Development Flashcards
What are the 4 development levels??
Level 1-4
What is HDI
The Human Development Index
Give 3 impacts that can cause poverty.
Education and Jobs
Healthcare
Hazards (eg. Volcanoes and Earthquakes…)
What is the destiny instinct?
Our interpretation that some countries will always be poor.
What does HIC stand for?
High Income Countries.
What does LIC stand for?
Low Income Countries.
What is the development gap?
The difference in a standard of living between the worlds richest and poorest countries.
What are the 4 levels of wealth??
Level 1= £1 per day.
Level 2=£4 per day.
Level 3=£16 per day.
Level 4=£64 per day.
Why do we always think negatively about the world?
The news pollutes us!
What is gender inequality?
Genders treated differently.
Restricted jobs and education
Lack of independence.
Arranged marriages.
Right to vote (or not)
Aid
When a country or other organisation donates resources to another country to help improve people’s lives
Debt relief
Cancelling the debt of countries that have never paid back their loans so they can start to invest again
What is fair trade?
fair trade aims to pay farmers fair prices for their goods e.g. coffee, cotton, bananas, chocolate, tea, etc
What is appropriate technology?
Sustainable technology that is suitable to the country using it e.g. they have the skills and ability to use it
It is important that this technology doesn’t replace jobs that people do!
Development Indicator examples…
Income
Life expectancy
Literacy rate
Access to clean water
Number of doctors
