Development And Health

Question 0

Name 3 social indicators

Answer 0

• average life expectancy at birth in years
• infant mortality rates per 1000 live births
• adult literacy rate(%)

Question 1

Name 5 factors which influence development

Answer 1

• food/water availability
• disease
• wealth
• education
• soil fertility

Question 2

Name 3 economic indicators

Answer 2

• GDP per capita US dollars
• average annual income per capita US dollars
• GNP per capita US dollars

Question 3

GNP definition

Answer 3

Gross Domestic product is the total value of economic output divided by the population

Question 4

GNP 3 Advantages

Answer 4

• if it’s high we can presume that the quality of life in that country is good
• easy to compare
• easy to calculate

Question 5

GNP 7 dis advantages

Answer 5

• it’s an average so it’s unrealistic to what many people actually earn
• development isn’t only about money
• 1 indicator is not a rounded view of development
• the value of money is different in other countries
• doesn’t take into account the informal economy
• doesn’t take into account subsistence activities
• it doesn’t include money made by multi national companies operating in other countries

Question 6

What is an example of a composite indicator?

Answer 6

The Human Development Index

Question 7

What 3 indicators does the HDI measure?

Answer 7

• Educational attainment
• Life expectancy in years
• Adjusted income per capita

Question 8

Name 3 advantages of the HDI

Answer 8

• combines social and economic indicators=rounded picture
• allows comparison between countries
• it can be adjusted to show male and female incomes

Question 9

Name 2 disadvantages of the HDI

Answer 9

• the results still mask internal differences

* if all countries improve at the same rate the poor countries will never climb up the rankings