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WorksheetsUNIT 1 - India
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
India is a very densely populated country.
True
False
India is the world's largest democracy (a country that votes for their political leader)
True
False
By 2022, India will have overtaken which country to become the world's largest population?
UK
Poland
China
USA
Name the successful Indian film industry.
Hollywood
Trollywood
Sollywood
Bollywood
How many films a year does the Bollywood industry produce?
more than 20
more than 2
more than 1200
more than 2 million
Why is the year 1947 significant to India?
The year India changed its name
The year India gained independence
What type of country is India in relation to development?
developed
emerging
developing
Define the term 'gross domestic product' GDP.
A comparison of what the same amount of money can buy in different countries.
The total value of goods and services produced within a country within a year divided by the number of people in the country (per capita).
What is the primary sector?
manufacturing - making things!
providing a service
gathering raw materials - farming, fishing etc.
research into cures for diseases / developing new technologies
What is the secondary sector?
gathering raw materials
providing a service
manufacturing - making things!
research into cures for diseases / developing new technology
Which of the options below are examples of tertiary sector jobs?
fishermen, farmers, forestry workers, coal miner
factory workers, car manufacturing
teachers, doctors, taxi drivers, call centre staff
medical scientist
Which of the four employment sectors has increased the most in India since 1990?
primary
secondary
tertiary
quaternary
Which two employment sectors have decreased in India?
primary and secondary
tertiary and quaternary
Why are less people working in primary sector in India?
mechanisation - machines are replacing people on farms
there is a lower demand for crops in India
What are TWO reasons why has the tertiary sector has increased in India?
there is a decrease in the demand for services in India
there are so many people in India - so there is a high demand for services
increased FDI so there are more tertiary sector jobs in businesses
What has happened the the amount of trade being carried out in India?
it has increased
it has decreased
in 1990, India was exporting low value goods, however by 2015 it was exporting high value goods such as...?
tea and coffee
medicines, jewellery, petroleum
What is FDI?
Freely Direct Insurance - insurance for countries
Foreign Direct Investment - a company investing in a foreign country
Due to FDI (Foreign Direct Investment), an increase in which type of job have been created in India?
farming jobs
call centre jobs
What are TWO reasons why 95% of India's foreign trade is carried out by ship?
it has a long coastline
trading by air is cheaper
you can't fit much on a ship
trading by ship is far cheaper and more cost-effective
India is located to many other emerging nations such as...? (SELECT TWO)
Poland, Germany
Canada, USA
Malaysia, Indonesia, China
UK, France
Why is it an advantage for India to be located so close to emerging nations such as Malaysia, Indonesia, China?
it is easier to trade with these countries
it is harder to trade with these countries
India attracts FDI because... (SELECT THREE)
Large cheap workforce
Many people in India can speak English
Small workforce - not enough people to fill jobs
Tax breaks for companies who invest in India
Define the term demographics.
data relating to the finances of a country
data relating to the environmental quality of a country
data relating to the population of a country
What are TWO positive impacts of India's economic growth on the population (demographics)?
death rate has DECREASED
life expectancy has DECREASED
death rate has INCREASED
life expectancy has INCREASED
Define 'fertility rate'
how many babies die before their 1st birthday
how many children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime
Despite many social improvements caused by India's economic growth, there are still some inequalities, what are they? (SELECT THREE)
old people miss out on the improved services as they live in rural areas
new jobs that are created are only for men aged between 20-30
girls tend to receive less education and medical care
woman are still not equally represented in Indian parliament
How much has the life expectancy in India increased by?
from 80 years in 1975 to 100 years now.
from 18 years in 1975 to 25 years now.
from 50 years in 1975 to 68 years now.
The 'maternal mortality rate' in India has decreased, define this term.
how long a person is expected to live for
how many babies are born
how many people die
how many women die in childbirth
Why have fertility rates and birth rates fallen in India? (SELECT THREE)
don't need the children to go out and work
more people are wanting to have bigger families
people wanting a better lifestyle - easier with less children
better access to contraception (condoms!)
Define 'urbanisation'
people moving to the countryside
higher proportion of people living in towns / cities
Which CAUSE of urbanisation involves people leaving the rural areas and moving to the city?
natural population increase
rural to urban migration
What is 'natural population increase'?
the birth rate is higher than the death rate
the death rate is higher than the birth rate
Why is the population increase high in Indian cities?
the people who move to the cities are old and don't want to have kids
the people who move to the cities are young and want to start a family
What % of parliament is represented by women?
100%
1%
12%
99%
How many of the world's 20 top polluted cities are in India?
20 out of 20
19 out of 20
13 out of 20
1 out of 20
What are the TWO main problems with water supply in India?
the water is multicoloured!
there is not enough water for everyone
the water tastes like diet coke!
the water if often dirty / polluted
What is 'desertification' of the land?
land that is becoming increasingly dry / arid
land that is flooded
What is meant by 'degradation' of an area / land?
an area becoming better
an area declining and becoming worse
India is the world’s third largest emitter of carbon dioxide (after China and the USA).
true
false
Air pollution reduces life expectancy for 660 million people who live in Indian cities by how many years?
100 years
1 years
3.2 years
40 years
The number of rivers defined as ‘polluted’ in India rose from 121 to _________ between 2010 and 2015
275
2000
2
1
India is one of a group of five emerging countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). What is the name of this group?
BRITS
BRICS
BREXIT
Why do the BRICS have increasing economic power in the global economy?
the rest of the world thinks these countries are really cool
these countries have goods and services which other countries in the world demand
