Pearson Edexcel IGCSE · Global Citizenship

Technology and economic development: Practice Questions

4 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 3 written questions with worked solutions. All on Technology and economic development.

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Question 1

1 mark

Which of the following is a key way that communications technology supports economic development in developing countries through financial services?

Question 2

1 mark

In the context of Technology and economic development, how does the growth of communications technology primarily facilitate trade and investment across national boundaries?

Question 3

1 mark

In the study of Technology and economic development, how does communications technology most effectively tackle inequality within and between communities?

Question 4

1 mark

In the context of Technology and economic development, how does the expansion of communications technology primarily facilitate trade and investment across national boundaries?

Question 5

2 marks

Identify one way that mobile phone banking can promote economic development within a developing country.

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Question 6

3 marks

Describe how the use of communications technology in mobile phone banking helps to tackle economic inequality within developing countries.

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Question 7

3 marks

Explain how the growth of communications technology can lead to the creation of new types of services and jobs across national boundaries.

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