Development

Question 1

Define development

Answer 1

A process of change whereby people’s lives get better

Question 2

Define a HIC, MIC and LIC

Answer 2

high income country, middle income country and low income country

Question 3

What does GNI stand for?

Answer 3

Gross National Income

Question 4

What is the formula for GNI?

Answer 4

all the money per capita divided by the number of people

Question 5

Indicators of development

Answer 5

Life expectancy
infant mortality rate
Education expenditure
Birth rate
Fertility rate
Labour force 
GNI per captia
Median age

Question 6

What is HDI and what does it standfor?

Answer 6

the Human Development Index ranks every country on a scale of 0 to 1 in terms of development

Question 7

What is HDI based on?

Answer 7

GNI per captia, adult literacy and life expectancy

Question 8

What 3 main things make a country developed

Answer 8

Social, Environmental, Economic (three legs of development stool)

Question 9

What does under 0.5 determine on the HDI

Answer 9

low level of development

Question 10

What is uneven development?

Answer 10

development that takes place at different rates in different regions

Question 11

Reasons for uneven development

Answer 11

Natural disasters
Colonialism
Climate change
Natural resources
Debt
Level of education
Diseases
Landlock (unable to trade due to position)
Corruption (bad dictators not fixing things)
Religion (belief you cant altar your future)
Location