Chapter 10.2 Flashcards
Life expectancy worldwide
72
Life expectancy in developed countries
80
Life expectancy in developing countries
61
Percent of babies that live in developing countries
95%
Percent of babies that live in developed countries
99.5%
Motor vehicles per 1000 worldwide
182
Motor vehicles per 1000 in developing countries
102
Motor vehicles per 1000 in developed countries
580
Phones per 1000 in developing countries
1000
Phones per 1000 in developed countries
1200
Phones per 1000 worldwide
1045
Internet per 1000 worldwide
500
Internet per 1000 in developed countries
900
Internet per 1000 in developing countries
400
Average schooling of adults in developing vs developed countries
7.3 to 12.2
Average schooling expected in kids in developing vs developed countries
10.1 to 16.4
What is the consequence of most books being published in developed countries
People in developing countries are reading books that arent in their native language so it is harder to learn
Why do developed country workers produce more with less effort
They have more machinery, tools, and equipment that perform most of the work
8 developing regions
Latin America
East Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Central Asia
Southwest Asia
North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
2 developed regions
North America and Europe
What is wrong with GNI, etc?
only shows the average, there may be some really rich people and mostly poor or middle class people
3 parts of development
health, wealth, and knowledge
3 factors of HDI
decent standard of living, long healthy life, and access to knowledge
Why do people in developing countries often have to pay more for education
government cannot afford to fund public schools so people must pay for private education
Gross National Income (GNI)
the value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year, including money that leaves and enters the country
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
the amount of money needed in one country to purchase the same goods and services in another country
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
the value of the total output of goods and services produced in a country in a year, not accounting for money that leaves and enters the country
Pupil/teacher ratio
the number of enrolled students divided by the number of teachers
literacy rate
the percentage of a countrys people who can read and write
primary sector
the portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of materials from Earth, generally through agriculture
secondary sector
the portion of the economy concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing, transforming, and assembling raw materials
tertiary sector
the portion of the economy concerned with transportation, communications, and utilities, sometimes extended to the provision of all goods and services to people in exchange for payment
productivity
the value of a particular product compared to the amount of labor needed to make it
developed country
a country that has progressed relatively far along a continuum of development
developing country
a country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of development
Human Development Index (HDI)
an indicator constructed by the UN to measure the level of development for a country through a combination of income, education, and life expectancy
Adolescent Fertility Rate
The number of births per 1000 women ages 15-19
3 Components of GII
Empowerment, Employment, and Reproductive health
Adolescent fertility rate in developed countries
16 per 1000
adolescent fertility rate in developing countries
48 per 1000
Teenage pregnancy rate in most European countries
10 per 1000
Percent contraceptive in Sub-Saharan Africa
below 10%
Teenage pregnancy rate in Sub-Saharan Africa
110 per 1000
Teenage pregnancy rate in USA and who primarily it is
21 per 1000, very high for African Americans and Hispanics
Has the worldwide maternal mortality rate increased or decreased in the last 3 decades
decreased
3 countries with majority parliament or congress of women
Bolivia, Cuba, and Rwanda
Female labor force participation rate
percentage of women holding full-time jobs outside the home
worldwide percentage women vs men working outside the home
49% women and 75% men
worldwide percentage women vs men completed some high school
62% women and 71% men
Gender inequality has __________ since 1990s except for in ___ countries
declined; 4
Gender development index
measures the gender gap in the level of achievement for three dimensions of the human development index: income, education, and life expectancy
Inequality adjusted human development index
modifies the HDI to account for inequality within a country
world systems theory
theory developed by Immanuel Wallerstein that in an increasingly unified world economy developed countries form an inner core area whereas development countries are found on the periphery and semi periphery
The ________ the gap between the HDI and IHDI the ________ the inequality
higher; higher
How can contrasts around neighborhoods show inequality?
Wealthy may be in modern buildings and poor may be in improvised structures
Inequality has _______ in developed countries
increased
Gender inequality index
measures the gender gap in the level of achievement in three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment, and the labor market
What GII score would mean men and women are equal
0
GII in developing countries
.468
GII in developed countries
.170
