WorksheetsChanging Economic World 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Why does the death rate fall in stage 2?
Plague epidemic
Contraception
Women want smaller families
Better sanitation therefore disease such as typhoid and cholera stop.
Colonialism means ...
The long, coiled, tube like organ that removes water from digested food
a punctuation mark (:) used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation
A punctuation mark (;) used to join two independent clauses in a sentence
a more powerful, richer country that takes control of a smaller, less powerful region or territory
Africa's share of global wealth is very small ... how much per cent of it do they have?
1
2
5
10
What is the Gross National Income
Average amount of wealth per continent
Average wage of an individual in a country
Total number of income related jobs
A countries total amount of wealth generated
What is the Gross National Product
the average income of a country
the total value of a continents economy
the average income of a region in a country
The total value of the economy of a country
What is the Literacy Rate
the percentage of the population which can read or write
the average age a newborn is expected to live after birth
the number of children who die before their 1st birthday per 1000
total number of babies born per 1000
What is the Birth Rate
The percentage of the population which can read or write
The total number of babies born per 1000 people per year
the total value of a countries economy
the average wage of an individual in a country
What is the Death Rate
the percentage of the population which can read or write
the average age a newborn is expected to live after birth
the number of children who die before their 1st birthday per 1000
The number of people who die per 1000 per year
What is life expectancy
the percentage of the population which can read or write
the average age a newborn is expected to live after birth
the number of children who die before their 1st birthday per 1000
The number of people who die per 1000
What is the infant mortality rate?
the percentage of the population which can read or write
the average age a newborn is expected to live after birth
the number of children who die before their 1st birthday per 1000
The number of people who die per 1000
Pick one disadvantage of using Gross National Income to measure the development of a country
Newly emerging economics have lower average wages
It does not consider the extremes (I.e if their are several billionaires in a rich country, the average wage is higher)
It does not consider PPP (i.e - it can be more expensive to live in countries with high GNP so people don't see benefit)
It gives a statistical number which you can use to rate a country
True or False: The majority of HIC's are above the tropic of cancer
True
False
What are the two disadvantages of using birth rate to measure development
diseases and epidemics can affect the overall population
it can be difficult to survey remote locations therefore you cannot be wholly accurate
LIC countries may encourage more children to be born
Religious and cultural factors can affect family size and does not indicate development
What is the Human Development Index (HDI)
A number which includes birth rate, death rate, happiness and other factors to rate a country
the average income of a country based on its products and trade
the population of the country and their average wages
the percentage of the population which can read and write
Pick two disadvantages of using the Gross National Product to measure the development of a country
It does not consider population (i.e, a country with a high population will not see the benefit)
It does not consider the extremes (I.e if their are several billionaires in a rich country, the average wage is higher)
It does not consider PPP (i.e - it can be more expensive to live in countries with high GNP so people don't see benefit)
It gives a statistical number which you can use to rate a country
What is development?
The process of change and growth of a country, which will improve the quality of life.
A building being built
A mars bar
A country which is poor
What is globalisation?
is the sharing of ideas, cultures and lifestyles.
World is interconnected.
People can communicate, trade, travel and share information across the world.
