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Indicators of Development

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the average age a person lives to in a place?

a)

GNI per capita

b)

adult literacy rate

c)

life expectancy

d)

LEDC

2.

What is the infant mortality rate?

a)

babies under 1 year old who die per 1000

b)

children under 5 years old who die per 100

c)

babies under 1 year old who die per 100

d)

children under 5 years old who die per 1000

3.

What is the GNI per capita?

a)

people who can read and write

b)

the jobs people do

c)

average income per person

d)

children per woman

4.

Which is NOT a good indicator of development?

a)

population growth

b)

birth rate

c)

death rate

d)

population density

5.

Which three areas are included in the HDI?

a)

births, deaths and fertility

b)

health, wealth and education

c)

health, education and nutrition

d)

jobs, wealth and trade

6.

Which country is the odd one out in terms of level of development?

a)

USA

b)

UK

c)

Haiti

d)

Japan

7.

Which country would you expect to have the longest life expectancy?

a)

Haiti

b)

Mexico

c)

Japan

8.

Life expectancy in years measures

a)

how long an average person lives in a country

b)

the oldest age you can expect to die

c)

the minimum age to die

d)

the average age a person works

9.

A high GDP suggests a...

a)

strong economy

b)

a wealthy country

c)

equal distribution of money

d)

country without debt

10.
Which factor is the best indicator of the wealth of a nation?
a)
Prime Interest rate
b)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
c)
Number of millionaires
d)
Defense spending 
11.

Which of the following is NOT an indicator of standard of living?

a)

Literacy rate

b)

Population age distribution

c)

Infant mortality

d)

Cultural heritage

12.

A country with a HDI of __________ has a relatively _________ level of development compared to a country with a HDI of 0.450.

a)

0.950, higher

b)

0.950, lower

c)

0.324, higher

d)

0.535, lower

13.
What is HDI?
a)
Human Development Index
b)
Huge Donut Industry
c)
High Development Industry
d)
Highly Dubious Imagination
14.
What is GNI?
a)
Gross National Income - the amount of money a country makes
b)
Grand National Industry - the biggest industry in a country
15.
GDP per capita is highest in
a)
South America
b)
East Asia
c)
North America
d)
Eastern Europe