question 1 what do the following stand for medc nic ledc

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?

a. 7.6 billionb. 8.6 billionc. 9.6 billiond. 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?

a. $8,000b. $12,000c. $18,000d. $24,000

Question 11 Which country has the lowest life

expectancy in the world?

a. Nigeriab. Afghanistan c. Angolad. Bangladesh

Question 12 Which country has the most internet

users in the world?

a. Indiab. Japanc. USAd. China

Question 13 What is the 4th largest country in the

world by land area?

a. Brazilb. Australiac. Canadad. 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?

a. Chinab. Japanc. Germanyd. UK

Question 15 What is our Trinity for this quarter? (Unit

question, Significant concept, AOI)

AnswersQuestion 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 2nd largest 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