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Development Key Terms Revision

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define social development

a)

Improvements in peoples welfare to meet the needs of a population

b)

Improvements socially, economically and environmentally to meet the needs of the current population without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs

c)

Increase in total goods and services a country produces.

d)

Improvements in environmental quality

2.

Which of these countries are BRIC's?

a)

Canada

b)

India

c)

Russia

d)

Brazil

3.

GNI is........

a)

Gross national income - the total imports of a country.

b)

Gross national income - the total exports of a country.

c)

Gross national income - the total wealth of a country.

d)

Gross national income - The sum of all the money earned in a country.

4.

Colonialism effects development because (a)  

5.

Land-locked means....

a)

Geographically surrounded by land with no coastline.

b)

Having little coastline.

c)

A country will lack development.

d)

A country will be advanced.

6.

Rostow's model of development showed....

a)

How a country develops its economy.

b)

5 stages of economic development for a country (based on the USA.)

c)

How a developing country changes over time.

d)

The 3 stages of economic development for a country (based on the UK.)

7.

Define the Millennium development goals

a)

Targets for improving development in Asia and South America.

b)

Targets for improving development in Africa.

c)

8 global goals to improve development and halve world poverty by 2015.

d)

8 national goals to improve development and reduce national poverty.

8.

Bottom up development can be described as.......

a)

Developing a country by building basic infrastructure like roads, railways and housing.

b)

Building a country from the ground up.

c)

Development schemes that are large scale, nationally managed, high value and work with governments and TNC's.

d)

Development schemes that are small scale, locally managed, lower cost and work with NGO's.

9.

Top down development schemes aim to..............

a)

Improve a country's development by building infrastructure such as roads, dams and railways.

b)

Improve a country's development by creating more jobs.

c)

Improve a country's development by working with TNC's.

d)

Improve a country's development by investing large sums of money.

10.

What is the development gap?

a)

The difference in health and wealth between countries

b)

The difference in air quality between countries

c)

The difference in types of transport between different countries

d)

A physical distance between countries

11.

Which of the following is a PHYSICAL cause of uneven development?

a)

debt

b)

war

c)

landlocked

d)

corrupt government

12.

Which of the following is an ECONOMIC cause of uneven development?

a)

debt

b)

war

c)

landlocked

d)

climate

13.

Which of the following is a HISTORICAL cause of uneven development?

a)

debt

b)

Colonialism

c)

landlocked

d)

climate

14.

Tropical disease is an example of a ....... cause of the development gap

a)

Physical

b)

Economic

c)

Historical

d)

Political

15.

Poor governance is an example of a ....... cause of the development gap

a)

Physical

b)

Economic

c)

Historical

d)

Political

16.

Investment is an example of a ....... cause of the development gap

a)

Physical

b)

Economic

c)

Historical

d)

Political

17.

Distribution means---

a)

providing aid to another country

b)

giving something to another country

c)

How something is spread out over the world/ area

18.

International Aid is.....

a)

Money or services provided by a HIC to either NEE or LIC

b)

Charity which gives money foreign countries

c)

Money given to countries to increase their economy

d)

Service or advice given to any country in need of support

19.

What do they use to measure HDI?

a)

Average salary and reading ages

b)

Life expectancy and reading ages

c)

Life expectancy, National income, education

20.

What does HDI stand for?

a)

Human Development Industries

b)

Human Development Index

c)

Health Development Industries

d)

Health Development Index

21.

What does GDP stand for?

a)

Great Domestic Product

b)

Gross Domestics Produce

c)

Gross Domestic Pricing

d)

Gross Domestic Product

22.

What does Import mean?

a)

Bring in goods and services brought in to a country to be sold

b)

Goods and services sent out of the country to be sold

c)

industries which make products using foreign raw materials

d)

industries which make products using raw materials

23.

What is life expectancy?

a)

How long your are expected to live

b)

How long men live in that country

c)

How long women live in that country

d)

The average age people live to in that country

24.

What term describes the numbers of deaths per 1000 of the population per year?

(a)  

25.

1.       Which of the following countries is more economically developed?

a)

Yemen

b)

Norway

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Afghanistan

26.

