Economics 2281 · O Level · Differences in economic development between countries
Differences in economic development between countries — practice question
Mali is a developing country. Its Human Development Index (HDI) increased from $0.297$ in $2000$ to $0.442$ in $2016$. Most of Mali’s workers are employed in agriculture, and cotton is the country’s chief agricultural crop. However, gold is the country’s main export. Mali is the third largest exporter of gold in Africa.
(a)[2]
Identify any two HDI components.
(b)[4]
Explain how the proportion of a country’s resources allocated to the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors changes as its economy develops.
(c)[6]
Analyse, using a demand and supply diagram, the effect on the cotton shirts market of a fall in the price of cotton.
(d)[8]
Discuss whether an increase in the scale of a country’s gold mining industry will benefit the economy.
Worked solution & mark scheme
This 20-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: “Income per head / GDP or GNI per head” …