HCC paper 2 Changing Economic World and Development

What is the best definition of development?

• how economically good is your own quality of life.

• how economically and culturally advanced (progressed) a country is

• how economically advanced (progressed) a country is

• how economically, socially, culturally advanced(progressed) a country is

What makes up the Human development Index (HDI) measure?

• Birth rate, education, per capita income(GNI per head)

• Life expectancy, education, per capita income(GNI per head)

• schooling, diet, per capita income(GNI per head

• Death rate, education, per capita income(GNI per head)

What is the best definition of the Infant mortality rate? How many children............

• per 10,000 that are born then die before they are 2 years old

• per 1000 that are born then die before they are 6 months old

• per 10,000 that are born then die before they are 1 years old

• per 1000 that are born then die before they are 1 years old

what is one limitation of economic development measures such as GNI per head(capita)?

• No show of money earnt or paid to from abroad (overseas)

• No show of spread of the wealth & no clue to social equality

• No idea of the average money that is earnt by people

• No idea of how many Genies are found in a bottle

what does the Demographic Transition Model show?

• How a country population will change as it becomes developed

• How a country workforce will change as it becomes developed

• How a country transport will change as it becomes developed

• How birth rates will change only as it becomes developed

What happens on stage 2 of the demographic transition model to cause the population to expand?

• Death rates and birth rates both fall

• Death rates remain high but birth rates fall

• Birth rates remain high but death rates fall

• Death rates and birth rates remain high

Which of the following are Economic and Social reasons for uneven development?

• Earthquakes , floods , Colonialism

• Health, Trade in primary products only, Colonialism

• Soil erosion, Trade in primary products only, Colonialism

• Natural Hazards, Trade in primary products only, Colonialism

Which of the following are strategies used to reduce the development gap?

• Develop less secondary products to buy , Unfair trade and Tourism

• Develop more primary products to sell, Debt and Tourism

• TNC investment, Tourism, Debt relief, corruption.

• TNC investment, Fair trade, Tourism, Debt relief

The growth of Tourism in a NEE can help development. Why is India attractive for Tourism?

• Mt Everest views, Food and City culture eg Beijing

• Pollution, high crime rates and expensive

• Himalaya Mountains, Bhangra music, Elephants, Sandy Beaches

• Kodai kanal, Wildlife such as Rhinos, Hot temperatures

Which of the following are positive economic impacts of Tourism for India?

• Jobs for locals, taxes raised helps improve local area.

• Money is lost overseas (leakage)

• Most of the jobs go to people from abroad

• Causes house prices to rise so locals can`t afford them