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Development Flashcards

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What is development

A

Characteristics that describe the stage a country has reached on economic, cultural, social and social an tech levels

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Standard of living

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Value of ones possessions and savings

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Quality of life

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General well-being of a person including SOL , education, health care…

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List 3 types of development

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Economic development
Industrial development
Social development
Sustainable development

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5
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What’s economic development

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Measurement of Development through wealth of country

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Industrial development:

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Involves industries and manufacturing process

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Socal development:

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Measures development through welfare of a population

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Sustainable dev

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Balancing current usage of resources and needs of people to preserve resources for future generations

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What happens to resources when standard of living increases

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There is a greater demand for resources

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10
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List 3 types of development indicators

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Economic indicators
Social indicators
Demographic indicators

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What are economic indicators

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Measures of development through wealth$$ “per Capita”

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What are social indicators

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Measures of development through welfare of a population

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What are demographic indicators

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Measure size of population alone with stats “rates””

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14
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List the 5 economic indicators

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GNI
GNP
GDP
HDI
Gini coefficient

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What is GNI

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Average amount of money a person in a country Earns

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16
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What’s GNP

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Total value of goods and services produced by the citizens of a country in a year

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What’s GDP

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Total value of goods and services produced in a country a year

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What is HDI

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Measures social/economic development through:
Life expectancy
GDP per Capita
Literacy rate

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List 4 social indicators

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Urbanisation
Literacy rate
Availability of resources
Food and nutrition

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What is urbanisation

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Number of people living in urban areas.

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What is literacy rate

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How many people can read and write in a population

22
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List 6 demographic indicators

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Birth rate
Death rate
Infant mortality rate
Life expectancy
Maternal mortality rate
Population growth rate

23
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List four factors that influence development

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History
Population growth
Trade imbalances
Natural resources

24
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What is infant mortality rate

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Death of children under 1 year per 1000 of the population

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Maternal mortality rate

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Number if maternal deaths during a given period per 100 000 live births

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Population growth rate

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Measure of increase in population

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