Development Flashcards
What is development
Having diffident resources and tech to improve the standard of living and quality of life of a country
Explain GNI/Capita
The expected net worth of a person
GDP
The amount of goods and services produced in a year in a country ๐ฅ ๐ฎโโ๏ธ๐ทโโ๏ธ๐ต๏ธ๐ฉโโ๏ธ๐ฉโ๐พ
Stand for:
MEDC
More economically developed country
What does GNI stand for
Gross ๐คฎ National ๐บ๏ธ income ๐ฐ
Stand for:
LEDC
Less economically developed countries
Advantages of Developement
- better infrastructure๐
- more job๐ฉโ๐ซ
- better standard of living ๐งโโ๏ธ
Disadvantage of Development
- less jobs
- deforestation
- westernisation
- pollution
What is scale of development
To what extent is the development project, developing the county. Is it just a person or the whole nation.
Name a development project by the government in SA
South Africa development community
SADC
What does a economic indicator measure
How well a county is doing economically
What are the economical indicators
GDP
GNP
HDI
Gini co-efficient
What is GNP
Earnings that the county has made including foreign ones.
What does social indicators measure
Quality of life
What is Human development index
Indicates the level of human development
- life expectancy
- level of education
- GDP/per capita