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Changing Economic World 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why does the death rate fall in stage 2?

a)

Plague epidemic

b)

Contraception

c)

Women want smaller families

d)

Better sanitation therefore disease such as typhoid and cholera stop.

2.

Colonialism means ...

a)

The long, coiled, tube like organ that removes water from digested food

b)

a punctuation mark (:) used to precede a list of items, a quotation, or an expansion or explanation

c)

A punctuation mark (;) used to join two independent clauses in a sentence

d)

a more powerful, richer country that takes control of a smaller, less powerful region or territory

3.

Africa's share of global wealth is very small ... how much per cent of it do they have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

10

4.
The Human Development Index (HDI) takes these three indicators into account
a)
life expectancy, number of years of education and GNI per head
b)
birth rate, death rate and infant mortality
c)
GNI per head, clean water and birth rate
d)
GNI, PPP, HDI
5.
This is the graph which shows population structure (ages and male/ female)
a)
population pyramids
b)
population triangles
c)
population squares
d)
population ovals
6.

What is the Gross National Income

a)

Average amount of wealth per continent

b)

Average wage of an individual in a country

c)

Total number of income related jobs

d)

A countries total amount of wealth generated

7.

What is the Gross National Product

a)

the average income of a country

b)

the total value of a continents economy

c)

the average income of a region in a country

d)

The total value of the economy of a country

8.

What is the Literacy Rate

a)

the percentage of the population which can read or write

b)

the average age a newborn is expected to live after birth

c)

the number of children who die before their 1st birthday per 1000

d)

total number of babies born per 1000

9.

What is the Birth Rate

a)

The percentage of the population which can read or write

b)

The total number of babies born per 1000 people per year

c)

the total value of a countries economy

d)

the average wage of an individual in a country

10.

What is the Death Rate

a)

the percentage of the population which can read or write

b)

the average age a newborn is expected to live after birth

c)

the number of children who die before their 1st birthday per 1000

d)

The number of people who die per 1000 per year

11.

What is life expectancy

a)

the percentage of the population which can read or write

b)

the average age a newborn is expected to live after birth

c)

the number of children who die before their 1st birthday per 1000

d)

The number of people who die per 1000

12.

What is the infant mortality rate?

a)

the percentage of the population which can read or write

b)

the average age a newborn is expected to live after birth

c)

the number of children who die before their 1st birthday per 1000

d)

The number of people who die per 1000

13.

Pick one disadvantage of using Gross National Income to measure the development of a country

a)

Newly emerging economics have lower average wages

b)

It does not consider the extremes (I.e if their are several billionaires in a rich country, the average wage is higher)

c)

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)

d)

It gives a statistical number which you can use to rate a country

14.

True or False: The majority of HIC's are above the tropic of cancer

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What are the two disadvantages of using birth rate to measure development

a)

diseases and epidemics can affect the overall population

b)

it can be difficult to survey remote locations therefore you cannot be wholly accurate

c)

LIC countries may encourage more children to be born

d)

Religious and cultural factors can affect family size and does not indicate development

16.

What is the Human Development Index (HDI)

a)

A number which includes birth rate, death rate, happiness and other factors to rate a country

b)

the average income of a country based on its products and trade

c)

the population of the country and their average wages

d)

the percentage of the population which can read and write

17.

Pick two disadvantages of using the Gross National Product to measure the development of a country

a)

It does not consider population (i.e, a country with a high population will not see the benefit)

b)

It does not consider the extremes (I.e if their are several billionaires in a rich country, the average wage is higher)

c)

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)

d)

It gives a statistical number which you can use to rate a country

18.
Jobs in agriculture is from which employment sector?
a)
Primary industry
b)
Secondary industry
c)
Tertiary industry
d)
Quaternary industry
19.

What is development?

a)

The process of change and growth of a country, which will improve the quality of life.

b)

A building being built

c)

A mars bar

d)

A country which is poor

20.

What is globalisation?

a)

is the sharing of ideas, cultures and lifestyles.

b)

World is interconnected.

c)

People can communicate, trade, travel and share information across the world.