Component 1 Topic 2 DEFINITIONS Flashcards
What is the main way we measure development
HDI
What are ways we can measure economic development
GDP per capita
How many people live below the poverty line
What are ways we can measure social development
Literacy rate
If people have access to clean drinking water
What are ways we can measure politicaldevelopment
If a country has free elections
How corrupt a county is
What is GDP per capita
The total wealth of a country divided by the total population to show the average wealth per person
What is the poverty line
The amount of people that live on less than $1.25 a day
What is inequality
How equally wealth is shared among the people
What us safe water
What percentage of the population has access to clean drinking water within a 1km radius
What is literacy rate
The % of the population over 15 that can read an write
What is corruption
Corruption is measured using the corruption index
When a country develops do the birth and fertility rates increase or decrease
Decrease
When a country develops does the average life expectancy increase or decrease
Increase
When a country develops are there more young or old people
More old people, the amount of young people decreases
What are some of the reasons Malawi can’t develop
It's landlocked The terms of trade Colonialism/cash crops Global trade Pollution Rural isolation Living with climate change
What are rostow’s 5 stages of development
Traditional society Pre conditions for take off Take off Drive to maturity Age of high mass consumption
What is Frank’s Dependency Theory
Developing countries depend on developed countries as they are the ones they sell their goods to. This means that richer countries make profits by selling their goods back to poorer countries for a higher price than the brought it for
What are the three types of countries
Developed
Emerging
Developing
What are bottom up schemes?
Small scale schemes that work with local villages to best suit their needs. They often only have positive impacts. Their aims are to make daily life easier for the local community
What are top down schemes?
Schemes lead by governments or NGOs that build big projects like dams to try and make a positive impact to the people and the economy. These can either do well or fail like the Akosombo dam. They often have positive and negative effects
Out of top down and bottom up schemes, which one is better?
Bottom up schemes are usually better
