jackexamtime
Test por , creado hace más de 1 año

Select the correct answer to these questions about Economic Development & Growth. This quiz is designed to help you revise for exam questions on this topic.

68
4
0
jackexamtime
Creado por jackexamtime hace casi 11 años
Cerrar

Economic Development & Growth

Economic Development & Growth

Pregunta 1 de 8

1

What is economic development?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • An increase in output per person

  • An increase in output per person, accompanied by a fundamental change in the structure of society

  • An increase in the investment in the economy from one year to the next

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 8

1

A Less Developed Country generally starts out as what kind of society?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • A Traditional Society

  • A Productive Society

  • A High Society

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 8

1

Which of the stages of economic growth does the following scenario describe?

Obstacles to progress are removed and the population of urban areas increase

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • The Preconditions for Take-Off

  • The Take-Off

  • The Drive to Maturity

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 8

1

Select the characteristic of a less developed country from the below list:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • There's a large level of substitute goods in the market

  • Most of the population live by the coast

  • There's a high dependence on one crop

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 8

1

Why does low levels of adult literacy hold an LDC back from development?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Road signs cannot be constructed as people couldn't understand them - this means roads can't be built

  • Booksellers face a very low level of demand and are forced out of business

  • New technologies cannot be read about and taken advantage of

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 8

1

What characterises the shanty towns that many living in LDCs live in?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Solar panels on the houses

  • An absence of sewage systems

  • An absence of local government

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 8

1

What effect does increasing agricultural output have for an LDC?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • It reduces dependence on outside food aid

  • It gives access to new markets

  • It provides more resources for education

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 8

1

What is the most important thing LDC governments should reduce spending on in order to drive growth?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Imports

  • Military

  • Snob Items

Explicación

Anterior
Siguiente