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Development and HDI

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

2.

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

a)

Education

b)

Health

c)

Income

d)

Miltary Size

3.

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

a)

less

b)

more

4.

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

5.

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)

6.

Development is about...

a)

Building large cities

b)

People getting richer

c)

Improving peoples quality of life

d)

Making people happier

7.

Under normal circumstances countries develop gradually over time. Suggest circumstances where a country might actually become less developed.

a)

Corruption

b)

War

c)

Recession

d)

Poor harvest

8.

What does GDP refer to

a)

The value of goods and services produced by a country

b)

The number of people living in a country

c)

The average wage of the population

d)

Its how many points the country has gained on the HDI from the previous year.

9.

A country described as an MEDC is...

a)

More developed

b)

less developed

c)

newly industrialised

d)

Money efficient

10.

How many people over 18 can read and write

a)

Life Expectancy

b)

Education Rate

c)

Literacy Rate

d)

Education Expectancy

e)

Literacy Learning