Daniel
Infrastructure vs Aid
Global Trade After Political Change
Development, Inequality, and Globalization
General
100

What does GDP represent? (Not definition, representation)

The total value of all goods and services a country produces.

100

How much money did the US give Pakistan in 2022 to help with flooding?

30 million dollars

100

Which country is specifically mentioned as attracting investors after the Soviet Union’s collapse?


Uzbekistan

100

Which country shown has the lowest Human Development Index score among those listed?

Afghanistan

100

Which two regions are compared throughout the slides when analyzing development, trade, and human development levels?


South Asia and Central Asia

200

What does GDP per capita represent? (represent not definition)

How much economic output per person in a country

200

What is one reason of US investment in China "slowing down"

Tarrifs, Us restrictions on data, AI, Surveliiance, Tiktok

200

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, countries transitioned from barter trade to exporting which resources globally?


What are oil, gas, and uranium?

200

Which country shown has one of the highest GDP per capita levels despite a much smaller population?

Kazakhstan

200

What type of investment strategy does the United States mainly use in South and Central Asia?


Private sector investment

300

What is the formula for finding GDP per capita?

GDP/Population

300

Why is China investing so much in Pakistan?

Connects China to the Arabian sea, which connects to middle eastern and african trade routes.

300

What was the main purpose of developing a new trade route through the Caspian Sea after the Soviet Union’s collapse?


To bypass Russia and reach Europe directly

300

Which country shown has a high GDP but relatively low GDP per capita due to its large population?

India

400

What are the main three metrics for human development index?

Life expectancy, education, Standard of Living

400

In what year did the growth of U.S. direct investment in China begin to noticeably slow?

2014

400

How does the Caspian Sea trade route help former Soviet countries economically?


Increasing independence from Russia

400

What event shown caused Pakistan to shut all major crossings along its border with Afghanistan?

Clashes with the Taliban-run government


400

Give one country with an HDI over 0.5.

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Russia.

500

What is the human development index in codeys classroom?

0.841

500

What are 3 projects (other than railways) that China plans for Pakistan?

Nuclear Power Plant, Fossil Fuel Power plant, Renewable energy power plant, airport, port, ubran public transport.

500

The India–EU deal eliminates or reduces tariffs on what percentage of EU goods exports?


96.6%

500

What issue shown helps explain differences in Human Development Index scores between Central Asia and South Asia?

Differences in access to education

500

Which countries shown on the Human Development Index chart has an HDI score below 0.55?


Pakistan, Afganistan