Development- 2.1 Flashcards
What would you expect a developed countries to be shaped demographically?
Wide apex- more elderly
Balanced middle
Narrow base
What does an emerging countries demographic shape look like?
Narrow apex- less elderly
Large middle- more adults aged between 16- 65
Wide base- more children
What demographic shape does a undeveloped country look like?
Narrow apex- less elderly
Narrow middle- less adults
Wide base- lots of children
What type of development stage would you expect a country with a wide apex?
Developed country
What development stage would you expect a country with a wide base and wide middle?
Emerging country
Define population structure.
Percent/ number of people in each age group. Also shows percentage of male/female.
Define what inequality measures.
Inequality measures the scale of difference of dollars earned from the top 10% and bottom 10% for an economic indicator.
Undeveloped countries have what demographic data?
Low literacy rate. High infant mortality. High maternal mortality. High dependency. Age of first marriage is low.
Emerging countries have what demographic data?
Quite high literacy rate. Low infant mortality. Lower maternal mortality. Lower dependency. Age of first marriage is middle.
Developed countries have what demographic data?
High literacy rate. Low infant mortality. Low maternal mortality. Low dependency. Age of first marriage is high.
What level of development would you expect from a country with high maternal deaths?
Undeveloped country
What is gross domestic product?
The total value of goods and services produced in a year.
What is gross domestic product per capita?
The amount of goods and services produced in a year divided by the population.
What is HDI and how is it measured?
Human developer index is measured by GDP per person, life expectancy and mean years of schooling.
Define fertility.
Average number of births per woman in her reproductive life.
