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Development Indicators

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

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.

The jobs people do in a place divided into primary, secondary and tertiary is the...?

a)

GNI per capita

b)

imports and exports

c)

unemployment rate

d)

employment structure

5.

An MEDC or HIC will have most people in which sector of employment?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

6.

Which will be the largest sector of employment in an LEDC or LIC?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

7.

Which is NOT a good indicator of development?

a)

population growth

b)

birth rate

c)

death rate

d)

population density

8.

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

a)

USA

b)

UK

c)

Haiti

d)

Japan

9.

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

a)

Haiti

b)

Mexico

c)

Japan

10.

What does calorie consumption per day tell us?

a)

whether people have a healthy diet

b)

whether people have enough to eat

c)

how well educated people are

d)

how much electricity people use

11.

Which of these indicators is economic?

a)

GNI

b)

Literacy rate

c)

Life expectancy

d)

Carbon footprint

12.

Which indicator is the number of children per 1000 women aged 15-45 in your population?

a)

Birth rate

b)

Fertility rate

c)

Life expectancy

d)

Sanitation rate

13.

Which of these groupings has the highest GNI per capita?

a)

HIC

b)

LIC

c)

MIC

14.

GNI stands for

a)

gross national income

b)

greatest natural income

c)

greatest natural income

d)

gross natural income

15.

Which TWO answers are correct combinations to use?

a)

per capita per annum

b)

per capita per year

c)

per person per annum

d)

per person per year

16.

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

17.

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

18.

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

19.

A high GDP suggests a...

a)

strong economy

b)

a wealthy country

c)

equal distribution of money

d)

country without debt

20.
GDP per capita is highest in
a)
South America
b)
East Asia
c)
North America
d)
Eastern Europe
21.

Life Expectancy

a)

Social

b)

Economic

c)

Environmental

22.

Birth Rate

a)

Social

b)

Economic

c)

Environmental

23.

Car ownership

a)

Social

b)

Economic

c)

Environmental

24.

Literacy rate

a)

Social

b)

Economic

c)

Environmental

25.

Access to safe water

a)

Social

b)

Economic

c)

Environmental

26.

Parks and recreation (more than one correct answer)

a)

Social

b)

Economic

c)

Environmental

27.

Which of the following are synonyms for "developed countries"?

a)

Rich world

b)

The have nots

c)

The north

d)

Fist world

e)

Low income

28.

Sustainable Development is that development which satisfies the need of:

a)

Present generation only

b)

future generation only

c)

both (a) & (b)

d)

none of these

29.

Which one of these is not a developed country?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.
What is life expectancy?
a)
How long you are expected to live for when you're born
b)
What people expect out of life
c)
Whether or not you will be born
d)
Amount of money a country has
31.
What is the literacy rate?
a)
The amount of adults who have written a book
b)
The amount of adults who can read and write per 1000
c)
The amount of adults who have electricity per 1000
d)
The amount of children that can read by age 5
32.

Which of the following includes farming?

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

d)

None of the above

33.

Which of the following is a factory worker?

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

d)

None of the above

34.
Mechanical farming is typically found in developed countries with high production rates and -
a)
High GDP per capita
b)
Erratic infant mortality rates
c)
Low GDP per capita 
d)
Low literacy rates
35.
What important challenge faces many less developed nations today?
a)
Social welfare programs have reduced military spending
b)
Due to improved agricultural technology many farmers have lost their jobs
c)
D  A high-calorie diet causes widespread obesity and a short life expectancy
d)
 High rates of illiteracy and a lack of infrastructure slow the pace of economic development
36.
Most people in Bangladesh ( poor/less developed) probably engage in what type of activity? 
a)
Tertiary economic sector activities
b)
Secondary economic activity 
c)
Primary economic activity 
d)
Quaternary economic activity 
37.
Which economic activity is common in Less developed countries? 
a)
Fishing 
b)
Tourism 
c)
Manufacturing 
d)
Construction 
38.
What sector of the economy deals with natural resources/environment? 
a)
Secondary 
b)
Primary 
c)
Tertiary 
d)
Quaternary 
39.
As a country becomes newly industrialized,  there is a steep increase in what type of economic activity?  
a)
Primary 
b)
Secondary 
c)
Tertiary 
d)
Quaternary 
40.
In more developed nations, a higher number of workers are in what sector? 
a)
Primary 
b)
Tertiary 
c)
Secondary 
d)
Quaternary