development Flashcards
development definition
Development is the improvement of people’s standard of living and quality of life within a place.
quality of life definition
Quality of life is how satisfied people are with their lives.It measures factors such as people’s health,education and employment.
standard of living definition
Standard of living is how much money and material goods someone/a place has access to.
uneven development definition
Uneven development refers to the unequal distribution of people,resources and wealth.
What are the 6 main factors of uneven development?
steep relief
empires
war
poverty
natural disasters
intense weather
steep relief:physical or human?
physical
empires:physical or human?
human
war:physical or human?
human
poverty:physical or human?
human
natural disasters:physical or human?
physical
intense weather:physical or human?
physical
availability of natural resources:physical or human?
physical
democracy:physical or human?
human
access to healthcare:physical or human?
human
frequency of natural hazards:physical or human?
physical
colonial past or not:physical or human?
human
extreme climate:physical or human?
physical
global links e.g. UN:physical or human?
human
vulnerable to climate change:physical or human?
physical
terrain:physical or human?
physical
lack of safe drinking water:physical or human?
physical
prevalence of disease:physical or human?
human
low level of female education:physical or human?
human
climate:physical or human?
physical