8.5 Development in Africa Keywords

Question 1

Aid

Answer 1

Money, goods and services given by the government of one country or organisation to help another country.

Question 2

Brandt line

Answer 2

An imaginary line to show the divide between the ‘rich’ North and ‘poor’ South based on GDP per capita.

Question 3

Development

Answer 3

Economic and social progress that leads to an improvement in the quality of life for an increasing proportion of the population.

Question 4

Development indicator

Answer 4

A measure of quality of life in a country.

Question 5

Famine

Answer 5

Extreme scarcity of food.

Question 6

GDP

Answer 6

Gross Domestic Product is the total income of a country in one year and is divided by the population of that country to give ‘GDP per capita (person)’

Question 7

Infant mortality

Answer 7

The number of deaths of children under the age of one

Question 8

Informal economy

Answer 8

A job (e.g. car washer, shoe shiner) which pays very little, has no contract and is set up by an individual. These workers pay no tax.

Question 9

Life expectancy

Answer 9

The average number of years that a person may expect to live.