Development Flashcards
What is development
Characteristics that describe the stage a country has reached on economic, cultural, social and social an tech levels
Standard of living
Value of ones possessions and savings
Quality of life
General well-being of a person including SOL , education, health care…
List 3 types of development
Economic development
Industrial development
Social development
Sustainable development
What’s economic development
Measurement of Development through wealth of country
Industrial development:
Involves industries and manufacturing process
Socal development:
Measures development through welfare of a population
Sustainable dev
Balancing current usage of resources and needs of people to preserve resources for future generations
What happens to resources when standard of living increases
There is a greater demand for resources
List 3 types of development indicators
Economic indicators
Social indicators
Demographic indicators
What are economic indicators
Measures of development through wealth$$ “per Capita”
What are social indicators
Measures of development through welfare of a population
What are demographic indicators
Measure size of population alone with stats “rates””
List the 5 economic indicators
GNI
GNP
GDP
HDI
Gini coefficient
What is GNI
Average amount of money a person in a country Earns
What’s GNP
Total value of goods and services produced by the citizens of a country in a year
What’s GDP
Total value of goods and services produced in a country a year
What is HDI
Measures social/economic development through:
Life expectancy
GDP per Capita
Literacy rate
List 4 social indicators
Urbanisation
Literacy rate
Availability of resources
Food and nutrition
What is urbanisation
Number of people living in urban areas.
What is literacy rate
How many people can read and write in a population
List 6 demographic indicators
Birth rate
Death rate
Infant mortality rate
Life expectancy
Maternal mortality rate
Population growth rate
List four factors that influence development
History
Population growth
Trade imbalances
Natural resources
What is infant mortality rate
Death of children under 1 year per 1000 of the population
Maternal mortality rate
Number if maternal deaths during a given period per 100 000 live births
Population growth rate
Measure of increase in population