Indicators of Economic Development
Economics ⇒ Economic Development
Indicators of Economic Development starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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A country has a high per capita income but also a high infant mortality rate. What does this suggest about its development?
Explain the importance of including education as an indicator of economic development.
Explain why income distribution is important when measuring economic development.
Explain why per capita income is considered a better indicator of economic development than national income.
Explain why social indicators are important in measuring economic development.
Name any two social indicators of economic development.
What does a high infant mortality rate indicate about a country’s development?
A country has a high per capita income but also a high infant mortality rate. What does this suggest about its development?
Which indicator is used by the World Bank to classify countries as rich or poor? (1) Literacy rate (2) Per capita income (3) Life expectancy (4) Infant mortality rate
Which of the following best describes 'life expectancy'? (1) The number of years a newborn is expected to live (2) The number of years a person works (3) The number of years a country has existed (4) The number of years a government is in power
Which of the following is a composite indicator of economic development? (1) Per capita income (2) Human Development Index (HDI) (3) National income (4) Population growth rate
Which of the following is a direct measure of health in a country? (1) Per capita income (2) Life expectancy (3) Literacy rate (4) GDP
Fill in the blank: The __________ is an index that measures a country's average achievements in health, education, and income.
Fill in the blank: The __________ is used to compare the level of development between different countries.
Fill in the blank: The __________ rate is the percentage of people who can read and write in a country.
Fill in the blank: The __________ rate measures the percentage of children who die before reaching the age of one year.
Is it correct to say that a country with high per capita income is always developed? Yes or No.
Is the following statement true or false? 'A country with high HDI is considered to have high economic development.'
Is the following statement true or false? 'A country with high literacy rate and low life expectancy is considered highly developed.'
Is the following statement true or false? 'Economic development can be measured only by the increase in national income.'
