Application Exercise 10t
Statement | T | F |
Climate change will have the same effect on countries, no matter where they are located on the globe or their level of development |
| F |
Rising population levels means governments in poor countries can collect more tax revenue and use it to provide more services | T |
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An adult literacy rate of 55% means that 55% of the adult population cannot read or write |
| F |
A lack of education in poor countries is a symptom as well as a cause of poverty | T |
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Most developing countries have overinvested in infrastructure, and that is one reason they are poor |
| F |
Developed countries often have very large parts of the economy that are not monitored or taxed by the government |
| F |
Adult literacy rates tend to fall as income levels rise |
| F |
The relative price of soy beans grown for export would be higher than the price of potatoes grown for the local market in Paraguay | T |
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All of the world’s poor, developing countries, are former colonies of European countries |
| F |
The increase in growth of cash crops for export in developing countries has had only positive impacts on the local economy and environment |
| F |
All countries in the world have free universal public primary schooling |
| F |
Governments of poorer countries often have to borrow from overseas to make up for the lack of savings in their own countries | T |
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The impact of natural disasters on poor, developing countries is often greater than on richer, more developed countries | T |
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People who earn high incomes save a larger proportion of that income than people on lower incomes, because they are better at managing their money |
| F |