Development 5-8

Question 1

What is HDI

Answer 1

Uses Gross National Income per capita, years of schooling and life expectancy at birth The best score is 1 and the poorest is 0

Question 2

Why is HDI useful

Answer 2

Takes into account economic and social factors, single factors are limited to only one aspect of development, calculated from 0-1 so easy to compare, an increase means a country is becoming more developed

Question 3

What are the reasons why some countries are more developed than others

Answer 3

Natural resources, debt, colonisation, natural disasters, government, landscape, educational system and healthcare

Question 4

Explain natural resources

Answer 4

Countries with lots of natural resources can sell them for profit

Question 5

Explain debt

Answer 5

Countries that are in debt cannot spend money on developing their own country

Question 6

Explain colonisation

Answer 6

Many countries that had been colonised had all their resources taken away meaning they have minimal to sell

Question 7

Explain natural disasters

Answer 7

Countries that deal with a lot of natural disasters have spend more money in recovering than on developing

Question 8

Explain governments

Answer 8

Developed countries often have stable governments that allocate revenue for the benefit of their citizens, reducing wealth and health disparities

Question 9

Explain landscape

Answer 9

Some countries cannot make food because elf their soil weather or teh relief

Question 10

Explain educational system

Answer 10

Nations with well-established and accessible education systems tend to have a more skilled and productive workforce

Question 11

Explain healthcare

Answer 11

Countries with good healthcare can focus on other things and their people will be healthier and more productive