changing economic world

Question 1

what is the development gap

Answer 1

the difference in standard of living between the worlds richest and poorest countries. move of a continuum many countries fall in the middle. mostly economic can be
SEP can exist within countries

Question 2

what is GDP

Answer 2

the total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year

Question 3

what is GNI

Answer 3

GDP + the amount of money earned and paid to other countries

Question 4

what is the HDI

Answer 4

the human development index, it was devised by the UN and is a composite measure

Question 5

what 3 factors are taken to measure HDI

Answer 5

income(GNI per capita), life expectancy and education(no of years average)

Question 6

what is used to measure development

Answer 6

HDI

Question 7

is 0.9 on the HDI indicating a developed or less developed country

Answer 7

developed

Question 8

what is QoL

Answer 8

the general well being of individuals and society, outlining negative and positive features. not the same as standard of living

Question 9

what is standard of living

Answer 9

factors affecting life for areas. E.g. safety. not the same as QoL

Question 10

what is the DTM

Answer 10

the demographic transition model is a theoretical model that shows changes in population information over a period of time and growth

Question 11

what is an example of countries on stage 1 of the DTM

Answer 11

traditional rainforest tribes

Question 12

what is an example of countries on stage 2 of the DTM

Answer 12

Afghanistan

Question 13

what is an example of countries on stage 3 of the DTM

Answer 13

Nigeria

Question 14

what is an example of countries on stage 4 of the DTM

Answer 14

USA

Question 15

what is an example of countries on stage 5 of the DTM

Answer 15

Germany

Question 16

what happens to the pop, BR and DR in stage 1 of the DTM

Answer 16

high BR and DR so pop stays the same

Question 17

what happens to the pop, BR and DR in stage 2 of the DTM

Answer 17

high BR and falling DR so rapidly increasing pop

Question 18

what happens to the pop, BR and DR in stage 3 of the DTM

Answer 18

falling BR and same DR so pop expands slower but growth is still fast

Question 19

what happens to the pop, BR and DR in stage 4 of the DTM

Answer 19

low BR and DR so pop growth is small

Question 20

what happens to the pop, BR and DR in stage 5 of the DTM

Answer 20

low BR and slightly higher DR so pop decreases slowly

Question 21

What are some advantages of the DTM(3)

Answer 21

Universal, enables us to study links, dynamic, logical, timescale flexible, allows predictions, some countries clearly fit