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Geography: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Comparing Rich and Poor (Questions)

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GDP is a measure of a country's wealth and people in countries like the USA and in Europe are 50 times richer than those in the poorest countries.

Test your knowledge on this subject with the following Geography quiz.

1. GDP can show a country's wealth. What does it mean?
[ ] General Development Plan
[ ] Great Development Project
[ ] Gross Debt Peak
[ ] Gross Domestic Product
2. GDP is always given in what currency?
[ ] British Pounds
[ ] Euros
[ ] Japanese Yen
[ ] U.S. Dollars
3. Many poor countries are in which climate zone?
[ ] Arctic
[ ] Mediterranean
[ ] Temperate
[ ] Tropical
4. Which is not an indicator of health in a poor country?
[ ] Calorie intake
[ ] Life expectancy
[ ] Literacy rates
[ ] Number of people per doctor
5. Which letters are used to describe a poorer country?
[ ] LADC
[ ] LEDC
[ ] LODC
[ ] LUDC
6. Which continent does not contain LEDCs?
[ ] Africa
[ ] Asia
[ ] North America
[ ] South America
7. What does the 'N' stand for in GNP?
[ ] National
[ ] Natural
[ ] Nominal
[ ] Normal
8. LEDCs are sometimes called what?
[ ] First World
[ ] Fourth World
[ ] Second World
[ ] Third World
9. Which is not a good reason for GDP being measured in U.S. Dollars?
[ ] It is the world's major international currency
[ ] People in most countries know what the Dollar is worth
[ ] The Dollar's rate of exchange never alters
[ ] The wealth of countries can easily be compared
10. Some of the poorest countries are in SSA, which means what?
[ ] Self-Sufficient Asia
[ ] Struggling South America
[ ] Sub-Saharan Africa
[ ] Sub-Standard Areas
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Geography: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Comparing Rich and Poor (Answers)
1. GDP can show a country's wealth. What does it mean?
[ ] General Development Plan
[ ] Great Development Project
[ ] Gross Debt Peak
[x] Gross Domestic Product
Total value of goods produced, divided by population
2. GDP is always given in what currency?
[ ] British Pounds
[ ] Euros
[ ] Japanese Yen
[x] U.S. Dollars
3. Many poor countries are in which climate zone?
[ ] Arctic
[ ] Mediterranean
[ ] Temperate
[x] Tropical
Richer countries tend to be in temperate areas with milder temperatures
4. Which is not an indicator of health in a poor country?
[ ] Calorie intake
[ ] Life expectancy
[x] Literacy rates
[ ] Number of people per doctor
5. Which letters are used to describe a poorer country?
[ ] LADC
[x] LEDC
[ ] LODC
[ ] LUDC
Less Economically Developed Country
6. Which continent does not contain LEDCs?
[ ] Africa
[ ] Asia
[x] North America
[ ] South America
7. What does the 'N' stand for in GNP?
[x] National
[ ] Natural
[ ] Nominal
[ ] Normal
Gross National Product - it is GDP plus any money earned from abroad
8. LEDCs are sometimes called what?
[ ] First World
[ ] Fourth World
[ ] Second World
[x] Third World
9. Which is not a good reason for GDP being measured in U.S. Dollars?
[ ] It is the world's major international currency
[ ] People in most countries know what the Dollar is worth
[x] The Dollar's rate of exchange never alters
[ ] The wealth of countries can easily be compared
10. Some of the poorest countries are in SSA, which means what?
[ ] Self-Sufficient Asia
[ ] Struggling South America
[x] Sub-Saharan Africa
[ ] Sub-Standard Areas
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