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True or False Quiz
Development
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The UK is the most developed country in the world
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The UK is usually quite high but we still only came 13th out of the 182 countries listed by the United Nations in 2005.
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The UK does quite well but only came 13th out of the 182 countries listed by the United Nations in 2005.
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Niger is the least developed country in the world
Niger, which is in North Africa, comes at the bottom of the rankings whichever method of measurement you use. It is the poorest and least developed country in the world.
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Niger, which is in North Africa, comes at the bottom of the rankings whichever method of measurement you use. It is the poorest and least developed country in the world.
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A development indicator is used to measure development
Development indicators are statistics which are used to rank countries and show differences in development. Examples are:
• life expectancy
• birth rate
• energy use per person
• telephones per person
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Development indicators are statistics which are used to rank countries and show differences in development. Examples are:
• life expectancy
• birth rate
• energy use per person
• telephones per person
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The letters HDI stand for Human Development Index
The Human Development Index is a mix of three statistics (wealth, education, life expectancy) and is used by the United Nations to compare how developed countries are.
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The Human Development Index (HDI) is a mix of three statistics (wealth, education, life expectancy) and is used by the United Nations to compare how developed countries are.
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Countries grow rapidly if BR is greater than DR
If Birth Rate (BR) is higher than the Death Rate (DR) then there will be far more babies born than people dying and the population will grow rapidly.
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If Birth Rate (BR) is higher than the Death Rate (DR) then there will be far more babies born than people dying and the population will grow rapidly.
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The Sahel region is one of the richest in Africa
The Sahel region of Africa contains most of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. It includes Mali, Niger, Chad and Ethiopia.
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The Sahel region of Africa contains most of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. It includes Mali, Niger, Chad and Ethiopia.
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Many poor countries depend on exporting raw materials
Almost all of the poorest developing countries depend on exporting raw materials such as tea, coffee, tin and timber. The price of these products is relatively low and often falls even lower over time.
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Almost all of the poorest developing countries depend on exporting raw materials such as tea, coffee, tin and timber. The price of these products is relatively low and often falls even lower over time.
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The letters GDP stand for Gross Domestic Product and they are a measure of the wealth created by the country each year.
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The letters GDP stand for Gross Domestic Product and they are a measure of the wealth created by the country each year.
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Millions of children die each year due to diarrhoea
Sadly, millions of children in the poorest countries die from simple illnesses and diseases that can be easily prevented or cured in countries such as the UK.
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Sadly, millions of children in the poorest countries die from simple illnesses and diseases that can be easily prevented or cured in countries such as the UK.
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Workers picking tea in Kenya earn about £1 per day
Even after working for 8 hours in the fields doing back breaking work, the labourers on the tea plantations earn very little. One of the ways of improving this situation is for people in the UK and other rich countries to buy more Fairtrade products.
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Even after working for 8 hours in the fields doing back breaking work, the labourers on the tea plantations earn very little. One of the ways of improving this situation is for people in the UK and other rich countries to buy more Fairtrade products.
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True or False Quiz
Development
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