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Measuring Development

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does 'life expectancy' mean?

a)

The number of babies, per 1000 live births, who die under the age of one.

b)

The percentage of people over the age of 15 who can read or write.

c)

The average age to which a person lives

d)

Everything the economy makes divided the size of the population.

2.

What does the term 'infant mortality' mean?

a)

The number of babies, per 1000 live births, who die under the age of one.

b)

The percentage of people over the age of 15 who can read or write

c)

The average age to which a person lives

d)

Everything the economy makes divided the size of the population.

3.

What does the term 'GDP per capita' mean?

a)

The number of babies, per 1000 live births, who die under the age of one

b)

The percentage of people over the age of 15 who can read or write

c)

The average age to which a person lives

d)

Everything the economy makes divided the size of the population.

4.

What does the term 'literacy rate' mean?

a)

The number of babies, per 1000 live births, who die under the age of one

b)

The percentage of people over the age of 15 who can read or write

c)

The average age to which a person lives

d)

Everything the economy makes divided the size of the population

5.

In what type of country will literacy rates be high?

a)

AC

b)

EDC

c)

LIDC

6.

In what type of country will life expectancy be low?

a)

AC

b)

EDC

c)

LIDC

7.

In what type of country will access to health care be poor?

a)

AC

b)

EDC

c)

LIDC

8.

In what type of country will infant mortality be low?

a)

AC

b)

EDC

c)

LIDC

9.

Which of the following is NOT a social indicator of development?

a)

Life expectancy

b)

GDP per capita

c)

Access to education

d)

Literacy rate

10.

'One cause of high life expectancies is good access to health care' True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

'One cause of high infant mortality rates is good access to vaccines'. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

'The best way to measure the development of a country is to use economic indicators like GDP per capita' How far do you agree with this statement?

a)

Strongly agree

b)

Agree

c)

Disagree

d)

Strongly disagree