Development

Question 1

GNI

Answer 1

Social value of goods and services produced by country in the year including income from overseas

Question 2

GDP

Answer 2

Total Value of goods and services in a country

Question 3

HDI

Answer 3

A number calculated using life expectancy education level and income per head every country has a HDI value between
0 and 1

Question 4

Individual measures misleading because

Answer 4

If used on own as certain aspects of countries may be more developed than others

Question 5

Are used to be two categories for economic development

Medcs and ledcs

Answer 5

MEDcs Northern hemisphere including USA uk European countries Australia and New Zealand
Ledcs generally in southern hemisphere including South America Mexico India China and all of African countries

Question 6

Nees

Answer 6

Rapidly getting richer as economy moves away from primary industry to Second dairy industry quality of life improving
China Brazil Russia India

Question 7

Lics

Answer 7

Afghanistan Somalia Uganda and Nepal

Question 8

Why using wealth / gni per head misleading

Answer 8

It’s an average doesn’t show variation
Between regions and courses for examples the rich in the big cities may have much higher levels of development then the Poor in rural areas
Example if you look at the Gni per head in Russia it might make it seem quite developed but in reality a small number of extremely wealthy people a lot of really poor

Question 9

Physical Causes of uneven development

Answer 9

A poor climate
Few raw materials
Poor farming land
Natural hazards

Question 10

Economic causes of even development

Answer 10

Poor trade links
Lots of debt
Economy based on primary products

Question 11

Historical causes of uneven development

Answer 11

Colonisation and conflict

Question 12

Consequences of uneven development

Wealth

Answer 12

GN I per capita in UK is over 40 times higher than in chad

Question 13

Consequences of uneven development

International migration

Answer 13

Mexico a nee Borders USA aH IC

Over 130,000 Mexicans move to USA legally every year

Question 14

Consequences of uneven development on health

Answer 14

In front mortality a lot less in a HIC
Eg UK equals 4/1000
Chad = 85/1000 births
UK life expectancy is 81 but Chad is 51

Question 15

Reducing development gap

Answer 15

Aid
Fair trade
Intermediate technologies
Debt relief 
Investment
Industrial development 
Tourism 
Micro finance loans

Question 16

Aid can be wasted when

Answer 16

Corrupt governments or when money runs out can stop working if not enough local knowledge or support

Question 17

Debt relief

Answer 17

2005 worlds richest countries cancelled debt of 39 countries
Nigeria given 60% discount
Zambia had US$4 billion cancelled so years later it had enough money to provide free healthcare service to millions in rural areas

Question 18

Micro finance loans

Answer 18

Grameen bank, Bangladesh Gave money to small businesses so women could buy mobile phone others pay her to use phone of his connections to trade and can find out prices

Question 19

Nigeria aid

Answer 19

2014 World Bank approved a US $500 million to fund development projects and be fired long-term loans to businesses helping to reduce overdependence on oil exports

UK Department for International development has funded by health and HIV program providing health education rural areas

NGO nets for life