WorksheetsKey Issues 9.1: An Unequal World
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Development refers to:
a)
value of the output of goods and services.
b)
improvement in material conditions.
c)
division of jobs into different sectors.
d)
change in political institutions.
2.
The more developed regions include all BUT which of the following?
a)
Anglo-America
b)
Eastern Europe
c)
Middle East
d)
South Pacific
3.
The difference in per capita GDP between the more developed and less developed regions is:
a)
remaining constant.
b)
decreasing.
c)
cycling up and down.
d)
widening.
4.
On a north polar project map, the less developed countries appear to be located:
a)
in a core region.
b)
in peripheral locations.
c)
clustered in an inner ring.
d)
spread evenly across the land masses.
5.
The value of total output of goods and services in a year in a country is its:
a)
gross domestic product.
b)
primary economic sector.
c)
productivity index.
d)
value added score.
6.
In 2013, the per capita GDP in Niger was about $415; this indicates that Niger is a:
a)
more developed country.
b)
less developed country.
c)
petroleum exporting state.
d)
country with evenly distributed wealth.
7.
Per capita GDP is a good indicator of all BUT which of the following?
a)
the approximate level of material well being in a country.
b)
the number of countries below the poverty level.
c)
the spatial distribution of global wealth.
d)
the distribution of wealth within a country.
8.
An example of a primary sector activity is:
a)
education.
b)
manufacturing.
c)
mining.
d)
banking.
9.
Processing of computer information is an example of which sector of the economy?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
none of the above
10.
Compared to MDCs, LDCs have a a higher percentage of workers in which sector of the economy?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
all three sectors
100 %
