development

Question 1

3 types of development (with examples)

Answer 1

developed
- UK
- HIC
- MEDC

developing
- Haiti
- LIC
- LEDC

emerging
- BRICS (India)
- NEE

Question 2

explain the 3 categories of development

Answer 2

DEVELOPED - high level of development with good schooling and good access to healthcare

DEVELOPING - low level of development with little access to schooling and healthcare

EMERGING - transitioning from low to high level of development so rapidly developing but with high inequalities

Question 3

define development

Answer 3

quality of life of a place
the social, economic and political progress of a place

Question 4

define economic development

Answer 4

total value of goods and services provided/income of a country

Question 5

define social development

Answer 5

improvement in quality of life, social wellbeing, equality and social justice

Question 6

define political development

Answer 6

levels of democracy and freedom of speech
political corruption

Question 7

how can development be measured

Answer 7

economic and social measures

Question 8

DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR:
access to safe water

Answer 8

% of people who have access to clean, safe water

Question 9

DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR:
birth rate

Answer 9

number of live births/1000 people
(higher birth rates = less developed country)

Question 10

DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR:
death rate

Answer 10

number of deaths/1000 people
(high death rate = less developed country)

Question 11

DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR:
GNI per capita

Answer 11

gross national income per person
value of a country’s income/no. of people

Question 12

DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR:
infant mortality rate

Answer 12

number of babies who don’t survive past 1 year old/1000 live births
(the higher = less developed)

Question 13

DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR:
life expectancy

Answer 13

average age a person may live up to
(lower = less developed)

Question 14

DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR:
literacy rates

Answer 14

% of adults that can read and write
(higher = more developed)

Question 15

DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR:
people per doctor

Answer 15

a ratio to show the number of people per doctor
(lower ratio - richer country)

Question 16

DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR:
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)

Answer 16

the sum (in dollars) of the value of goods and services produced in the economy
–> important as it gives important information on an economy’s size and how it is performing (health of economy)

Question 17

DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR:
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME (GNI)

Answer 17

sum of a country’s GDP plus net income (pos/neg) from abroad
–> recognises all income that goes into a national economy, regardless of whether it’s earned overseas or in the country

Question 18

DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR:
PURCHASING POWER PARITY (PPP)

Answer 18

economic theory that compares different countries’ currencies through a “basket of goods” approach
–> used worldwide to compare countries’ income levels and takes into account how much you can buy with currency specific to that country

Question 19

DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR:
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI)

Answer 19

composite index that measures key dimensions of human development, like life expectancy, education access, and wealth
–> measure uses a broad range of information from both measures; standard of living and quality of living (in a country)

Question 20

DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR:
CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX (CPI)

Answer 20

the perception of how corrupt a country’s government and administration is out of 100 (higher = better)
–> useful as it could show whether there is good quality of life or not based on how corrupt (more corrupt = less human rights)

Question 21

define inequality

Answer 21

this is the difference in wealth and access to the resources that improve quality of life

Question 22

what are 4 key causes of global wealth differences

Answer 22

• economic & political policies
• social investment
• physical investment
• history (colonialism)