The Big Geography Quiz of the Year
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT Round 1
Question 1 What does HDI show?
Question 2 What does the Brandt line show?
Question 3 What is a favela?
Question 4 Name a social indicator of development
Question 5 The North of the world is considered healthier than the South…True or False?
Question 6 Which of these is true about population distribution in the map? Population distribution is even Population distribution is uneven What is unusual about the population pyramid?
Question 7 Where is the world’s largest slum located? Photoc redit: wikipedia
Question 8 What population characteristics are useful indicators of a country’s stage of development?
Question 9 What does population density show?
Question 10 What sort of job might someone working in tertiary employment do?
Answers: Population & Development - Round 1 The total economic output of the country per person / total spending power per person, it shows wealth / standard of living per person North-South world divide (rich – poor) A slum / shanty town E.g. Birth rate, death rate, literacy rate, etc. True. North lives longer on average B, uneven. E.g. The population graph has an unusual peak for males 20-24. Orangi Town, Karachi, Pakistan (2.4million people) Birth rates, fertility rate, infant mortality rate, death rate, etc. The number of people per square kilometre. Service jobs, e.g. teacher, sales assistant, waiter, bank clerk, nurse, lawyer, etc.