Countries with high levels of literacy and higher education are in which level of economic development?

a)

More Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Less Developed

27.

What disease spreads from poor sanitation?

a)

cholera

b)

malaria

c)

asthma

d)

yellow fever

28.

Providing a service (e.g. nurse or shopkeeper) is which type of job?

a)

Primary job

b)

Tertiary job

c)

Secondary job

d)

Quaternary job

29.
GDP per capita is highest in
a)
South America
b)
East Asia
c)
North America
d)
Eastern Europe
30.

Countries with strong infrastructure [transportation/ communication/ healthcare/ education systems] would be which level of economic development?

a)

More Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Less Developed

31.

Which level of development is a country where most people work at the subsistence level?

a)

More Developed

b)

Newly Industrialized

c)

Less Developed

32.

Which countries are more developed?

a)

Nepal, Nigeria, Chad

b)

India, Nigeria Brazil

c)

Brazil, China, USA

d)

UK, Japan, Germany

33.

Which of the following countries is less economically developed?

a)

Australia

b)

Canada

c)

Denmark

d)

Syria

34.

A job that provides raw materials (like a farmer) is which style of job?

a)

Primary job

b)

Tertiary job

c)

Secondary job

d)

Quaternary job

35.

Three indicators of development of a country

a)

GDP per capita, literacy rate and life expectancy.

b)

Richness, industrial production and business

c)

Multinationals and industry

d)

Technology, trade and research

36.

Development is the process of change which affect's people's standard of living and (a)  

37.

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

38.

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.

39.

Which cause of uneven development does this picture represent?

a)

International Aid

b)

Corrupt Government

c)

Colonialism

d)

Geographical Disadvantage

40.

Which of the following are consequences of civil war and terrorism?

a)

Infrastructure destroyed

b)

Business activities disrupted and TNC's less inclined to open offices in affected area's.

c)

Innocent people are killed

d)

Increased spending on weapons

41.

Which particular infection passed on by insects is thought to be a major cause of uneven development in Africa?

(a)  

42.

Why do landlocked countries in Africa have a geographical disadvantage?

a)

Because they will have less efficient global transport connections.

b)

Because they will be surrounded by unstable economies.

c)

Because there are more civil wars

d)

Because they are still not independent countries

43.

Which strategy to reduce the development gap is shown in the picture?

(a)  

44.

Grameen Bank offering out small loans to locals for starting businesses is also referred to as (a)   finance loans.

45.

birth rate definition

a)

how many people are born

b)

number of births per million of population per year

c)

the number of live births per thousand of population per year.

d)

X+C=X

46.

Standard of living is about wealth and material _________

a)

Health

b)

Goods

c)

Education

47.

Quality of life includes standard of health, comfort and...?

a)

Wealth

b)

Housing

c)

Happiness

48.

Which of the following TWO are physical causes of the development gap?

a)

Debt

b)

Lack of natural resources

c)

War

d)

Climate hazards

e)

World trade

49.

The slave trade is linked to which cause of the development gap?

a)

Natural resources

b)

World trade

c)

Colonialism

d)

War

50.

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)

GDP Per Capita

51.

What do development indicators tell you?

a)

How long they are expected to live until

b)

What level of education a population has

c)

What level of income a population has

d)

What the health of a population is like

52.

Which of the following is a factory worker?

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

d)

None of the above

53.

What is outsourcing?

a)

When a company distributes its ketchup!

b)

When a company uses a different company to produce a section/stage of its product/service.

c)

When a company uses the government to run a section of its business.

54.

Despite India Industrialising rapidly, the largest contribution to its GDP is.........

a)

services

b)

agriculture

c)

industry

55.

Which of these is not a way that the Indian government has helped India to develop?

a)

Allowing rapid urbanisation and development of slums.

b)

Investment into education

c)

Pro FDI policy (open economy)

d)

Investment into technology and infrastructure.

56.

The top 5 investors of FDI in India are.......

a)

France

Germany

USA

UAE

•Cyprus

b)

Mauritius

Singapore

Japan

Netherlands

UK

57.

