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Understanding development

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is development?

a)

The process of rich countries getting richer

b)

The process of poor countries getting poor

c)

The process of the gap between rich and poor countries getting bigger

d)

The process of improving people's livelihoods around the world.

2.

What does MEDC stand for?

a)

Most elephants don't cough

b)

More economically developed canaries

c)

More economically developed countries

d)

Most earwigs don't crunch

3.

What does LEDC stand for?

a)

Lost elephants do canter

b)

Less economically developed countries

c)

less elephants dare cupid

d)

less economically developed codswallop

4.

This image is an example of...?

a)

MEDC

b)

LEDC

c)

a city

d)

development

5.

This image is an example of....?

a)

MEDC

b)

LEDC

c)

Los Angeles

d)

a poor country

6.

Life expectancy is the measurement of

a)

the number of babies born each year

b)

the number of deaths in a country each year

c)

the average age a person can expect to live to in a specific country

d)

the age people get killed at in a country

7.

The number of people who can read and write within a country is called the ....

a)

Birth Rate

b)

Death Rate

c)

GDP per capita

d)

Literacy Rate

8.

The amount of money produced by the country's goods and services per person in the country is the

a)

Birth Rate

b)

Death Rate

c)

GDP per capita

d)

Literacy Rate

9.

HDI stands for

a)

Hot Dog Index

b)

Human Dodgey-ness Index

c)

Human Distribution Index

d)

Human Development Index

10.

The birth rate is

a)

the number of babies born per 1000 people in a continent

b)

the number of babies born per 100 people in a country

c)

the number of babies born per 1000 people globally

d)

the number of babies born each year

11.

The death rate is a useful measure because

a)

it indicates how good healthcare is in a country

b)

it shows how much the country's population is growing by

c)

it indicates if people have access to a doctor

d)

it shows how unhealthy and healthy people are in a country.

12.

A good development measure that shows how available health care is in a country is...

a)

the literacy rate

b)

the HDI

c)

the number of people per doctor in a country

d)

GDP

13.

Measuring how many people work in the agriculture industry is an

a)

Economic Measure

b)

Social Measure

14.

The number of children who die before their first birthday is

a)

an Economic measure

b)

a Social measure

15.

A country with a low literacy rate is an example of a

a)

LEDC

b)

MEDC

16.

A country with a high birth rate is an example of a

a)

MEDC

b)

LEDC

17.

Slow population growth is more likely in a

a)

MEDC

b)

LEDC

18.

Countries that participate in a lot of trade are likely to be

a)

LEDCs

b)

MEDCs

19.

Countries that have a high infant mortality rate are likely to be

a)

LEDCs

b)

MEDCs

20.

A lot of LEDCs are located in

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

21.

What was the name of the geographic model that divided MEDCs and LEDCs between the North and the South

a)

Concentric zone model

b)

Brandt Line

c)

Core-Periphery Model

d)

Sector Model

22.

The action of dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery is called

a)

politics

b)

corruption

c)

income

d)

distribution

23.

What climate is connected to LEDCs?

a)

arid

b)

sub-tropical

c)

tropical

d)

polar

24.

Measuring development is not just about measuring a country's wealth, it also measures people's....?

a)

Quality of Life

b)

Cost of Living

c)

Standard of Education

d)

Equality of men and women

25.

Per Capita after a measurement is like saying...

a)

per person

b)

per capital city

c)

per measurement

d)

per city