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KS3 Development Measures and Indicators

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does development mean?

a)
Process of growth, progress, or improvement
b)
Process of destruction, annihilation, or ruin
c)
Process of staying the same, not changing
d)
Process of decline, regression, or deterioration
2.

Which of the following is a development indicator?

a)

Population growth rate

b)

Number of political parties

c)

Gross National Income per capita

d)

Number of natural resources

3.

What does GNI per capita measure?

a)

The total value of goods and services produced in a country

b)

The average income within a country

c)

The level of education within a country

d)

The life expectancy of people in a country

4.

Match the following term to what it measures

a)

Literacy Rate

1.
  • % of people that can read or write

b)

Birth Rate

2.

Number of births per 1000 per year

c)

Death Rate

3.

Number of deaths per 1000/per year

d)

GNI

4.

Amount of money/number of people

e)

Life Expectancy

5.

How long you live for

5.

What does the Human Development Index (HDI) measure?

a)

Health, wealth, and education

b)

Gender pay gap and literacy rates

c)

Political stability and economic growth

d)

Environmental sustainability and resource management

6.

What is the range of HDI values?

a)

0 to 10

b)

0 to 100

c)

0 to 1

d)

0 to 1000

7.

What does literacy rate indicate?

a)

The level of education within a country

b)

The average income within a country

c)

The life expectancy of people in a country

d)

The political stability of a country

8.

What is the main limitation of GNI per capita as a development indicator?

a)

It does not consider health and education

b)

It does not consider environmental issues

c)

It does not consider inequality

d)

It does not consider political stability

9.

What is the main limitation of HDI as a development indicator?

a)

It does not consider health and education

b)

It does not consider environmental issues

c)

It does not consider inequality

d)

It does not consider political stability

10.

What does literacy rate not tell us about?

a)

The level of education within a country

b)

The average income within a country

c)

The health of people in a country

d)

The wealth of people in a country

11.

What is the meaning of GDP?

a)

General Domestic Product

b)

Gross Domestic Product

c)

Government Development Program

d)

Gross Domestic Profit

12.

What is the purpose of the Human Development Index (HDI)?

a)

The purpose of the Human Development Index (HDI) is to measure and compare the overall development of countries.

b)

The purpose of the Human Development Index (HDI) is to measure and compare the economic growth of countries.

c)

The purpose of the Human Development Index (HDI) is to rank countries based on their population size.

d)

The purpose of the Human Development Index (HDI) is to determine the life expectancy of individuals within a country.

13.

What is the main limitation of literacy rate as a development indicator?

a)

It does not reflect the practical application of literacy skills in real-life situations.

b)

It does not take into account other important factors such as access to education and quality of education.

c)

It only measures the ability to read and write.

d)

It does not consider the cultural and linguistic diversity of a population.

14.

What does the development gap refer to?

a)

The differences between high income countries and low income countries

b)

The differences between urban and rural areas within a country

c)

The differences in literacy rates between different countries

d)

The differences in life expectancy between different countries

15.

Label the correct countries onto the map

16.

Barriers to development might include (a)   or conflict, ​ (b)   which may prevent crops growing. Being ​ (c)   makes trading more difficult compared to countries by the ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
war
climate
landlocked
coast
mountains