Development aid

Development aid

Open Ended

What do we mean by development aid?

Open Ended

Is it different to charity?

Multiple Choice

Multilateral aid is provided by many countries

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

NGO stands for:

• New Growth Outcome
• Non Government Organisation
• Non Government Oversight
• None of the above

Multiple Choice

International Aid is:

• is the money and resources that are given or lent to unemployed Australians 
• is the money and resources that are given or lent to developed nations by developing nations 
• is the money and resources that are given or lent to developing nations by developed nations 
• is not the same as foreign aid

Multiple Choice

If aid is given directly from one country to another, what is it known as?

• Bilateral

• Multilateral

Multiple Choice

True/False.

In the context of geography, aid refers to the involuntary and forced transfer of resources from one country to another.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Sub-Saharan Africa has all of the following problems, EXCEPT

• Corrupt and/or inefficient governments
• Low levels of female empowerment
• A lack of mineral resources
• A relatively uneducated populace

Multiple Choice

Humanitarian aid is used to build schools and infrastructure in villages

• True
• False

Multiple Select

Why do landlocked countries in Africa have a geographical disadvantage?

• Because they will have less efficient global transport connections.

• Because they will be surrounded by unstable economies.

• Because there are more civil wars

• Because they are still not independent countries

Multiple Choice

True/False.

The aim of 'Development co-operation' is to gradually discontinue the use of the term ‘AID’

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What are some examples of the types of Technical Aid that can be received by recipient countries?

• Advice, construction, machinery or technology.

• Advice, training scholarships, construction or machinery - but does not include the transfer of relevant technologies.

• Advice, training scholarships, construction, machinery or technology.

• Only advice and training scholarships are offered to recipient countries.

Multiple Choice

An alternative measure of development is using Hofstede's Cultural Dimension. What does it mean when referring to it's power index score?

• Whether you live in a society which is focused on achievement and material reward or a society when values quality of life.

• The level of equality in the distribution of power

• Whether you live in a collectivist or individualist society

• Whether you live in a society with rigid codes and beliefs or a society which has a much more relaxed approach.