Year 12 CAT Development

Select the social indicator.

• GNP per capita

• Trade

• Adult Literacy Rate

• Unemployment Rate

A financial consultant is an example of which job sector? (a)  

• Primary
• Secondary
• Tertiary
• Quarternary

Subsistence farming is...

• when the government pays a farmers costs

• growing crops only for one's use without surplus for trade

• growing enough crops to sell at a market to make extra money

• farmers forming cooperatives to gain more power

Select the negatives of using literacy rates as a development indicator.

• Literacy rates tell us about the quality of a country's education system

• Does not take into account gender differences

• Hides regional variations e.g. some remote regions may have only one poor quality school

• We can clearly see the difference between MEDCs and LEDCs

HDI combines measures of health, wealth and education. Select the indicators that are combined in HDI:

• Death rate

• Food intake

• Life expectancy

• GDP per capita

Select the likely HDI score for Switzerland

• 0.488

• 0.345

• 0.772

• 0.946

The main historical factor that has hindered development is...

• Slavery

• Drawing up borders

• Natural Disasters

• Colonialism

Select the positive of colonialism

• It is nice to learn a new language

• Infrastructure such as roads and railways were improved

• They made good friends

• More money was provided for healthcare and education

This image (Malawi), is an example of which factor that hinders development?

• Dependence on primary activities

• Debt

• Environmental Factors

• Historical factors

Debt can hinder development. But what makes loans much more hazardous to LEDCs?

• High rates of interest

• Charities may help to cancel them

• Increased GDP per capita

• May be in a different language