each answer:
1. Which of the following accounts for the total of goods and services produced in a national economy?
To answer this question, you need to know what acronym stands for the total of goods and services produced in a national economy. The answer is GDP (Gross Domestic Product).
2. An example of a tertiary sector activity is
To determine an example of a tertiary sector activity, you need to understand what the tertiary sector is. The tertiary sector refers to activities that involve the provision of services. Driving a cab is an example of a service, so the answer is driving a cab.
3. Which of the following regions has the highest life expectancy at birth?
To determine which region has the highest life expectancy at birth, you need to compare the life expectancy across different regions. Europe generally ranks high in life expectancy, so the answer is Europe.
4. If the IHDI is approximating 0, this indicates that
To understand what a value approximating 0 on the IHDI (Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index) means, you need to know what the IHDI represents. The IHDI measures a country's average achievements in health, education, and income while accounting for inequality. If the IHDI is approximating 0, it indicates that the inequality is extreme.
5. Reproductive health is defined with two values, one of which is
To identify one of the two values used to define reproductive health, you need to understand the components of reproductive health. Maternal mortality rate is an important indicator of reproductive health, so the answer is maternal mortality rate.
6. Before the 1990s, the developing region most enthusiastic about the international trade model was
To determine which developing region was most enthusiastic about the international trade model before the 1990s, you need general knowledge about global economic trends. East Asia, which includes countries like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China, experienced significant economic growth from trade in that period, so the answer is East Asia.
7. An approach the World Trade Organization takes to reduce barriers to trade is to
To identify one approach the World Trade Organization (WTO) takes to reduce barriers to trade, you need to understand the WTO's role and objectives. One of the strategies employed by the WTO is reducing restrictions on the movement of money.
8. The expansion of international trade since the 1990s resulted in trade making up what percentage of the GDP in developing countries by 2015?
To determine the percentage of GDP that trade made up in developing countries by 2015, you need to understand the impact of expanding international trade on developing countries' economies. The expansion led to an increase, and trade accounted for more than 25 percent of GDP in developing countries by 2015.
9. The United Nations (UN) is a global organization with members from all around the world. Reproductive health is included as a contra indicator to GII because...
The question does not require selecting an answer but merely provides information that reproductive health is included as a contra indicator to the Gender Inequality Index (GII). The context given highlights that reproductive health is connected to gender equality and development indicators and explains the rationale for including it as a contra indicator in the GII.