Industrial and Economic Development
How might traditional gender roles impact measures of economic development in a society?
By increasing household incomes through diverse employment opportunities for all genders.
By promoting entrepreneurship equally among men and women leading to economic growth.
By limiting women's participation in the formal economy thereby affecting metrics like GDP per capita.
By reducing income inequality due to equitable distribution of work across genders.
Which of the following is NOT a social measure of development?
GNP per capita
Total Fertility Rate
Access to Health Care
Infant Mortality Rate
How does Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contribute to assessing a country's development?
It counts amount of arable land.
It determines political stability.
It calculates total population size.
It quantifies the economic output within a nation's borders.
Which cultural practice is most likely to influence urban development by dictating specific land uses within a city?
Culinary traditions influencing the variety of restaurants.
Language policies affecting signage and advertisements.
Religious zoning requirements that necessitate places of worship.
Clothing styles impacting retail districts' composition.
In which country did increased investment in education lead to a higher Literacy Rate contributing positively towards their Human Development Index(HDI)?
Yemen
India
Somalia
Afghanistan
Which of the following is a significant limitation of using Gross National Income (GNI) per capita as an indicator of development?
It excludes the value of goods and services produced locally.
It overestimates the economic performance in countries with large populations.
It does not account for income distribution inequalities within a country.
It fails to measure the environmental sustainability of a nation.
What does Gross Domestic Product per capita specifically measure?
Total population of a country
Total value of goods produced in a country
Average economic output per person
Inflation rate in an economy

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What is a primary purpose of the Human Development Index (HDI)?
To measure the overall achievements in key aspects of human development
To count global population growth rate
To calculate average life expectancy worldwide
To determine the GDP per capita for each country
Which of these is not a statistic that is combined to create the HDI of a given country?
Education
Income
Race
Health
What is the composite measure used to show spatial variation among states in levels of development?
GII
UNHCR
HDI
DTM