Economics 0455 · IGCSE · Differences in economic development between countries

Differences in economic development between countries — practice question

The table gives the percentage distribution of the working population across different sectors in three countries. Iran: agriculture $38\%$, manufacturing $33\%$, services $29\%$ Nepal: agriculture $93\%$, manufacturing $2\%$, services $5\%$ UK: agriculture $2\%$, manufacturing $42\%$, services $56\%$ What conclusion can be drawn from the table?

  • AIran has fewer people working in the secondary sector than the UK.
  • BNepal is a developed economy.
  • CThe tertiary sector is more developed in Iran than in Nepal.
  • DThe UK is dependent on the primary sector.

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