GRADE 9 DEVELOPMENT LESSON 1

What is the best definition of development?

• Gaining more money and wealth

• The process of change that improves people’s lives

• Building more roads and cities

• Only focusing on economic growth

Which of the following is NOT part of the United Nations’ definition of development?

• Access to healthcare and education

• Owning a car and a house

• Leading long and healthy lives

• Participating in community life

How has the meaning of development changed over time?

• It started by focusing only on material wealth but later included social and environmental factors

• It has always meant the same thing

• It first focused on education and now only focuses on technology

• It no longer includes economic factors

What does sustainable development focus on?

• Helping businesses grow quickly

• Meeting current human needs while protecting the environment for future generations

• Using up natural resources before they run out

• Avoiding all development to protect nature

Which of the following is NOT one of the three aspects of sustainable development?

• Economic development

• Social development

• Environmental development

• Political development

Which economic activity involves extracting natural resources from the Earth?

• Primary activities

• Secondary activities

• Tertiary activities

• Quaternary activities

Which of these is an example of a secondary activity?

• Mining coal

• Teaching at a school

• Manufacturing cars in a factory

• Selling clothes in a shop

Why are secondary activities mainly found in urban areas?

• They require natural resources from rural areas

• They need transportation, skilled labor, and factories

• They require less infrastructure than primary activities

• They only involve small-scale businesses

Which of the following BEST describes the tertiary sector?

• It extracts raw materials from the Earth

• It transforms raw materials into manufactured goods

• It provides services like healthcare, retail, and banking

• It focuses only on tourism

Why do primary activities generally have a lower economic value than secondary and tertiary activities?

• Because they involve unskilled labor

• Because raw materials are less valuable than refined products

• Because they only exist in poor countries

• Because they require no resources