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Development Flashcards

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What is development?

A

The use of resources to improve the standard of living and quality of life

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What is the definition for standard of living?

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The level of wealth and resources/facilities available to people.

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What is the definition for quality of life?

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The general well-being of a person or society defined in terms of health and happiness.

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What does LIC stand for?

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Low Income Country

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What does GNI stand for?

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Gross National Income

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What does NEE stand for?

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Newly Emerging Economy

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What does HIC stand for?

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High Income Country

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In a HIC, would there be water and electricity?

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Yes

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In a LIC, would there be government help for those at the lower end of the wealth spectrum?

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No

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What is the definition of life expectancy?

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The average age people of a given population are likely to live to.

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What is the definition of birth rate?

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The number of people who are born per 1,000 people

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What is the definition of death rate?

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The number of people who die per 1,000 people

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What is the definition of % of adult literacy?

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The % of people who can read and write within a population

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What is the definition of infant mortality rate?

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The number of children who die under the age of two per 1,000 births.

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What is the definition of population growth?

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Whether family trends show lots of children per family or few/none children per family.

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What is the definition of population per doctor?

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The number of doctors divided by the number of people in the population.

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What is the definition of % in agriculture?

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The% of people who work in farming therefore primary industry.

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What is the definition of HDI?

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Measures the relative social and economic progress of a country.

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What is the definition of development indicator?

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A piece of data that helps to show how developed a country is

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What is the definition of reclaimed land?

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Developing the limited area of usable, natural land by adding material such as rocks, soil and cement to an area of water to create new land.

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What is the definition of absolute poverty?

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Where people are so poor that they cannot meet basic needs such as food

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What is the definition of relative poverty?

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Where people are poor compared to the average in their society but have enough to live on

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