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.
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
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A Less Developed Country generally starts out as what kind of society?
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A Traditional Society
A Productive Society
A High Society
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Which of the stages of economic growth does the following scenario describe?
Obstacles to progress are removed and the population of urban areas increase
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The Preconditions for Take-Off
The Take-Off
The Drive to Maturity
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Select the characteristic of a less developed country from the below list:
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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
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Why does low levels of adult literacy hold an LDC back from development?
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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
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What characterises the shanty towns that many living in LDCs live in?
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Solar panels on the houses
An absence of sewage systems
An absence of local government
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What effect does increasing agricultural output have for an LDC?
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It reduces dependence on outside food aid
It gives access to new markets
It provides more resources for education
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What is the most important thing LDC governments should reduce spending on in order to drive growth?