Development Flashcards
What is development?
The process of change and growth in a place; it should be for the better but it isnโt always
What does MEDC stand for?
More economically developed countries
What does LEDC stand for?
Less economically developed countries
What is GNP?
The total amount of money produced by a country per year
What is GNP per capita?
How the gnp is spread out among the country
What is trade balance?
The volume, value and type of exports
What is energy consumption?
The amount of energy which each person in the country uses per year
What is the people per doctor?
The number of patients divided by the number of doctors
What is the calories per person per day?
How many kcals each person in the country takes in in a day
What is the infant morality rate?
The number of children that dies each year out if every 1000 born alive
What is the literacy rate?
The number of adults who can read and write in every 100 people
What is the primary employment?
The percentage of people employed in primary occupations
What is the life expectancy?
The average number of years a person lives
What is the birth rate?
The number of births born per year per 1000 people.
What is the death rate?
The number of deaths per year per 1000 people