Factors affecting development

The point the cartoonist is making is (chose the best answer)

• Poor nations feed the rich by producing cheap goods

• Poor nations get poorer because rich nations don’t share their profits

• Poor nations supply cheap raw materials allowing rich nations to become wealthy

• There is an imbalance in the way food is distributed

Poor countries are in this predicament because of...

• Political instability

• Economic inequality

• colonisation

• A lack of technology

The main factor affecting how quickly colonised countries recover is...

• When (how long ago) they received their independence

• How good education standards are

• Political stability in that country before independence

• Their state of technology

The MAIN point the cartoonist is making is

• Development is dependant on the government only

• We need to privatise to achieve our goals

• Governments are finding it very difficult to address the issues on the cart

• Development can only be achieved when govt and citizens work together

Privatisation is .......

• Private citizens and the government working together

• Lowering taxes for private individuals

• Getting private citizens to invest in the economy

• Private people taking over state run enterprises

In this cartoon ‘baggage’ refers to .......

• Policies of the past that hamper development

• Privatisation

• Economic reform that is needed

• Political instability in the past

Underdevelopment can best be described as.....

• Lacking development because of colonisation

• Being poor with widespread starvation

• Being under resourced as a result of poor economic factors

• Not having enough money and technology to use resources properly

Multinationals are hurting LEDC’s by.....

• Paying very low amounts for raw materials and labour

• Only investing in MEDC’s

• Not allowing finished products to be sold in LEDC’s

• Having high import and export tariffs which restrict trade

Which of these is NOT a sign of political instability in development?

• Conflict and wars

• Political disturbances

• Unemployment rates

• Social unrest

Globalisation would relate closest to which factor in development?

• Historical factors

• Trade factors

• Technology and industrialisation

• Health and welfare

• Education factors