Understanding Global Development Indicators and Population Trends

Question 1 • What do the following stand for • MEDC • NIC • LEDC

Question 2 • Give an example of a county which is an • MEDC • NIC • LEDC

Question 3 • The population of the world is now about 7 billion. What is it expected to be by 2050? • 7.6 billion • 8.6 billion • 9.6 billion • 10.6 billion

Question 4 • China has the largest population in the world, and India is second. Which country has the third largest population in the world?

Question 5 • What does HDI stand for?

Question 6 • Give 1 area which is examined to give a country its HDI score.

Question 7 • Name the 5 sectors of the economy.

Question 8 • Give an example of what kind of activities go on in the first 3 sectors of the economy (name of sector & example of activity)

Question 9 • Which sector of the economy is largest in an MEDC?

Question 10 • The UK’s GDP per capita is about $32,000. What is Malaysia’s? • $8,000 • $12,000 • $18,000 • $24,000

Question 11 • Which country has the lowest life expectancy in the world? • Nigeria • Afghanistan • Angola • Bangladesh

Question 12 • Which country has the most internet users in the world? • India • Japan • USA • China

Question 13 • What is the 4th largest country in the world by land area? • Brazil • Australia • Canada • India

Question 14 • The USA has the largest number of McDonalds restaurants in the world with 12,804.Which country comes second with 3,598? • China • Japan • Germany • UK

Question 15 • What is our Trinity for this quarter? (Unit question, Significant concept, AOI)

Answers Question 1 (3 marks) More Economically Developed country Newly Industrialised Country Less Economically Developed country

Question 2 (3 marks) Main MEDCs – USA, Canada, Japan, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Western Europeans countries. Main NICs – China, India, Brazil, Turkey, Mexico, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand. Main LEDCs – Everyone else.

Question 3 (1 mark) • World’s population in 2050 is expected to be 9.6 billion (C).

Question 4 (1 mark) • The USA has the third largest population in the world with 310 million people. China is 1st with 1.3 billion, and India is 2nd with 1.2 billion.

Question 5 (1 mark) • HDI stands for Human Development Indicators.

Question 6 ( 1 mark) • HDI looks at • Living standards • GNP per capital • Health • Life Expectancy • Education • Average number of years schooling

Question 7 (5 marks) • Sectors of the Economy • Primary • Secondary • Tertiary • Quaternary • Quinary

Question 8 ( 3 marks) • Examples of activities in the first 3 sectors. • Primary – Extraction of raw materials and food production e.g. Mining, Farming • Secondary – Manufacturing, Construction • Tertiary - Services

Question 9 ( 1 mark) • Tertiary or Service sector is largest in an MEDC.

Question 10 (1 mark) • Malaysia’s GNP per Capita is $12,000

Question 11 (1 mark) • Angola has the worlds worst life expectancy. 39 years. (answer C) • The Highest is Monaco with 89 years.

Question 12 (1 mark) • The country with the most internet users in the world is the USA (208,000,000). China is 2nd with 162,000,000.

Question 13 (1 mark) • The 4th largest country in the world by land area is Canada. 1st is Russia, 2nd is China, 3rd is USA.

Question 14 (1 mark) • The country with 2ndlargest number of McDonalds restaurants in the world is Japan.

Question 15 • Unit question is ‘How will we solve the problems caused by changes in population?’ • Significant concept is Change • AOI is Health and Social Education

Understanding Global Development Indicators and Population Trends