GCSE Global Development

Which of the following are measures of development?

• Life expectancy

• General National Income per Head

• Infant disability rate

• People per hospital

• Death rates

What is the correct definition of GNI?

• The total duration of goods and services produced by a country in a year

• The total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year

• The total quantity of goods and services produced by a country in a year

What measure of development is calculated using life expectancy, education level and income per head and is measured on a scale ranging from 0 to 1?

Economic factors that cause uneven development include an economy being dominated by what type of production?

What do we call technology that improves quality of life, whilst being easy to use, affordable to get, and cheap to maintain?

There are many strategies for reducing the global development gap. One strategy is to give small loans to citizens of low-income countries to help them achieve financial independence. What are these loans called?

• Macrofinance loans

• Microfinance loans

• Suprafinance loans

• Superfinance loans

Which of the following are advantages of bottom-up strategies?

• can address economic, social and environmental sustainability

• supported by local community

• large improvements can be made that benefit the whole city

• directly target issues that locals care about the most

• can carry our more expensive projects that couldn't be funded by communities or NGOs

Which sector accounts for 60% of India's GNI?

• Primary Industry

• Secondary Industry

• Tertiary and quaternary Industry

The increased ________ caused by economic development in India means people are able to afford better goods and services.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for India's international trade growth?

• Reduced barriers to trade

• Construction of the TAPI pipeline

• Discouraging foreign direct investment

• trade with foreign businesses is increasing