GEOGRAPHY 8035/2 PAPER 2 ASSESSMENT
TEST 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ What type of factors affect the level of development in a country?
Answer: - Environmental factors (e.g. natural hazards)
- Economic factors (e.g. trade / debt)
- Social factors (e.g. safe water / education)
- Political factors (e.g. government stability / war)
◉ What is the development gap? Answer: The difference in the
standard of living between the richest and poorest countries of the
world.
◉ What does GNI stand for? Answer: Gross National Income.
◉ What is GNI? Answer: The total value of goods and services
produced by a country and the amount of money earned from other
countries.
,◉ What are the four levels of income that the World Bank uses to
divide countries into? Answer: High, higher middle, lower middle
and low.
◉ What are some examples of high income countries? Answer: -
U.S.A.
- Saudi Arabia / U.A.E.
- Norway / Sweden
◉ What are some examples of higher middle income countries?
Answer: - Russia / China / India
- Canada / Brazil / Mexico
- U.K. / France / Spain
- South Africa / Algeria / Australia
◉ What are some examples of lower middle income countries?
Answer: - Bolivia / Guyana / Nicaragua
,- Sudan / Angola / Nigeria
- Thailand / Papua New Guinea / Pakistan
◉ What are some examples of low income countries? Answer:
Afghanistan / Mali / Chad / Tanzania.
◉ What does PPP stand for? Answer: Purchasing Power Parity.
◉ What does NEE stand for? Answer: Newly Emerging Economies.
◉ What are NEEs? Answer: Countries that are currently
experiencing higher rates of economic growth and growth of
industry.
◉ What are some examples of NEEs? Answer: Brazil / Russia / China
/ Indonesia / Nigeria.
◉ What are the MINT countries? Answer: Malaysia, Indonesia,
Nigeria and Turkey.
, ◉ What are the BRICS countries? Answer: Brazil, Russia, Indonesia,
China and South Africa.
◉ What does HDI stand for? Answer: Human Development Index.
◉ What type of development indicator is GNI? Answer: An economic
indicator.
◉ What type of development indicator is HDI? Answer: A social
indicator.
◉ What does HDI measure? Answer: Life expectancy, number of
years in education and GNI per head.
◉ What is the range for the HDI scale? Answer: 0 (the lowest) to 1
(the highest).
◉ What are some examples of countries that are very high on the
HDI scale? Answer: - Canada / U.S.A. / Argentina
- U.K. / France / Norway
- Saudi Arabia / Australia / Japan
TEST 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ What type of factors affect the level of development in a country?
Answer: - Environmental factors (e.g. natural hazards)
- Economic factors (e.g. trade / debt)
- Social factors (e.g. safe water / education)
- Political factors (e.g. government stability / war)
◉ What is the development gap? Answer: The difference in the
standard of living between the richest and poorest countries of the
world.
◉ What does GNI stand for? Answer: Gross National Income.
◉ What is GNI? Answer: The total value of goods and services
produced by a country and the amount of money earned from other
countries.
,◉ What are the four levels of income that the World Bank uses to
divide countries into? Answer: High, higher middle, lower middle
and low.
◉ What are some examples of high income countries? Answer: -
U.S.A.
- Saudi Arabia / U.A.E.
- Norway / Sweden
◉ What are some examples of higher middle income countries?
Answer: - Russia / China / India
- Canada / Brazil / Mexico
- U.K. / France / Spain
- South Africa / Algeria / Australia
◉ What are some examples of lower middle income countries?
Answer: - Bolivia / Guyana / Nicaragua
,- Sudan / Angola / Nigeria
- Thailand / Papua New Guinea / Pakistan
◉ What are some examples of low income countries? Answer:
Afghanistan / Mali / Chad / Tanzania.
◉ What does PPP stand for? Answer: Purchasing Power Parity.
◉ What does NEE stand for? Answer: Newly Emerging Economies.
◉ What are NEEs? Answer: Countries that are currently
experiencing higher rates of economic growth and growth of
industry.
◉ What are some examples of NEEs? Answer: Brazil / Russia / China
/ Indonesia / Nigeria.
◉ What are the MINT countries? Answer: Malaysia, Indonesia,
Nigeria and Turkey.
, ◉ What are the BRICS countries? Answer: Brazil, Russia, Indonesia,
China and South Africa.
◉ What does HDI stand for? Answer: Human Development Index.
◉ What type of development indicator is GNI? Answer: An economic
indicator.
◉ What type of development indicator is HDI? Answer: A social
indicator.
◉ What does HDI measure? Answer: Life expectancy, number of
years in education and GNI per head.
◉ What is the range for the HDI scale? Answer: 0 (the lowest) to 1
(the highest).
◉ What are some examples of countries that are very high on the
HDI scale? Answer: - Canada / U.S.A. / Argentina
- U.K. / France / Norway
- Saudi Arabia / Australia / Japan
