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Quiz by jackexamtime, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by jackexamtime
over 10 years ago
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Question 1
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What is economic development?
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An increase in output per person
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An increase in output per person, accompanied by a fundamental change in the structure of society
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An increase in the investment in the economy from one year to the next
Question 2
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A Less Developed Country generally starts out as what kind of society?
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A Traditional Society
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A Productive Society
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A High Society
Question 3
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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
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The Take-Off
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The Drive to Maturity
Question 4
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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
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Most of the population live by the coast
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There's a high dependence on one crop
Question 5
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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
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Booksellers face a very low level of demand and are forced out of business
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New technologies cannot be read about and taken advantage of
Question 6
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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
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An absence of sewage systems
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An absence of local government
Question 7
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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
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It gives access to new markets
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It provides more resources for education
Question 8
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What is the most important thing LDC governments should reduce spending on in order to drive growth?
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Imports
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Military
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