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Economic Inequality

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The unequal distribution of (a)   is called economic inequality

2.

What category of economic development is given to countries that are deemed ‘rich’ or ‘wealthy’ ?

a)

Developed economies

b)

Economies in transition

c)

Developing economies

3.

What category of economic development is given to countries that are ‘in the middle’ of rich & poor?

a)

Developed economies

b)

Economies in transition

c)

Developing economies

4.

What is the category of economic development of countries that are deemed ‘poor’?

a)

Developed economies

b)

Economies in transition

c)

Developing economies

5.

Which of the following is a developed country?

a)

Italy

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Brazil

6.

Which of the following is an economy in transition?

a)

India

b)

Mexico

c)

Slovenia

7.

Which of the following is a developing country?

a)

Croatia

b)

Sudan

c)

Turkey

8.

Which of the following are factors of a developed country?

a)

Industrialised

b)

Exporting of goods

c)

Poor infrastructure

d)

Good healthcare and education

9.

Which of the following are factors of an economy in transition?

a)

Secondary economic sector workforce

b)

Primary economic sector workforce

c)

Growing industrialisation

d)

Exporting of goods

10.

Which of the following are factors of a developing country ?

a)

Extreme poverty

b)

Wages are increasing

c)

Southern Hemisphere

d)

Northern Hemisphere

11.

What are the ways in which economic development is measured?

a)

HDI

b)

GNI

c)

HDMI

d)

GNO

12.

What category of economic development can be found in the ‘North’?

a)

Economies in Transition

b)

Developed Countries

c)

Developing countries

13.

What category of economic development can be found in the ‘South’?

a)

Developing countries

b)

Economies in transition

c)

Developed countries

14.

The buying and selling of goods and services between different countries around the world.

a)

Trade

b)

Debt

c)

Colonialism

d)

Corruption

15.

The process of a country taking over another country politically and exploiting it of its resources.

a)

Debt

b)

Corruption

c)

Colonialism

d)

Trade

16.

Owing money

a)

Debt

b)

Trade

c)

Colonialism

d)

Corruption

17.

Dishonest or illegal behaviour especially by powerful people (eg: government officials)

a)

Colonialism

b)

Trade

c)

Corruption

d)

Debt

18.

Coffee is an example of a (a)   crop.

19.

During the Age of ___________ many EU countries fought over Africa to drain its resources.

a)

Independence

b)

Exploration

c)

Expedition

20.

Select an example of an MNC we have studied in class that exploits developing countries for cheaper cash crops.

a)

Starbucks

b)

Tesco

c)

McDonalds

d)

Costa Coffee

21.

Select the solutions to economic inequality

a)

Debt cancellation

b)

Fair trade

c)

Loans

d)

Aid

22.

How many different types of aid is there?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

4

d)

2

23.

Aid given from one country to another

a)

Bilateral Aid

b)

Multilateral Aid

c)

Tied Aid

d)

Emergency Aid

24.

When wealthy/developed countries donate money to an agency. The agency then distributes the money to countries in need.

a)

Bilateral aid

b)

Multilateral aid

c)

Tied aid

d)

Emergency aid

25.

When aid is given from a wealthy country to a developing country but with strings attached

a)

Bilateral Aid

b)

Multilateral aid

c)

Tied aid

d)

Emergency aid

26.

Aid given from one country to another in a time of crisis (natural disasters, war etc)

a)

Bilateral aid

b)

Multilateral aid

c)

Tied Aid

d)

Emergency Aid

27.

Developing countries suffer from …

a)

Poverty

b)

War

c)

Famine

d)

Good standards of living

28.

Irish Aid is …

a)

Government funded

b)

Non-governement organisation (NGO)

29.

NGOs give money to..

a)

the government of the country in need

b)

The local community and provide education to the people

30.

Select an example of an NGO

a)

Trocaire

b)

Irish Aid

c)

Focus Ireland

31.

Select the 4 reasons why life chances in a developing world & a developed world are different

a)

Gender Equality

b)

Educational Opportunities

c)

Access to healthcare

d)

Employment opportunities

e)

Adequate infrastructure

32.

Name the country labelled ‘A’

(a)