Lesson 3.2.2

3.2.2 Section B: The changing economic world Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 2

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The 20 questions

  1. What does GNI per head measure in a country?

    • Literacy rate
    • Total wealth
    • Average income
    • Life expectancy

  2. Which development measure combines life expectancy, education, and income per head?

    • Physical Quality Index
    • Gross National Income
    • Happy Planet Index
    • Human Development Index

  3. Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model typically has both high birth and high death rates?

    • Stage 4
    • Stage 3
    • Stage 5
    • Stage 1

  4. What major limitation exists when using GNI per head as a development indicator?

    • Ignores total population
    • Excludes foreign trade
    • Measures health only
    • Hides internal inequality

  5. Which strategy involves cancelling part of a country's debt?

    • Debt relief
    • Microfinance
    • Intermediate technology
    • Fairtrade

  6. What is the main objective of the Fairtrade scheme for farmers in LICs?

    • Fairer prices
    • Land ownership
    • Tax exemption
    • Free machinery

  7. Which historical factor contributed significantly to global uneven development?

    • Deindustrialisation
    • Colonialism
    • Urbanisation
    • Globalisation

  8. What major demographic movement is caused by economic disparities between countries?

    • International migration
    • Counter-urbanisation
    • Natural decrease
    • Urban sprawl

  9. Which demographic indicator measures baby deaths per 1,000 live births before age one?

    • Infant mortality rate
    • Death rate
    • Fertility rate
    • Birth rate

  10. City X has one doctor per 500 people and City Y has one per 5,000. Which city has better access to doctors?

    • City X
    • Cannot be determined
    • Neither city
    • City Y

  11. Which financial scheme provides small loans to individuals in LICs to start businesses?

    • Microfinance
    • Intermediate technology
    • Bilateral aid
    • Debt relief

  12. What is a major economic benefit of Transnational Corporation investment in an LIC?

    • Environmental damage
    • Job creation
    • Loss of profit
    • Equal wealth distribution

  13. What term describes TNC profits being sent back to headquarters in another country?

    • Debt relief
    • Profit leakage
    • Multiplier effect
    • Microfinance

  14. What term describes a shift in the balance of primary, secondary, and tertiary employment?

    • Deindustrialisation
    • Industrial structure
    • Economic development
    • Post-industrial economy

  15. A UK region loses its steel industry and many jobs. Which process is this?

    • Globalisation of tourism
    • De-industrialisation
    • Migration of population
    • Urbanisation

  16. Which sector expands most rapidly during the transition to a post-industrial economy?

    • Agricultural sector
    • Tertiary sector
    • Secondary sector
    • Primary sector

  17. Why is GNI per head an incomplete measure of a country's development?

    • Ignores social factors
    • Measures total income
    • Excludes foreign trade
    • Uses local currency

  18. What does the term north-south divide refer to in the UK?

    • Political independence
    • Economic inequality
    • Population decline
    • Climatic differences

  19. How can transnational corporations boost long-term industrial development in host countries?

    • Technology transfer
    • Import reliance
    • Raw material export
    • Profit repatriation

  20. What is a potential negative long-term impact of aid on low-income countries?

    • Rapid inflation
    • Economic dependency
    • Overpopulation
    • Resource depletion

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