The changing economic world
Edexcel GCSE Geography revision on The changing economic world. Aligned to the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Geography B 1GB0 specification. This bank has 10 practice questions on this topic.
Sample questions (3 of 10)
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Question 1
HIC, NEE and LIC stand for what?
- A) High/New/Low Industry Country
- B) High/Newly Emerging/Low Income Country
- C) High/New/Long Income Country
- D) Heavily/Newly/Low Industrialised Country
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Answer: High/Newly Emerging/Low Income Country
World Bank thresholds (rough): HIC > $13,205/year, NEE = middle income with rapid industrial growth, LIC < $1,085/year. Replaces older 'developed/developing' labels. Examples: UK (HIC), India (NEE), Malawi (LIC).
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Question 2
Which of these is NOT a measure of development?
- A) GNI per capita
- B) Life expectancy
- C) Literacy rate
- D) Number of football clubs
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Answer: Number of football clubs
Standard measures: GNI per capita (economic), Human Development Index (HDI — combines income, education, life expectancy), Gini coefficient (inequality), literacy rate, infant mortality, life expectancy, access to clean water, doctors per 1000. The HDI is the most commonly cited single number.
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Question 3
Tourism in Kenya/Tunisia can boost development by...
- A) Creating jobs and bringing foreign currency
- B) Reducing biodiversity
- C) Causing food shortages
- D) Decreasing GNP
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Answer: Creating jobs and bringing foreign currency
Benefits: employment (hotels, drivers, guides), foreign exchange earnings, multiplier effect (tourists spend locally), infrastructure (roads, airports) that locals also use. Drawbacks: leakage to foreign-owned chains, seasonality, vulnerability to political unrest/disease, cultural erosion, environmental damage.
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