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Development 1
The United Nations created the Human Development Index in order to measure development.

Development 1

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You will learn in your Geography lessons that economic development is the increase in the standard of living in a nation's population with sustained growth from a simple, low-income economy to a modern, high-income economy.

1 .
Poor farmers who just grow enough to eat are called what ?
Subnormal farmers
Subordinate farmers
Subsistence farmers
Sustenance farmers
They have no surplus to sell
2 .
Put simply, development is countries becoming what?
Larger
More peaceful
More populated
Richer
3 .
Which former NIC is now an MEDC?
Canada
Luxembourg
New Zealand
Singapore
NIC stands for Newly Industrialized Country and MEDC means More Economically Developed Country
4 .
Which indicator is not used to measure HDI?
Adult literacy
Imports and exports
Income per person
Life expectancy
The 3 are added and a score given between 0 and 1; the closer to 1, the higher the level of development
5 .
Of these statements, which one is false?
1 in 5 of the world's population live in the 'rich north'
70% of the world's population can read
About 100 million people are homeless
About 900 million people have no education
Only approx. 30% of the world's population can read
6 .
The percentage of adults who can read and write is called what?
Illiteracy rate
Legitimacy rate
Literacy rate
Paper rate
7 .
Used to measure development, what is the HDI?
Health and Development Initiative
High Dependency Indicator
Human Death Index
Human Development Index
8 .
Which organization's Development Program created the HDI in 1990?
Christian Aid
Oxfam
Save The Children Fund
United Nations
9 .
Poor countries developing quickly are called NICs, meaning what?
Nationally Integrated Countries
Newly Improving Countries
Newly Industrialized Countries
No Illiterate Children
South Korea in Asia is a good example of an NIC
10 .
Which term means how well a person can live?
Fact of life
Life expectation
Living values
Quality of life
It includes things like health and education
Author:  Jan Crompton
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