4.2 - So What Is Development? Flashcards
What is development?
-A process of change to improve people’s lives
List the development aspects
-Poverty
-Safe water and sanitation
-Education
-Healthcare
-Roads and other transport links
-Employment
-% of people living in rural areas
-Fertility rate (average number of children per woman)
-Median age of population
Describe poverty in a highly developed country and in a poorly developed country
-In a highly developed country: some
-In a poorly developed country: a great deal
Describe safe water and sanitation in a highly developed country and in a poorly developed country
-Highly developed country: Available to everyone
-Poorly developed country: many have no access to these
Describe education in a highly developed country and in a poorly developed country
-Highly developed country: Primary and secondly education for all; a high % go on to college
-Poorly developed country: Many children do not even complete primary school; a low % go to secondary school.
Describe healthcare in a highly developed country and in a poorly developed country
-Highly developed country: plentiful; easy access to doctors, dentists, hospitals.
-Poorly developed country: poor; it may be a very long way to the nearest doctors or hospital- and you may have to pay.
Describe roads and other transport links in a highly developed country and in a poorly developed country
-Highly developed country: high quality roads and railways; well connected airports
-Poorly developed country: many roads are just dirt tracks; railways may be rundown; not many flights.
Describe employment in a highly developed country and in a poorly developed country
-Highly developed country: low % of workers in farming; high % in services; the key industries produce high value goods.
-Poorly developed country: most people live by farming; any industry is likely to produce low value items (like clothes)
Describe % of people living rural areas in a highly developed country and in a poorly developed country
-Highly developed country: low; most people are urban - they live in towns and cities
-Poorly developed country: high - most people are in farming
Describe fertility rate in a highly developed country and in a poorly developed country
-Highly developed country: low; women tend to have fewer children when they are well educated, and have a career .
-Poorly developed country: 4 or 5 on average (but the number is falling)
Describe median age of the population in a highly developed country and in a poorly developed country
-Highly developed country: 40 or over
-Poorly developed country: as low as 15; a young population
What is quality of life?
-The level of comfort and well being a person enjoys.
What is development gap?
the difference in levels of development between the richest and poorest countries in the world.
List the obstacles to development:
-Lack of money
-War
-Pandemics like Covid 19
-Climate change
List the different labels of developing countries:
- Low income countries/ developing countries: they depend mainly on farming
-Emerging countries: they’re developing quite fast, mainly thanks to industry. They don’t rely on farming like they used to - High income countries / advanced countries: they are developed.
