Unit 5: Human Development and Diversity (HL)
Topic 5.1: Development opportunities Questions
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The HDI is a composite index because it combines…
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The table compares inflows to four lower-income countries in one year (% of national income).
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Remittances are best described as money that is…
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The Sustainable Development Goals are…
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Which indicator best reveals inequality within a country?
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The table gives development indicators for four countries in the same year.
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Microfinance advances development mainly by…
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To what extent can human development be validly measured by indicators and indices?
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Analyse the weaknesses of using composite indices such as the HDI to measure human development.
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Evaluate the extent to which global flows of trade, aid and remittances advance human development.
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Explain why geographers use more than one indicator to measure a country's development.
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Explain how FDI and South-South loans can both advance and undermine development.
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Explain how global flows of trade and remittances can advance human development.
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Discuss the role of microfinance in advancing human development, especially for women.
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Examine how reliable and meaningful development indicators are for comparing countries.
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