Development: Practice Questions

Which of the following economic activities is classified under the secondary sector?

As a country transitions from a developing status to a developed status, how do the proportions of the workforce employed in the primary and tertiary sectors typically change?

Which of the following is an example of a composite index used to assess the level of development of a country?

Why is the Human Development Index (HDI) generally considered a more comprehensive indicator of a country's level of development than Gross National Product (GNP) per capita alone?

Which of the following economic activities is classified under the quaternary sector?

State the economic sector to which manufacturing industries belong.

(a) State the economic term used to describe disparities in development between different regions within the same country. [1]
(b) Explain one reason why wealth and investment tend to concentrate in urban areas rather than rural areas in developing countries. [2]

Explain how GNP per capita as a single economic indicator may fail to accurately reflect the true quality of life and levels of inequality within a country.

(a) Define the term literacy rate as an indicator of development. [1]
(b) State one other social indicator used to assess development. [1]
(c) Explain why using social indicators together with economic indicators gives a more accurate picture of a country's level of development. [1]

(a) State the economic sector responsible for the extraction of natural resources, such as mining and farming. [1]
(b) Identify the economic sector that includes manufacturing and processing raw materials into finished goods. [1]
(c) State whether the provision of banking and retail services belongs to the primary, secondary, or tertiary sector. [1]
(d) Identify which economic sector involves information technology and scientific research. [1]