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A country has most workers in primary activities. What does this suggest about its economy?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the primary jobsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the low sex ratioRead the answer and worked solution →Run the ratiosRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the pyramid wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Which pyramidRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the sectorsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Composition bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A city doubles in population but housing and services stay the same. What has happened?Read the answer and worked solution →Which term describes a qualitative change that is always value positive?Read the answer and worked solution →Who introduced the concept of human development as enlarging people's choices?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did Dr Haq create the Human Development Index?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Nobel laureate saw an increase in freedom as the main objective of development?Read the answer and worked solution →Which government programme is named in the text to address the falling child sex ratio?Read the answer and worked solution →What are the three key areas of human development?Read the answer and worked solution →Human development rests on four pillars. Which are they?Read the answer and worked solution →Equal access to opportunities regardless of gender, race, income or caste is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Each generation should have the same opportunities as the last. Which pillar is this?Read the answer and worked solution →Having the power to make choices, gained through freedom and capability, is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is NOT one of the four approaches to human development listed?Read the answer and worked solution →HDI scores fall in which range?Read the answer and worked solution →Which indicator does HDI use to assess health?Read the answer and worked solution →How is access to resources measured in the HDI?Read the answer and worked solution →What weight does each of the three HDI dimensions carry?Read the answer and worked solution →A country scores 0.983 on the HDI. How is this level described?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is the HDI not the most reliable measure?Read the answer and worked solution →Which body proposed the basic needs approach naming six needs like health, food and housing?Read the answer and worked solution →Which UN body publishes the Human Development Report each year?Read the answer and worked solution →The human poverty index counts the probability of not surviving to what age?Read the answer and worked solution →

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A country has most workers in primary activities. What does this suggest about its economy?

  1. It is highly developed
  2. It is fully urbanised
  3. It exports much software
  4. It is at a primitive stage
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Correct answer: D. It is at a primitive stage

1. Sector shares indicate development. 2. A primitive economy has most workers extracting resources. 3. Developed economies employ more in secondary and tertiary work. _Source: syllabus Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 3, Population Composition._

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Catch the primary jobs

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Items
  1. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Farming
  2. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Forestry
  3. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Fishing
  4. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Mining
  5. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Factory work
  6. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Banking
  7. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Transport
  8. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Research
Category
Primary activity
Instructions
Catch the primary activities. Let the others fall.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 3, Population Composition._

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Pop the low sex ratio

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Other terms
  1. Latvia
  2. Russia
  3. France
Matching terms
  1. China
  2. India
  3. Saudi Arabia
  4. Pakistan
  5. Afghanistan
  6. Qatar
Instructions
Pop the countries named as having a low sex ratio.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter 3, Population Composition._

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