Development

Question 1

PHYSICAL FACTORS FOR DIFFERENT LEVELS IN DEVELOPMENT

Answer 1

1. (climate) Barely enough rain to grow crops, soil is made poorer by wind erosion, remote and unlikely to attract industry.
2. (relief) Steeper areas find it difficult to build roads and railways, remote and unlikely to attract industry - few jobs.
3. (unattractive scenery) - Not attractive scenery for sunny tourists eg beaches. Not attractive tourists for winter tourists eg ski slopes.
4. (much disease) - If a disease such as AIDS is prone, the country will struggle to develop. People are unable to work so industry isn’t attracted as the government has to spend more money on health care rather than developing the country.
5. (natural disasters) - if a place is prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes or floods, factories and railways are destroyed and then unable to be used. Costs millions to fix and results in unemployment.

Question 2

5 ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF DEVELOPMENT (MONEY)

Answer 2

1. GDP per person - Its the amount of services and goods produced by a country in one year divided by the number of people living in the country to determine the wealth of the average person. If this figure is high, the country is more developed. This indicates that there is industry which produces products to trade with other countries and money has been invested into health care, education and road networks becuase it shows the country has enough money to be invested into services.
2. Percentage of people employed in tertiary industry - The amount of people employed in tertiary industry is an indicator that the country it producing wealth. The higher the figure the more developed. This shows that expensive manufactured good are being made and can be traded so there is a balanced trade. This also shows that money has been invested into education as the workforce is healthy and skilled to work in tertiary industry to produce products.
3. Percentage of people employed in agriculture - Little industry to produce wealth so there will be few exports and little money brought into the economy. Also farms tend to be unprofitable and mainly subsistence farming so there will be little left over for sale. Low number of skilled workers so industry isn’t attracted in.
4. Number of cars per 1000 - Lots of people are employed in tertiary industry to manufacture the cars and there is a high income per head to afford the cars. Well educated and health workforce. Cars can be exported which produces money for the economy.
5. GNI per person - The total services and goods produced in one year plus the goods and services earned abroad divided by the number of people living in a country. This shows it is highly industrialised as manufactured goods are exported both at home and abroad and there is enough for trade to produce money to invest into services such as healthcare and education.

Question 3

5 SOCIAL INDICATORS (LIFESTYLE)

Answer 3

1. Birth rate per 1000 - The lower the birth rate, the more developed a country is as the government has invested money into family planning and contraception - women can plan for a baby.
   As pensions are health care is widely available for the elderly in more developed places, people don’t need to have large families for kids to look after them in old age.
2. Death rate per 1000 - If the death rate is higher, the country is poorer and the government has not invested into health care, sanitation and expanding their food supplies. Lack of education also results in people not knowing how disease is spread eg. malaria or aids so people die young.
3. Infant mortality rate per 1000 - The lower the number shows that the government has invested money into health care and anti natal care is available. There is also lot of highly trained midwives.
4. Number of people per doctor - The higher the number of people per doctor, the less chance people have of seeing a doctor. This shows the country may have a poorer education system and not enough doctors are trained and qualified.
5. % Adult literacy - The higher the percentage shows that money has been invested into education and education will be compulsory for up to 16 years. The lower the number is, shows fewer teachers are trained and resources such as books and computers are not widely available to help young people learn - remote rural areas.