development Flashcards
development
any improvement in standard of living of people in a soecific country
the 4 types of development
environmental
social
economic
political
environmental development
improving the natural environment
social development
better standard of living
education/healthcare/water/housing
economic development
increasing enployment/income/industrial growth
political development
stable government/freedom of speech
birth rates
avarage number of babies born every year per 1000 people
death rates
average number of deaths every year per 1000 people
life expectancy
average age at which people in a country are likely to die at
infant mortality rate
number of children who die before the age of 1
GDP gross domestic product
total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year
fertility rate
numbrr of live birthd per 1000 women aged 15-49 years old
people per doctor
average number of people that can be seen by a doctor at any time
adukt literacy rate
percentage of adults in a country who are able to read and write
5 factors that effect development
food and water security social economic technological cultural
factors affecting uneven devolopment
natural resources stable demogratic government good climate water and food security infastructure landlocked countries(international trade) natural hazards foreign investment
development gap
widening gap between the richest and poorest countries in the world
aid
form of help given by one country to another
