Economic Review/ Preview Measure of Development

Which of the following is most likely a characteristic of a developing country?

• Low unemployment rate

• High GDP per capita

• High birth rate

• High literacy rate

Which of the following regions include mostly developing nations?

• Sub-Saharan countries

• Europe

• North America

• Scandinavian countries

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

• More Developed

• Newly Industrialized

• Less Developed

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

• More Developed

• Newly Industrialized

• Less Developed

Three indicators of development of a country

• GDP per capita, literacy rate and life expectancy.

• Richness, industrial production and business

• Multinationals and industry

• Technology, trade and research

The ___ level of economic activity is represented in this photograph. 

• Tertiary
• Primary
• Quaternary
• Secondary

What is the word for the number of people who can read and write in a country

• income
• literacy rate
• life expectancy
• free enterprise

What are the 3 statistics that create HDI (Human Development Index)?

• GDP per capita

• Literacy rate

• Life expectancy

• all of the above

What is GDP, and what does it stand for?

• Gross Domestic Product. Only measures what is produced in the country itself.

• Gross National Product. Indicates the value of all goods and services produced by a country over a period of time, whether foreign or domestic.

• Gross Nations Produce. All of the food that is grown in a nation

• None of the above

The above chart describes examples of which level of economic activity?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Quaternary