The Changing Economic WorldMeasuring Development Geog. P82CGP

The most common way of classifying a country's development is by looking at its ......

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What are the three terms used to describe the differing levels of wealth within different countries?

• Basic Income Countries

  BIC

• Higher Income Countries

  HIC

• Lower Income Countries

  LIC

• Middle Income

  Countries

  MIC

• Newly Emerging Economies

  NEE

High Income Countries are the wealthiest countries in the world.

Which of the following countries are designated as HIC's

• Brazil

  Nigeria

• UK

  France

• Somalia

  Uganda

• Canada

  USA

LIC's are designated the (a)   countries in the world.

Which of the following is a description of a Newly Emerging Economy?

• A wealthy country whose GNI per head is high and industry and technology are at an advanced stage

• A country where wealth fluctuates; is getting richer and whose economy is moving toward manufacturing

• These countries do not fit into any one classification

• The poorest countries in the world where GNI per head is very low with a heavy emphasis on agriculture

Which countries make up the BRICS countries?

• Burma

  Romania

  Indonesia

  Chile

  South Korea

• Brazil

  Romania

  India

  Chile

  South Africa

• Brazil

  Russia

  India

  China

  South Africa

• Burundi

  Rwanda

  Italy

  Canada

  South America

What are the four Mint Countries?

• Mexico

  Indonesia

• Malta

  Italy

• Netherland

  Thailand

• Nigeria

  Turkey

The Human Development Index (HDI) measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human development: ............................

• Health, education, and standard of living.
• Culture, politics, and infrastructure.
• Wealth, technology, and environment.
• Employment, transportation, and agriculture.

What are the three indicators that are combined to calculate the Human Development Index?

• Income using GNI per head

• Education level e.g. the average number of years in schooling

• Levels of industrialisation

• Life expectancy

The combination of measures used for the HDI is indicative of the country's level of economic development and its .................

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