Development Dynamics 1

What is GDP measure?

• The total value of good and service produced by a country in a year.

• The population growth rate of a country in a year.

• The number of doctors per 100,000 population.

• Maternal mortality rate per 100,000 births.

What ratio is infant mortality rate measured by?

• Per 100,000 live births.

• Per 10,000 live births.

• Per 1,000 live births.

• Per 100 live births.

What ratio are birth and death rates measured by?

• Per 100 people

• Per 1000 people

• Per 10,000 people

• Per 100,000 people

Which of these is not part of the Human Development Index (HDI)?

• Life expectancy in years

• Literacy rate %

• Access to safe drinking water %

• Average length of schooling in years

• GDP per capita PPP

What is this population pyramid showing?

• A youthful population

• An aging population

What is the name of the line that was drawn in 1980 to show the rich global north and the poor global south?

• The great dividing line

• The global inequality line

• The GDP per capita PPP line

• The Brandt line

Which of these is not a Newly Industrialised Country (NIC)?

• China

• India

• South Korea

• Malawi

Which of there factors in not holding back Malawi's development?

• Being landlocked

• Poor infrastructure (mud roads and a narrow gauge railway)

• Extreme weather caused by climate change

• Government corruption

• Lake Malawi along its eastern boarder

Malawi mainly exports primary products but what are they?

• Manufactured goods like T-shirts

• Computer software for gaming and international finance

• Agricultural goods such as tea and coffee

• Services for example call centers

Which international organizations role is to make trade between countries easier?

• International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• United Nations (UN)

• Trans National Corporations (TNC)

• World Trade Organization (WTO)