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InternationalDevelopment21

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 41mins

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 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

9.

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

a)

USA

b)

UK

c)

Haiti

d)

Japan

10.

What happens to secondary industry over time?

a)

it increases then decreases

b)

it stays the same

c)

it decreases more and more quickly

d)

it increases and carries on increasing

11.

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

a)

Haiti

b)

Mexico

c)

Japan

12.

How fast the population in a place is increasing or decreasing is the...

a)

population density

b)

population distribution

c)

population growth

13.

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

14.

Which type of countries have the highest energy consumption?

a)

LEDCs or LICs

b)

NICs or MICs

c)

MEDCs or HICs

d)

they all have the same consumption

15.

What is life expectancy?

a)

The average age a person can expect to live to

b)

The average number of calories eaten per day

c)

The number of babies that die under 1 year old per 1000 live births

d)

Number of British Thermal Units (BTU) used per year

16.

What does GDP stand for?

a)

Gross Double Product

b)

Gross Domestic Product

c)

Grand Domestic Product

d)

Great Domestic Product

17.

What does HDI stand for?

a)

Human Development Index

b)

House Department Information

c)

Human Developing Information

d)

Horse Development Index

18.

Select three more ways we can measure the development of a country

a)

Number of doctors

b)

How good they are at football

c)

Amount of people living in towns and cities (urban population)

d)

How big the country is

e)

How many adults can read and write (literacy rate)

19.

Development in geography means...

a)

Making a country better

b)

Making a country worse

c)

Making a country bigger

20.

The number of years you are expected to live is known as...

a)

Life Accuracy

b)

Life duration scale

c)

Life expectancy

d)

Life determined

21.

The percentage (%) of adults that can read and write is known as...

a)

Adult Competency Rate

b)

Intelligence Rate

c)

Education Rate

d)

Adult Literacy Rate

22.

The percentage (%) of people aged 16+ without a job is known as...

a)

Unemployable Rate

b)

Unemployment Rate

c)

Working Expectancy

d)

Employment Expectancy Rate

23.

The number of births per 1,000 people per year, is known as...

a)

Baby Rate

b)

Fertility Rate

c)

Birth Expectancy

d)

Birth Rate

24.

The number of deaths per 1,000 people per year, is known as...

a)

Death Rate

b)

Death Expectancy

c)

Mortality Rate

d)

Dying Rate

25.

The combined measurement of life expectancy, literacy rate and per capita income is know as...

a)

Social Development Rate (SDR)

b)

Human Social Indicator (HSI)

c)

Social Development Indicator (SDI)

d)

Human Development Indicator (HDI)

26.
What is GNI?
a)
Gross National Income - the amount of money a country makes
b)
Grand National Industry - the biggest industry in a country
27.
Which of these is NOT a reason why many African countries are underdeveloped?
a)
Civil Wars 
b)
The legacy of the Slave Trade
c)
People in Africa don't work hard enough
d)
Corruption in the government 
28.

Literacy rates are given as .....

a)

The total number of people who can read and write within a population

b)

The number of people who can read and write per 1000 of the population

c)

The % of people who can read and write within a population.

d)

The total number of people who can read and write when they finish school

29.

A HDI score of 0.9 demonstrates ...

a)

A very high level of development.

b)

A high level of development.

c)

A low level of development.

d)

A very low level of development.

30.

What is the limitation of birth rate as a development measure?

a)

Some births in LICs are not registered due to being so rural

b)

Babies are born too quickly

c)

Not all births happen in a hospital

d)

In HICs they always have births in a hospital

31.

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

32.

Which of the following is an indicator of economic development?

a)

High illiteracy

b)

Unskilled labor force

c)

Gross domestic product per capita

d)

Under developed tertiary sectors

33.

The greater the country’s level of economic development, the —

a)

higher the quality of life

b)

higher the agricultural labor force

c)

lower the cost of living

d)

lower the urban population

34.

There are a number of indicators concerning the economic development of a nation. Which of the following is NOT considered to be such an indicator?

a)

distribution of urban/rural population

b)

religious freedoms

c)

educational opportunities

d)

environmental controls

35.

Most people in developing nations earn their living by —

a)

farming.

b)

hunting and fishing.

c)

working in manufacturing

industries.

d)

working in service industries.

36.

Which of the following is most likely a characteristic of a developing country?

a)

Low unemployment rate

b)

High GDP per capita

c)

High birth rate

d)

High literacy rate

37.

Which factor is most responsible for increasing life expectancy in many less industrialized nations?

a)

Declining birth rates

b)

Availability of health insurance

c)

Access to primary education

d)

Improved health care programs

38.
These countries typically have simple, agriculture-based economies
a)
Developed countries
b)
Developing countries
39.

Countries with high infant mortality rates and low life expectancy are in which level of economic development?

a)

More Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Less Developed

40.

Which level of economic development are countries where people are beginning to move from rural to urban areas in search of factory jobs?

a)

More Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Less Developed

41.

Definition of GLOBALISATION

a)

Exploitation of local resources by the multinationals

b)

Greater mobility of people

c)

Development aid from states and world organisations

d)

Increase of trade around the world among different countries

42.

Aid can be given in a number of forms such as....

a)

Financial assistance

b)

Sending skilled workers over e.g. Doctors

c)

Medical equipment

d)

Food

43.

Voluntary aid is generally given by......

a)

Governments

b)

Charities

c)

Businesses

44.

