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2.3.6. LC L1 G12 Economic Development Review 1

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Development of a country can generally be determined by its:

a)

per capita income

b)

average literacy level

c)

health status of its people

d)

none of these

2.

Total income of the country divided by its

total population is known as: ‘

a)

Capital Income

b)

National Income

c)

Per capita income

d)

GDP

3.

Proportion of literate population in the 7 and above age group is called as:

a)

Knowledge rate

b)

Literacy rate

c)

Attendance rate

d)

Excellence Rate

4.
GDP per capita is highest in
a)
South America
b)
East Asia
c)
North America
d)
Eastern Europe
5.
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
6.
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
7.

Countries with higher income are _____________ than others with less income.

a)

Less developed

b)

More developed

c)

Less stronger

d)

More organized

8.

Which of the following refers to development of a country?

a)

The gradual growth of a thing.

b)

A sustained increase in the income of the people of a country.

c)

The gradual growth of a person.

d)

A sustained increase in the area of the country.

9.

Countries with higher income are _____________ than others with less income.

a)

Less developed

b)

More developed

c)

Less stronger

d)

More organized

10.

Total income of the country divided by its

total population is known as: ‘

a)

Capital Income

b)

National Income

c)

Per capita income

d)

GDP

11.
GDP per capita is the only economic indicator that can reliably determine the level of development for a country.
a)
TRUE 
b)
FALSE
12.

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

13.

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

14.

Which is NOT a good indicator of development?

a)

population growth

b)

birth rate

c)

death rate

d)

population density

15.

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

a)

population density

b)

population distribution

c)

population growth

16.

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

17.

Which of these indicators is economic?

a)

GNI

b)

Literacy rate

c)

Life expectancy

d)

Carbon footprint

18.

which word means access to sewerage networks and sufficient clean water?

a)

sanitation

b)

senatation

c)

sinetation

d)

senitation

19.

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

20.

GNI stands for

a)

gross national income

b)

greatest natural income

c)

greatest natural income

d)

gross natural income

21.

What is the Human Development Index?

a)

The health of an individual.

b)

A set of statistics or numbers that rank countries by their development.

c)

The country a person lives in,

d)

The number of preventable diseases in a country.

22.

Which one is NOT a factor when determining the HDI of a country?

a)

Education

b)

Health

c)

Income

d)

Miltary Size

23.

What is the range of the Human Development Index?

a)

0-1

b)

0-100

c)

50-99

d)

99-100

24.

The closer the HDI is to 0, the _____ developed the country is.

a)

less

b)

more

25.

Japan has an HDI score of 0.884. The life expectancy is 79, literacy is 100%, and the income of an average family is $34,000. Japan would be classified as a less developed country.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Angola has a life expectancy age of 44, literacy (can read and write) is at 58% of the population and an average income of $4,941 a year. What type of country is Angola?

a)

Developed Country (Most developed)

b)

Developing Country (Middle)

c)

Less Developed Country (Least developed)

27.

How do we determine if a country is less developed, developing or developed?

a)

Using the Human Development Index

b)

The size of the country's Government

c)

The amount of tourism the country has

28.
GDP per capita is the only economic indicator that can reliably determine the level of development for a country.
a)
TRUE 
b)
FALSE
29.
Raising the GDP of a country means automatically higher standard of living for workers. 
a)
TRUE 
b)
FALSE
30.
Of the following areas, the Human Development Index is highest in
a)
South Asia
b)
East Asia
c)
South America
d)
Europe
31.

Which indicators would you want to use when looking to measure the standard of healthcare received in a country?

a)

Number of people per doctor

b)

% of qualified doctors

c)

Current health Expenditure

d)

GDP Per Capita

32.

True or False; countries in stage 1 of the Demographic Transition Model will have a high death rate but a low birth rate.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Which of these statements is the most accurate definition for people who are economically active?

a)

People employed between the ages of 16-65.

b)

People employed between the ages of 25-45.

c)

People unemployed between the ages of 16-25.

d)

People over 65 receiving a pension.

34.
What is HDI?
a)
Human Development Index
b)
Huge Donut Industry
c)
High Development Industry
d)
Highly Dubious Imagination
35.
Which three indicators are used to measure the HDI?
a)
Literacy rate, number of trees and GNI
b)
Life expectancy, schooling and GNI per capita
36.
What is GNI?
a)
Gross National Income - the amount of money a country makes
b)
Grand National Industry - the biggest industry in a country
37.
Traditionally, which part of the world is more developed?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere 
38.
Traditionally, which part of the world is less developed?
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
39.
Which continent is the least developed on the HDI?
a)
Europe
b)
Australia 
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
40.
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
41.
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
42.
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 
43.
What is 'global distribution'?
a)
How something is spread out around the world
b)
The number of parcels delivered around the world
44.

1. Development is:

a)

An increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.

b)

When a poor country with little economic growth becomes as rich as the UK.

c)

The progress of a country in terms of economic growth, the use of technology and human welfare.

d)

Meeting the needs of the present without harming the ability of future generations to meet their needs

45.

2. Development is most commonly measured using:

a)

Social, economic and environmental indicators.

b)

Economic indicators.

c)

Social indicators.

d)

Social and economic indicators.

46.

3. GNI per capita is:

a)

The total amount earned within a country divided by it's population.

b)

The total amount earned within a country and by it's companies overseas divided by the population.

c)

The total amount earned within a country and by it's companies overseas.

d)

The total amount earned by a country in US dollars.

47.

4. What is missing from this definition? Quality of life is the standard of ________, money and happiness experienced by an individual or group of people.

a)

Health.

b)

Education.

c)

Housing.

d)

GNI per capita.

48.

GNI per capita is...

a)

A social measure of development

b)

An economic measure of development

49.

Social indicators measure quality of life. Quality of life is...

a)

An increase in the number of people living in towns and cities.

b)

Being able to meet the needs of today without reducing the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

c)

The total amount earned within a country and by it's companies overseas divided by the population.

d)

The standard of health, money and happiness experienced by an individual or group of people.

50.

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

a)

Literacy rate

b)

Gross national income

c)

Birth rate

d)

People per doctor

51.

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

52.

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

53.

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

54.

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

55.

Which is NOT a good indicator of development?

a)

population growth

b)

birth rate

c)

death rate

d)

population density

56.

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

57.

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

a)

population density

b)

population distribution

c)

population growth

58.

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

59.

Development of a country can generally be determined by its:

a)

per capita income

b)

average literacy level

c)

health status of its people

d)

none of these

60.

Countries with higher income are _____________ than others with less income.

a)

Less developed

b)

More developed

c)

Less stronger

d)

More organized

61.

Meaning of development is different for

a)

different people

b)

alien people

c)

same people

d)

none of these

62.

Which of the following refers to development of a country?

a)

The gradual growth of a thing.

b)

A sustained increase in the income of the people of a country.

c)

The gradual growth of a person.

d)

A sustained increase in the area of the country.

63.

Countries with higher income are _____________ than others with less income.

a)

Less developed

b)

More developed

c)

Less stronger

d)

More organized

64.

Total income of the country divided by its

total population is known as: ‘

a)

Capital Income

b)

National Income

c)

Per capita income

d)

GDP

65.

Human Development Report is published by

a)

UNDP

b)

World Bank

c)

IMF

d)

WHO