Chapter 10 Review Questions

1. What is the definition of a “less developed country”?

2. Describe India’s political system.

3. What is the “Human Development Index” (HDI)?

4. What is “sustainable development”?

5. How is the military’s role different in developing countries?

6. What is a “special economic zone”?

7. What is meant by the “Newly Industrialized Countries” (NIC)?

8. Distinguish between “portfolio” investment and “foreign direct” investment.

9. What is the “caste” system?

10. What is the nature of the China–Taiwan relationship?

11. What was the “Great Leap Forward” in China’s history?

12. What are the regional challenges for India’s rise as a political and economic power?

13. What are the political challenges for a peace agreement in Afghanistan?

14. How the NATO invasion in Afghanistan changed its political system?

15. What is Canada’s role in Afghanistan?