Some of the positives of aid are....

a)

Saves lives

b)

Develops important services such as healthcare

c)

Corruption

d)

Teaches self-sufficiency

e)

Used to buy arms and military equipment

45.

Which of the following is an examples of short-term aid?

a)

Training nurses and midwives

b)

Improvements in infrastructure

c)

Building a school

d)

Providing emergency water and food

46.

Providing piped water and sanitation is an example of long term aid

a)

True

b)

False

47.

What is aid?

a)

when an organisation gives resources to another country

b)

when a country gives resources to another country

c)

when an individual gives resources to another country

d)

All of the above

48.

What help do you think Nepal required after this earthquake?

a)

Emergency assistance

b)

Long term assistance

49.

Aid can take many forms. Which of the following is NOT a form of aid?

a)

Money

b)

Skills

c)

Knowledge

d)

Debt

50.

Which of the following statements apply to short term aid?

a)

Helps solve immediate problems

b)

Brings urgent relief to people who are in desperate situations

c)

Has a less immediate goal

d)

Seeks to improve the overall level of development of the country

51.

Which of the following statements are advantages of aid?

a)

Helps rebuild livelihoods and housing after a disaster

b)

Can help increase food production

c)

Can develop clean water and sanitation

d)

Corruption may lead to politicians using aid for their own means

52.

Pick the goods we are likely to import from a LEDC

a)

Bananas

b)

Cocoa Beans

c)

Coffee Beans

d)

Cars

53.

Which term refers to the type of buying and selling that takes place within a country?

a)

free trade

b)

international trade

c)

productivity

d)

domestic trade

54.

Which of the following is a feature of a developed country?

a)

high tariffs

b)

lower standards of living

c)

a strong economy

d)

lower productivity

55.

Why do countries trade goods and services?

a)

because they want to reduce interdependence

b)

because they do not have all the goods and resources they need

c)

because they want to help other countries grow

d)

because they want to protect domestic industries from competition

56.

The countries of Haiti and Ethiopia have less productive economies and lower standards of living. They are considered to be _____________?

a)

developed countries

b)

developing countries

c)

backward countries

d)

export countries

57.

Geographic location can give a country or region advantages in trade.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

___________ ____________ involves exports and imports.

a)

comparative advantage

b)

Free trade

c)

Productivity

d)

International trade

59.

____________ ____________ have less productive economies and lower standards of living.

a)

Developing countries

b)

trade barrier

c)

cause and effect

d)

Comparative advantage

60.

What is meant by development in geography?

a)

Improving the overall quality of life in a country

b)

Improving the overall wealth of a country

c)

Increasing the population of a country

d)

Increasing the size of a country

61.

What is trade?

a)

The selling of goods to another country

b)

The buying of goods from another country

c)

The buying and selling of goods between countries

62.

Imports are...

a)

All the products and goods that are made in a country

b)

All the products and goods that are sold between countries

c)

All the products and goods bought in by a country

d)

All the products and goods used to improve quality of life

63.

Exports are...

a)

All the products are goods grown in another country

b)

All the products and goods sold by a country

c)

All the products and goods that are thrown out

d)

All the products and goods that expire

64.

Countries promote trade to grow their economies and improve the lives of its citizens.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Trade with other nations, involving imports and exports.

a)

domestic trade

b)

international trade

66.

Exports are

a)

Goods and services produced within a country and sold outside its borders.

b)

Goods and services sold in one country but produced in another.

c)

None of these

d)

Both of these

67.

The dollar, euro, yen, pound, and rupee are all forms of

a)

language

b)

religion

c)

currency

d)

food

68.

Which of the following are characteristics of a developed country?

a)

weak economy

b)

strong economy

c)

high standard of living

d)

industrialized

69.

Which of the following are characteristics of a developing country?

a)

low standard of living

b)

less productive economy/traditional economy

c)

highly industrialized

d)

lower life expectancy

70.

The total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year

a)

GDP

b)

HDI

c)

CIA

d)

FBI

71.

The collective wealth of a country, or its means of producing wealth

a)

resources

b)

currency

c)

outsourcing

d)

emerging economy

72.

The selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers

a)

globalization

b)

outsourcing

c)

free trade

d)

fair trade

73.

Two of the following sentences are correct, choose the correct ones

a)

Employment structures change from time to time

b)

Poor countries have few workers in primary industries

c)

Rich countries have few workers in primary industries

74.

A country that their citizens mainly work in farming and mining the job structure is based in..

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

75.

Countries with a higher percentage of primary jobs depend on

a)

Raw materials

b)

Machinery

c)

Farming and raw materials

d)

Technology

76.

Countries with a higher percentage of tertiary or quaternary jobs... (choose more than one)

a)

buy primary goods from other countries

b)

don't need primary goods

c)

are researching to improve primary goods

d)

don't have enough space to produce primary goods

77.

The improvement of the secondary jobs in a country can lead to

a)

tertiary jobs

b)

go back to primary jobs

c)

quaternary jobs

d)

none

78.

A country that nowadays have a higher percentage of tertiary jobs never had a higher percentage of primary jobs

a)

True

b)

False

79.

Which is the reason why some countries cannot move to next stage of development? According to the job structure

a)

The loans they have to acquire to try to improve in every stage

b)

Prices are not that high for primary goods so they are not able to sell at a good price

c)

The other countries take over the market and sell primary goods

d)

There is no market for primary goods

80.

When measuring the standard of living of a nation, which of the following would NOT be considered an important factor?

a)

birth rate and infant mortality

b)

literacy rate

c)

population age distribution

d)

size of the fishing industry