Changing economic world: development gap

What does HICs stand for in geography, and what is the GNI per capita threshold for these countries?

• High-income countries; GNI per capita of above $14,005.

• Highly industrialized countries; GNI per capita of above $5,000.

• Highland island countries; GNI per capita of above $20,000.

• Highly inhabited countries; GNI per capita of above $10,000.

What does LICs stand for in geography, and what is the GNI per capita threshold for these countries?

• Low-income countries; GNI per capita of less than $1,145.

• Lower-income countries; GNI per capita of less than $5,000.

• Least industrialized countries; GNI per capita of less than $2,500.

• Low-income countries; GNI per capita of less than $10,000.

What does NEEs stand for in geography?

• Newly emerging economies.

• National Environmental Entities.

• Northern European Estates.

• Natural Energy Exports.

GNI per capita is calculated by dividing the income of the whole country by the number of ________.

• people

• cities

• companies

• states

Which of the following is NOT a development indicator?

• GNI per capita

• Birth and death rates

• Number of cars

• Life expectancy

Infant mortality measures the number of children who die under what age per 1000 live births per year?

• 1 year old

• 5 years old

• 6 months old

• 10 years old

Life expectancy is the average number of years a person is expected to live.

• True

• False

People per doctor is an indicator that shows investment into ________ and level of education.

• healthcare

• transportation

• agriculture

• technology

Literacy rates show the percentage of adults who can ________ and ________.

• read; write

• speak; listen

• draw; paint

• count; calculate

Access to safe water is linked to which two other indicators?

• A) Life expectancy and death rate

• B) GNI per capita and literacy rate

• C) Birth rate and infant mortality

• D) People per doctor and birth rate