Uneven Development Quiz

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What are variations in levels of development across the world known as?

The economic gap

The economic bridge

The development gap

The development bridge

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True or false? The physical geography of a country or a region can create challenges for economic development.

True

False

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Which of the following is not a physical factor that creates challenges for economic development?

Poverty

Being landlocked

Relief

Weather and climate

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Which of the following is not an economic factor that creates challenges for development?

Trade

Water shortages

Poverty

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True or false? Countries with a coastline are more likely to experience economic growth than those that are land-locked.

True

False

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True or false? Countries in tropical environments are more likely to be developed.

True

False

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True or false? A lack of money in a household, community or country slows development.

True

False

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Which of the following statements is true?

HICs are more likely to sell high value goods and buy raw materials, which increases the trade imbalance between countries.

HICs are more likely to sell low value raw materials and buy higher-value processed goods, which decreases the trade imbalance between countries.

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Most colonial countries became independent in the mid-twentieth century. Which of the following statements is true?

Since independence many countries have been affected by power struggles, civil wars and face challenges from the legacy of hundreds of years of exploitation.

Since independence, many countries have flourished.

Since independence, many countries have been affected by power struggles, civil wars but are now mostly HICs.

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True or false? Colonialism has hindered economic development in many LICs.

False

True

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Which of the following is not a consequence of uneven development?

International migration

Disparities in wealth

High levels of migration from HICs to LICs.

Disparities in health

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True or false? About 35% of total wealth is held in North America by just 5% of the world’s population.

True

False

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What is Africa’s share of global wealth?

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True or false? In LICs, 40 per cent of deaths are children under 15, compared to 1 per cent in HICs.

True

False

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True or false? Malaria and tuberculosis account for one-third of deaths in LICs.

True

False

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Uneven Development

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