A. poor education
B. poor diet
C. poor sanitation
D. poor housing
Related Mcqs:
- The main cause of unhappiness in the working class according to Marx is______________?
A. Alienation from the results of production
B. low wages
C. Job insecurity
D. None of these - Which one of the following does Wilkinson identify as the main determinant of relative health in a society ?
A. social integration
B. lifestyle choices
C. social inequality
D. work patterns - In stage 3 of the health transition the main causes of illness and death are____________?
A. acute infectious diseases such as typhus measles and cholera
B. respiratory diseases such as pneumonia and asthma
C. chronic degenerative diseases such as cancer heart disease and strokes
D. too diverse to put into one category - The form of capitalism that thrives in some developing countries is characterized by a high degree of____________?
A. repression
B. anomie
C. success
D. relative depression
E. solidarity - Compared With the sate formation process in industrialized countries which one of the following created major problems for developing societies ?
A. the lack of a strong work ethic
B. the legacy of economic mismanagement by local leaders
C. the lock of a democratic culture
D. the legacy of colonialism - Which of these is not a reason why the rate of urban growth is larger in developing countries ?
A. living in closely connected settlements is a social feature common in developing countries
B. fertility rates are generally higher in developing countries including among city dwellers
C. greater job opportunities encourage large-scale internal migration from rural areas to cities
D. reverse migration (from cities back to rural communities) can be harder in developing societies once a livelihood in a rural community is lost - World-systems theory distinguishes between core peripheral and semi-peripheral countries Which one of the following countries is part of the semi-periphery ?
A. Brazil
B. Japan
C. Ethiopia
D. Spain - What proportion of malnourished children under the age of five in the world,s low-and middle-income countries live in countries that actually produce a food surplus ?
A. less than 10%
B. around 25%
C. around 50%
D. more than 75% - According to Castles and Miller which ONE of these is NOT a developing tendency in migration ?
A. deceleration
B. diversification
C. globalization
D. feminization - Which of these is not a key factor behind the potential economic catch-up of developing nations according to Willem Buiter ?
A. a young population
B. good healthcare system
C. education
D. careful policy planning
