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Economic Development & Growth

Question 1 of 8

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What is economic development?

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 2 of 8

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

Select one of the following:

  • A Traditional Society

  • A Productive Society

  • A High Society

Explanation

Question 3 of 8

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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

Select one of the following:

  • The Preconditions for Take-Off

  • The Take-Off

  • The Drive to Maturity

Explanation

Question 4 of 8

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

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 5 of 8

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

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 6 of 8

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

Select one of the following:

  • Solar panels on the houses

  • An absence of sewage systems

  • An absence of local government

Explanation

Question 7 of 8

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What effect does increasing agricultural output have for an LDC?

Select one of the following:

  • It reduces dependence on outside food aid

  • It gives access to new markets

  • It provides more resources for education

Explanation

Question 8 of 8

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

Select one of the following:

  • Imports

  • Military

  • Snob Items

Explanation

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