India's economy is predicted to.........

a)

Become the second largest in the world by 2050.

b)

Become the 10th largest by 2050.

c)

Shrink by 2050.

58.

India's GDP growth rate is......

a)

The same as the UKs

b)

Much higher than the UKs

c)

lower than the UKs

59.

Which of these is an important social context factor influencing India's place in the world?

a)

The world's second largest population.

b)

The world's largest democracy.

c)

The birth place of 4 of the world's religions.

d)

Some of the world's richest biodiversity.

60.

Which of these is an important political context factor influencing India's place in the world?

a)

The world's second largest population.

b)

The world's largest democracy.

c)

The birth place of 4 of the world's religions.

d)

Some of the world's richest biodiversity.

61.

Which of these is an important environmental context factor influencing India's place in the world?

a)

The world's second largest population.

b)

The world's largest democracy.

c)

The birth place of 4 of the world's religions.

d)

Some of the world's richest biodiversity.

62.

Which of these is an important cultural context factor influencing India's place in the world?

a)

The world's second largest population.

b)

The world's largest democracy.

c)

The birth place of 4 of the world's religions.

d)

Some of the world's richest biodiversity.

63.

Which of these is site location factor?

a)

It has a large and growing population.

b)

2 long coastlines east and west for easy trade.

c)

In the Middle of trade routes through Asia.

d)

South of the Himalayas.

64.

Which of these is a situation location factor for India?

a)

South of the Himalayas.

b)

Located in between large and growing economies of China and Saudi Arabia.

c)

on the Tropic of Cancer.

d)

In the North Indian ocean.

65.

India is located..........

a)

in south east Asia.

b)

in south Asia

c)

in north Asia

d)

in west Asia

66.
In recent years, countries such as India have:
a)
embraced the international trade approach.
b)
raised taxes on imports.
c)
embraced the self-sufficiency approach.
d)
returned to traditional agricultural methods.
67.

The point the cartoonist is making is (chose the best answer)

a)

Poor nations feed the rich by producing cheap goods

b)

Poor nations get poorer because rich nations don’t share their profits

c)

Poor nations supply cheap raw materials allowing rich nations to become wealthy

d)

There is an imbalance in the way food is distributed

68.

Underdevelopment can best be described as.....

a)

Lacking development because of colonisation

b)

Being poor with widespread starvation

c)

Being under resourced as a result of poor economic factors

d)

Not having enough money and technology to use resources properly

69.

TNC's can choose to change the factory they use whenever they like. What is this called?

a)

Being choosy

b)

Globalisation

c)

Outsourcing

d)

Footloose

70.

Which areas of an emerging country benefits the most from TNC's?

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Mountains

d)

Rivers

71.

Which area of India has suffered from rural to urban migration?

(a)  

72.

What do governments in emerging countries do to attract TNCs?

a)

Put on a big party

b)

Reduce company taxes

c)

Invest in biogas boilers

d)

Redevelop landfill sites

73.

What percentage of a UK call centres workers wage is payed to people in India?

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

60%

d)

80%

74.

Which one of these is NOT a reason why India is a good place for a British companies call centre?

a)

It is close to the UK

b)

It can employ university graduates who speak english

c)

Wages are lower

d)

The time difference means they can work inconvenient hours

75.

What is FDI?

a)

Money from foreign countries or TNC's which is invested in an emerging country

b)

A measure of how developed a country is using 5 criteria

c)

A world bank that lend money to developing countries

76.

Which is your case study country for an emerging nation

a)

USA

b)

Malawi

c)

UK

d)

India

77.
Traditionally, which part of the world is more developed?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere 
78.
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
79.
What is 'global distribution'?
a)
How something is spread out around the world
b)
The number of parcels delivered around the world
80.
GE, Coca-cola, Nokia, Samsung, Pepsi, Walt-Disney represent the many 
a)
Back of Corporations
b)
World Trade Organizations
c)
Transnational Corporations
d)
Fairtrade Labeling Organizations 
81.

Which continent has the highest development?

a)

Asia

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

82.

Which of the following is a teacher?

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

d)

None of the above