Development Theories

Question 1

By how much did the South African commercial farm sector decline by between 1988 and 1998?

Answer 1

20%

Question 2

How many physicians per 1000 people did the UK have in 2013?

Answer 2

2.8

Question 3

What was the USA’s GDP per capita in 2013?

Answer 3

53,041.98 USD

Question 4

What was China’s average GDP growth rate from 1990-2009?

Answer 4

10.1%

Question 5

How much did India’s HDI increase by from 1990-2010?

Answer 5

33.3%

Question 6

What proportion of Angola’s population depend on agriculture for food, income and employment?

Answer 6

2/3

Question 7

What percentage of Angola’s farmers are smallholders?

Answer 7

80%

Question 8

What percentage of Africa’s GDP is accounted for by agriculture?

Answer 8

32%

Question 9

What is the literacy rate in Cameroon?

Answer 9

71.3%

Question 10

What is the literacy rate in Central African Republic?

Answer 10

36.8%

Question 11

In Cameroon toll roads connect all major cities, but what percentage of roads are tarred?

Answer 11

10%

Question 12

When does Cameroon aim to be an emerging economy by?

Answer 12

2035

Question 13

Describe Rostow’s ‘traditional society’.

Answer 13

Based on subsistence; farming, fishing, forestry and some mining.

Question 14

Name a country which exemplifies a ‘traditional society’.

Answer 14

Angola

Question 15

Describe the ‘pre-conditions for take-off’’ and include an example country.

Answer 15

Building infrastructure, educating population and establishing banks. Eg Cameroon

Question 16

Describe the ‘take off’ stage. Give two examples of groups which have/are showing this.

Answer 16

Rapid industrial growth, improved infrastructure, financial investment and cultural change. Economics are valued over tradition. Eg the Asian Tigers, BRICS

Question 17

How much money is the South African government investing into upgrading and building new infrastructure over the next three years?

Answer 17

R372 billion