WorksheetsUnit 6 - Development
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Human Development Index (HDI) takes into account three factors. These are
a decent standard of living, access to knowledge, and a long and healthy life.
crude birth rates, crude death rates and the percentage of women in the workforce.
life expectancy, percentage of population under 15 and the availability of clean drinking water.
doctor/patient ratio, infant mortality rates and good governance. e) absence of corruption, developed infrastructure and national debt as a ratio of GDP.
Which of the following is true of a country with its Inequality-adjusted HDI (IHDI) lower than the HDI?
The country has a well-balanced approach to development.
More women than men have advanced degrees.
Only a few people have higher incomes and access to good health care.
Democracy is very well entrenched in the country.
This is the value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year, including money that leaves and enters the country.
Gross Domestic Persons
Purchasing Power Parity
Gross National Income
Human Development Index
In which of the following categories of jobs does mining fall?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
In which of the following categories of jobs does manufacturing fall?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Which of the following regions has the world's highest per capita income?
North America
East Asia
Middle East
Western Europe
The United Nations considers ________ to be the most critical measure of the ability of an individual to gain access to knowledge needed for development.
years of schooling
the quality of instruction
the income of the family
the quality of a government
Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia have some of the world's literacy rates averaging ________ percent.
below 20
below 40
below 60
below 70
Which of the following regions has life expectancy that is comparable to developed regions?
Latin America
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Globally, what percentage of GNI do developing countries spend on health care?
2
4
8
12
The United Nations measurement of a country's gender inequality is the country's ________.
Gender Bias Quotient (GBQ)
Gender Empowerment Parity (GEP)
Gender Inequality Index (GII)
Gender Equality Coefficient (GEC)
Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die giving birth per ________ births
100
1,000
10,000
100,000
Created by the UN in 1980, this is an indicator of the level of development for each country. It combines income, literacy, education, and life expectancy.
Human Development Index (HDI)
Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM)
Gini Coefficient (GC)
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
Which of the following regions has seen the most improvements in its HDI since 1980?
East Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
