Development

Question 1

What is the concept of development?

Answer 1

A process of growth and change which is generally positive. It involves an improvement in peoples quality of life and standard of living

Question 2

List the characteristics of a MEDC

Answer 2

Rich world
Industrialized
High income
North of the Brandt line
Use resources efficiently
Higher Standard O living
Good healthcare system
Good educational system
Manufacture and export finished products

Question 3

List the characteristics of a LEDC

Answer 3

Third world countries
High levels of poverty
Weak educational system
Export Raw Materials
Receive Financial aid from MEDC
South of the Brandt line

Question 4

Name and explain the Economic indicators of development?

Answer 4

Economic indicators measure the wealth in a society

GDP(Gross Domestic Product)
-total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year

GNP(Gross National Product)
-GDP plus income earned by nationals of the country even across the boarders

Question 5

Critically discuss the economic activities within a society?

Answer 5

Primary Activities
-Raw materials extracted from ground

Secondary Activities
-Raw materials made into something useful eg. wood into table

Tertiary Activities
-Products are then sold and services provided

Quaternary Activities
-Involves specialists training
Information Technology, PhD research

Question 6

Name and Explain the social indicators of development

Answer 6

Indicators that reflect the welfare of a population

Gini-co-efficient

• How wealth is shared in a country
• Ranges from 0-1
• 0 representing full equality, wealth is shared equally amongst population
• 1 representing full inequality

Human Development Index
-Life expectancy, Level of education and GDP Per capita
-0 representing the worst quality of life
-1 representing best quality of life
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Question 7

What is a demographic indicator of development and provide examples?

Answer 7

Demographic indicators give specific information about the population of a country

• Life expectancy-The higher the better the healthcare system
• Infant mortality rate-The less deaths the better healthcare

Question 8

What factors that affect development?

Answer 8

Access to resources
-Natural resources aren’t split equally over the Earth thus where there is an abundance of resources, there will be more development

History

• Colonization and wars affect development
• Former colonies are less developed than the countries that colonized them

Education and Training

• Access to education determines level of development
• W/o labor force ,population cant move from agriculture to industry

Population Growth
-When growth rate of a population outstrips its ability to feed, levels of development will decrease

Question 9

What are the advantages And disadvantages Of Developments?

Answer 9

Adv of development

• Better Infrastructure
• More exported goods increasing GDP
• Higher STD of living
• Better Healthcare

Disadv of development

• Loss of jobs due to technology
• Air pollution
• Deforestation
• Over-exploitation of resources
• Westernization-culture loss