WorksheetsGSGG - The DRC
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What was the DRC’s position on the Human Development Index in 2022?
Top 10 worldwide ranking
Middle of the global ranking
179th out of 179 countries
Unranked due to missing data
In exploitative trade relationships, what does the DRC mainly export?
High-value finished products
Low-value raw materials
Tourism services
Advanced machinery and cars
Why is the DRC highly vulnerable to global commodity price fluctuations?
It exports mostly software services
It has large manufacturing industries
It has few natural resources
It depends heavily on mineral exports like copper
Which concept explains resources flowing from a ‘peripheral’ nation to the ‘core’?
Dependency theory
Demographic transition model
Plate tectonics theory
Urban land use model
Which external agency runs the largest peacekeeping mission in the DRC?
NATO
African Union
World Bank
UN peacekeeping mission MONUSCO
What is one human cost associated with mineral extraction in the DRC?
Increased tourism revenues
Improved school attendance
High wages for all miners
Forced and child labour in unsafe mines
What effect has conflict in eastern regions like Katanga had on people?
Stopped all mining activities permanently
Increased stable jobs in villages
Led to 5.2 million internally displaced people
Created new beach resorts
Why might development aid have limited impact in the DRC?
Perfect transport infrastructure
No international agencies operate there
Weak governance and widespread corruption
Strong, transparent governance
