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What is the definition of development?

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Development is the process of change whereby people’s lives will get bettwer

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What does HIC stand for?

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A High income country

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What does MIC stand for?

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A Middle income country

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What does LIC stand for?

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A Low-income country

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What does NEE stand for?

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A Newly emerging economy

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What does Life expectancy at birth mean?

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An estimated age a baby will live for

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What does Infant mortality mean?

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How many babies die before their first birthday per 1000 people

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What does Birth rate mean?

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The number of live births per 1000 people per year

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What does GNI per capita (ppp) mean?

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The total income recieved by the country from its residents

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What does Fertillity rate mean?

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The average number of children a mother would have

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What does the Median age mean?

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The age whereby half the population are above and half below that age.

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What is the Stool of Sustainability?

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To develop fully, a country cannot have just economic development. It needs to be socially and evironmentally developed to. The stool of Sustainablility shows this, to make a country developed you need the three things. Economic, social and environmental development.

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What is a development gap?

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A development gap is the term used to show the gap between the poor countries and the rich countries

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What are some reasons for a development gap?

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A development gap can be caused by wars or not having very much resources because if some countries don’t have wars then they can develop but the countries with wars can’t and if some countries have the recourses to develop they will but other countries that don’t cannot.

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What does Pastoral mean?

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If animals are being reared then it Pastoral

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What does Arable mean?

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If crops are grown it is Arable

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What does Mixed mean?

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If crops are grown and animals are reared then it is Mixed

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What does Subsistence Agriculture mean?

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If the product is consumed by the farmer and their family then it is Subsistence Agriculture

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Wh.at does Commercial Agriculture mean?

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If the product is produced to be sold for profit then is Commercial Argriculture

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What does Intensive mean?

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If the farm has lots of time, money and/or labour invested then it is called Intensive

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What does Extensive mean?

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If the farm does not have lots of time, money and/or labour then it is known as Extensive

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Does income levels affect people’s access to food and consequently, their health

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Yes

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Do agricultural practices contribute to climate change?

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Yes, agricultural practiices contribute to climate change, such as deforestation for soya beans, cattle lots and rice farming

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What is the definition of food security?

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Food security means that all people, at all times, have a physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutrititious food

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What does HDI stand for?

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Human development Index

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Why is using HDI scores a better way of measuring development?

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HDI uses social and economic together so it is more balanced

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What are NGOs?

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A non-governmental organization

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What do NGO’s do?

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NGOs are organizations that help people with things like nutrients, recources and food.

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What is Goat Aid, A bottom-up aid?

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Bottom-up aid is development funded by and carried out by NGOs in co-operation with local communities. Goats were chosen for the people in tanzania because they provide over 3 litres of milk a day which can improve peoples health and ability to go to and do things like school and work.

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