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Key Terms: The Changing Economic World Practice Questions

Question 1

4 marks

Countries can be classified according to their level of economic development.

(a)

What do the letters HIC stand for?

(b)

Which one of the following describes a Newly Emerging Economy (NEE)?

  • A A country where most people work in farming and incomes are very low.
  • B A country that is becoming richer as its economy moves from farming to manufacturing and industry.
  • C A country with a very high income per person and a mainly tertiary economy.
  • D A country that receives all of its income from international aid.
(c)

Describe how the Brandt Line classifies the world.

Question 2

4 marks
(a)

What is meant by the term development?

(b)

What is meant by the term the development gap?

(c)

Explain the difference between standard of living and quality of life.

Question 3

4 marks

The table shows four measures used to compare the development of countries.

Complete the table by stating what each measure shows.

Measure of development What the measure shows
GNI per head
Infant mortality rate
Life expectancy
Access to safe water

Question 4

4 marks

Measures of development can be classified as economic measures or social measures.

(a)

Which one of the following is an economic measure of development?

  • A Literacy rate
  • B GNI per head
  • C Infant mortality rate
  • D Access to safe water
(b)

Complete the table by stating whether each measure is economic or social.

Measure Economic or social?
Birth rate
People per doctor
GDP per head

Question 5

4 marks
(a)

State what is meant by the literacy rate of a country.

(b)

State what the death rate of a country measures.

(c)

Country X has a figure of 8500 people per doctor. Explain what this measure shows about Country X.