Development Flashcards
What is development
Progress of a country as it becomes more economically and technologically advanced
What is and AC
Advanced country
Examples of AC
Uk
USA
Japan
What is and EDC
Emerging developing country
Examples of an EDC
India
China
Brazil
What is an LIDC
Low income developing country
Example of and LIDC
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Bangladesh
Advantages of development indicators
Can help us see patterns between countries
Used to decide who requires aid
Some show social and economic factors
Physical causes of uneven development
Weather climate
Tropical environment
Water shortages
Landlocked countries
Relief
How has weather and climate caused uneven development
Have to spend money on rebuilding
Money on improving services
People may be injured
How has tropical environment caused uneven development
People get ill so cannot work- earns less so pays less tax
Government less money to help develop country
How has water shortages caused uneven development
No water for farming so crops can be grown
Less exports so lower GDP
more illnesses
How has landlocked countries caused uneven development
Slower as other exports have to pass through other countries
Less trade
How has relief caused uneven development
Harder to build on and more expensive so less money
Thin soil so cannot farm
What rea the human causes of uneven development
Poverty
Trade
History
Colonisation
Exploitation
