Cloze Activity Read the paragraph below and fill in the missing words. Characteristics of Underdevelopment · Cloze (1): JXUwMDEwJXUwMDIxJXUwMDBlJXUwMDBmJXUwMDQ4JXUwMDRjJXUwMDA5JXUwMDEzJXUwMDEzJXUw MDA5JXUwMDRjJXUwMDRmJXUwMDA5JXUwMDQ2JXUwMDUwJXUwMDFmJXUwMDE5JXUwMDEzJXUwMDE3 JXUwMDA2JXUwMDBk . This is characterized by most of the people in the country depending on mainly subsistence, or lives below the poverty levels. Their per capita income is lower as compared to the developed countries · Cloze (2): JXUwMDEwJXUwMDIxJXUwMDBlJXUwMDBmJXUwMDQ4JXUwMDQ0JXUwMDBkJXUwMDFhJXUwMDAzJXUw MDExJXUwMDEzJXUwMDFiJXUwMDFkJXUwMDBkJXUwMDU5JXUwMDQ5JXUwMDA3JXUwMDRlJXUwMDQ5 JXUwMDA3JXUwMDBkJXUwMDBjJXUwMDAyJXUwMDA4JXUwMDQ1JXUwMDQ0JXUwMDBkJXUwMDFhJXUw MDA3JXUwMDA2JXUwMDFiJXUwMDBiJXUwMDE3JXUwMDAxJXUwMDFkJXUwMDA2JXUwMDAx . The income in this countries are not evenly distributed with the few rich people earning so much while the poor majority earns so little · Cloze (3): JXUwMDE0JXUwMDIzJXUwMDE4JXUwMDU3JXUwMDRjJXUwMDA5JXUwMDEzJXUwMDEzJXUwMDA5JXUw MDFmJXUwMDUzJXUwMDRmJXUwMDA5JXUwMDQ2JXUwMDUzJXUwMDEyJXUwMDE3JXUwMDFmJXUwMDA3 JXUwMDA5JXUwMDE0JXUwMDUzJXUwMDQxJXUwMDBmJXUwMDBhJXUwMDQ0JXUwMDQ5JXUwMDA3JXUw MDE4JXUwMDEzJXUwMDE2JXUwMDA3JXUwMDE5JXUwMDA4JXUwMDBiJXUwMDFhJXUwMDA3 . They have very little if at all exist to save and invest for their further development, making them to continue being poor. This is well illustrated in the vicious circle of poverty · Cloze (4): JXUwMDEwJXUwMDIxJXUwMDBlJXUwMDBmJXUwMDQ4JXUwMDUwJXUwMDFmJXUwMDFmJXUwMDA1JXUw MDE5JXUwMDBkJXUwMDE1JXUwMDFkJXUwMDA2JXUwMDAxJXUwMDRlJXUwMDQ3JXUwMDE1JXUwMDFk JXUwMDE4JXUwMDAzJXUwMDFjJXUwMDQ4JXUwMDUyJXUwMDEzJXUwMDE1JXUwMDExJXUwMDE2 . This is due to some of them not being able to afford, ignorant about or simply refusing to use the modern birth control methods since they find consolation on their high number of children · Cloze (5): JXUwMDFjJXUwMDJiJXUwMDAyJXUwMDA0JXUwMDA3JXUwMDBmJXUwMDBmJXUwMDBkJXUwMDA2JXUw MDQ1JXUwMDRmJXUwMDA5JXUwMDQ2JXUwMDUzJXUwMDA2JXUwMDE3JXUwMDExJXUwMDFhJXUwMDFh JXUwMDA3JXUwMDExJXUwMDBiJXUwMDBkJXUwMDA2JXUwMDQ1JXUwMDUzJXUwMDE2JXUwMDA2JXUw MDE3JXUwMDFiJXUwMDFk . This is due to their inability to raise capital for indirect production · Cloze (6): JXUwMDA4JXUwMDIyJXUwMDFkJXUwMDBkJXUwMDBlJXUwMDA5JXUwMDA4JXUwMDRkJXUwMDRmJXUw MDA5JXUwMDQ2JXUwMDU1JXUwMDFiJXUwMDBiJXUwMDA4JXUwMDFkJXUwMDFjJXUwMDAzJXUwMDE2 JXUwMDE0JXUwMDA4JXUwMDBiJXUwMDFhJXUwMDVh The high population growth rate leads to high supply of labour that the country’s economy cannot afford to absorb all, leading to unemployment · Cloze (8): JXUwMDBkJXUwMDNiJXUwMDBhJXUwMDAxJXUwMDE3JXUwMDUyJXUwMDU1JXUwMDAxJXUwMDFkJXUw MDA1JXUwMDA1JXUwMDEzJXUwMDFiJXUwMDE1JXUwMDFkJXUwMDA2JXUwMDAxJXUwMDRlJXUwMDRm JXUwMDA5JXUwMDQ2JXUwMDRlJXUwMDBmJXUwMDE1JXUwMDAxJXUwMDA3JXUwMDEzJXUwMDBkJXUw MDRjJXUwMDUyJXUwMDE3JXUwMDE2JXUwMDFjJXUwMDFhJXUwMDA3JXUwMDExJXUwMDA2JXUwMDE2 . This may be due to lack of capital in this countries or in appropriate technology they use · Cloze (9): JXUwMDFjJXUwMDIxJXUwMDE1JXUwMDE1JXUwMDBiJXUwMDBhJXUwMDAxJXUwMDBiJXUwMDBkJXUw MDA2JXUwMDQ1JXUwMDRmJXUwMDAxJXUwMDRlJXUwMDU0JXUwMDFjJXUwMDBkJXUwMDQ1JXUwMDQ0 JXUwMDAxJXUwMDEzJXUwMDEzJXUwMDA5JXUwMDAzJXUwMDFmJXUwMDE1JXUwMDAxJXUwMDQ0JXUw MDQzJXUwMDBjJXUwMDFhJXUwMDFiJXUwMDFhJXUwMDA2JXUwMDFiJXUwMDBjJXUwMDE2 . This is due to their in ability to sustain themselves financially, which makes them keep on calling upon the developed partners for financial assistance · Cloze (10): JXUwMDA4JXUwMDNmJXUwMDAwJXUwMDFkJXUwMDUyJXUwMDQ5JXUwMDA3JXUwMDA4JXUwMDE0JXUw MDEzJXUwMDEyJXUwMDA3JXUwMDA2JXUwMDA3JXUwMDE2JXUwMDE3JXUwMDAxJXUwMDA3JXUwMDE3 . Their roads and communication networks are not properly maintained due to the in availability of adequate resources to improve them Enable JavaScript High level of poverty High disparity in income distribution Low levels of savings and investments High population growth rates Dominance of subsistence sector Problem of unemployment Under utilization of natural resources Dependence on the developed countries Poor infrastructure