IGCSE Economics Section VII

Which change could cause a natural decrease in population?

• a fall in the death rate

• a fall in the birth rate

• net emigration

• net immigration

What is meant by absolute poverty?

• an income level that is insufficient to meet basic needs

• an income level that is less than 25% of the national average

• a lack of any income

• a lack of any wealth

What may promote both economic growth and economic development?

• a more uneven distribution of income

• improved education of the poor

• increased output of heavy polluting firms

• increased tax on company profits

What is meant by optimum population?

• a population which produces the highest output per head

• a population with an equal number of males and females

• a population which is static

• a population with a low average age

What is meant by overpopulation?

• There is high geographical density of population.

• There is high population relative to the available area of cultivatable land.

• There is a high population relative to the available economic resources available.

• There is net immigration

What impact would economic development have on adult illiteracy, infant mortality and life expectancy?

• Adult illiteracy will reduce, infant mortality will reduce, and life expectancy will increase.

• Adult illiteracy will increase, infant mortality will reduce, and life expectancy will increase.

• Adult illiteracy will increase, infant mortality will increase, and life expectancy will reduce.

• Adult illiteracy will reduce, infant mortality will increase, and life expectancy will increase.

Two countries have the same size of population. One country has a lower number of hospital beds per 100,000 people but is considered to have a better standard of health care. What could explain this?

• life expactancy is lower in this country

• patients are treated more efficiently in this country

• this country has fewer doctors per 100,000 people

• this country is more prone to infectious diseases

What would indicate a country is experiencing economic development?

• a fall in its death rate

• a fall in its savings rate

• a rise in its economic inactivity rate

• a rise in its malnutrition rate

As an economy develops, what usually happens to the population of workers employed in the primary and tertiary sectors?

• Primary sector will decrease and tertiary will decrease.

• Primary sector will decrease and tertiary will increase.

• Primary sector will increase and tertiary will increase.

• Primary sector will increase and tertiary will decrease.

Which of the following may be a barrier to economic growth?

• a reluctance to lower the school leaving age

• a resistance to change

• high level of investment

• high level of productivity