2.3.6 L1 G12 Factors of Uneven Development

2.3.6 L1 G12

Factors of

Uneven Development

Multiple Choice

What do you think? Less money made within a country = less money spent on development. True or False?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Even though these poorer countries like Chad and Ethiopia have poor climates, they are lucky that they have decent soil to grow crops when they can. True or False?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Physical factors don't have much to do with a country's development. True or False?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A country that has either very hot, cold or dry climates are ones where you will find more people suffering from lack of food. True or False?

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

What does it mean if a country is deficient in raw materials?

• They have enough raw materials for their own country

• They have enough raw materials for exporting

• They do not have enough raw materials for export

• They do not have enough raw materials at all

Multiple Choice

For countries like Chad and Ethiopia, it is just as bad to have a deficiency in raw materials as it is to have their bad climate. True or False?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is another problem that developing countries face, despite the fact that they may indeed have raw materials?

• People are too. malnourished to work

• They don't know where to put the raw materials once mined

• They do not have the money to extract them

• They do not have enough housing for the engineers needed to extract them

Multiple Choice

Countries like Bangladesh are prone to natural disasters. One of the reasons that this is not ideal for the country is what?

• It makes it too hot for tourists

• It costs a lot of money to plant crops

• It costs a lot of money to rebuild after flooding

• It costs a lot to mine natural resources

Open Ended

Why would people in developing countries have a low quality of life? Answer this in terms of the information you have just learned about.

Please use proper sentences and grammar. (It is good practice).

Multiple Choice

High trade links = good development. True or False?

• True

• False

Open Ended

Why would a country with poor trade links be considered a poorer country? Remember to answer in complete sentences.

Multiple Choice

Poorer countries have what sort of debt?

• High

• Low

Multiple Select

Why do poorer countries have higher debt? There are two answers.

• They cannot handle their money and budget properly

• They have to pay interest on debt

• They need to pay to educate people so that they can provide services needed

• They have to borrow money to perhaps repair after a natural disaster

Open Ended

Explain why countries exporting primary products are poorer than those who do not. Use complete and proper sentences please.

Open Ended

What happened to the production of cocoa in Ghana?

Multiple Choice

More developed countries have a higher GNI than less developed countries. True or False?

• True

• False

Open Ended

What is uneven development? Explain in some detail.