Which main factors can cause uneven development?

Economic, Historical, and Physical

What is GDP per capita and how is it used to measure development?

It measures the average income earned per person In a country.

Which of these is not a physical factor affecting development?

Low investment in infrastructure

Which of these is the natural resource curse theory?

Country focuses on one resource, limiting diversification.

What is the negative effect in development of the Colonial legacy on countries who have been colonised?

Temporarily stopes development in many countries.

Which of these are an indicator of development in geography?

GDP per capita (gross domestic product per capita)

What is meant by the term "development" in geography?

The improvement of a humans quality of life

Why could being landlocked bad?

You can be next to bad neighbors

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Development Geography year 9

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A quiz about development made by: Ivo Leon, Koushik and Janhavi

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1
There are many ways to measure the development gap.
False
True
2
Which main factors can cause uneven development?
Historical, Social, and Bio-economic
Physical, Economic, and Social
Economic, Historical, and Physical
Physical, Bio-economic, and social
3
What is GDP per capita and how is it used to measure development?
It measures the average income earned per person In a country.
It measures the total population of a country.
It measures the number of people living below the poverty line.
It measures the total value of goods and services produced in a country.
4
Which of these is not a physical factor affecting development?
Climate related disease
Being landlocked with bad neighbors
Low investment in infrastructure
Climate hazards
5
Which of these is the natural resource curse theory?
Tech boosts efficiency, raises industrial output, aiding economy.
Large development gap: rich vs. poor nations.
Country focuses on one resource, limiting diversification.
High energy use = developed; low = developing.
6
The Development gap is the expanding gap of the difference in the development between the richest and poorest nations.
False
True
7
What is the negative effect in development of the Colonial legacy on countries who have been colonised?
The country gains too many resources.
Temporarily stopes development in many countries.
Potato
The country relies on neighbors, limiting growth.
8
Which of these are an indicator of development in geography?
Number of natural disasters
The total land area
GDP per capita (gross domestic product per capita)
Level of urbanization
9
What is the least developed out of the following?
Eastern Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
South America
Central America
10
The world's richest 1% have... the wealth of 6.9 billion people
To the power of 2
Thrice
Twofold
Half
11
Almost half the humans on Earth live on... A day
5.5 Dollars
5.5 pounds
5.5 UAH
5 Dollars
12
Lack of investment for basic needs(infrastructure, education, health) can be good for a population.
True
False
13
What is meant by the term "development" in geography?
The improvement of a humans quality of life
The study of ancient civilizations
The process of building new citites
The exploration of an unexplored area
14
Do Historical factors affect development?
Yes! I love history
No it was bioeconomical
Maybe
No it was Social
15
Why could being landlocked bad?
You can be next to bad neighbors
You could not be invited to parties.

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