Reducing the Development Gap

Question 1

What are the 4 strategies to reduce the development gap?
1.
2.
3.
4.

Answer 1

1. Investment.
2. Industrial development.
3. Tourism.
4. Aid.

Question 2

In industrial development:

A factory creates ________________ and _______ for the government.

The money can be invested into _______________________________.

The population becomes more _________________________.

Opportunities for more investments through the _______________________.

Answer 2

employment
taxes

housing, education and infrastructure

healthier and educated

multiplier effect

Question 3

Tourism can generate a lot of income, but is highly vulnerable to __________________.

Answer 3

economic recession

Question 4

What is aid?

Answer 4

When a non-governmental organisation (NGO) donates resources to help develop another country or improve people’s lives.

Question 5

What are the 6 types of aid?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Answer 5

1. Bilateral aid.
2. Multilateral aid.
3. Short-term aid.
4. Long-term aid.
5. Tied aid.
6. Voluntary aid.

Question 6

What is short-term aid and what 3 things does it include?

Answer 6

Immediate support during or after a disaster.

It includes food, medicines and tents.

Question 7

What is long-term aid and what is an example?

Answer 7

Sustainable aid that improves the standard of living of a population.
An example is an education programme for young people.

Question 8

What is bilateral aid?

Answer 8

Aid from one country to another.

Question 9

True or false: Bilateral aid is tied.

Answer 9

True.

Question 10

What is multilateral aid?

Answer 10

When HIC’s donate money through international organisations to redistribute money as aid to poorer countries.

Question 11

What is tied aid?

Answer 11

Aid that may eb given with certain conditions.

Question 12

In one example of tied aid, the recipient country must spend aid money on the ____________________________.

Answer 12

donor country’s products

Question 13

What is voluntary aid?

Answer 13

Money donated by the general public and distributed by NGO’s.

Question 14

What is intermediate technology?

Answer 14

Equipment and techniques that are suitable for their country of use.

Question 15

What is Fairtrade?

Answer 15

Paying producers a reasonable price for the goods that they produce.

Question 16

In Fairtrade, the farmer is guaranteed a __________ and gets ________________ from their crop.

Part of the price is _____________ in _______________________.

Answer 16

fair price
all the profit

invested
local community projects

Question 17

Rich countries use:

Tariffs:
Quotas:

To protect their trade.

Answer 17

Tariffs: The taxes paid on imports.
Quotas: Limits on the quantity of goods that can be imported.

Question 18

Free trade is when countries do not charge ___________ and ___________.

Answer 18

tariffs
quotas

Question 19

What is debt relief?

Answer 19

When debts are reorganised to become more manageable or reduced.

Question 20

What are 2 disadvantages to debt relief?
1.
2.

Answer 20

1. Countries may get further into debt as they expect to be written off in the future.
2. Corrupt governments may keep the money for themselves.

Question 21

What is microfinance?

Answer 21

Small loans with reasonable interest rates from the bank for individuals to start up small businesses.

Question 22

In Jamaica, how much people are provided with jobs because of tourism?

Answer 22

200,000.

Question 23

Northern areas such as ________________ have wealthy Jamaicans and ___________________ with a ______________________.

Large numbers of people live nearby in ___________________ with lack of ______________________________.

Answer 23

Montego Bay
high-quality housing
high standard of living

poor housing
resources and public services

Question 24

What is one environmental advantage and disadvantage to tourism in Jamaica?

Answer 24

Advantage: Conservation projects.

Disadvantage: Excessive waste.