development dynamics

Question 1

GDP

Answer 1

gross domestic product - the total value of all products and services within a country in a specific time period

Question 2

HDI

Answer 2

human development index

Question 3

mortality rates

Answer 3

the number of people who die each year per 100,000 people

Question 4

how to calculate mean

Answer 4

sum of terms/number of terms
e.g. 5, 3 and 4 strawberries in each basket mean- 12/3=4

Question 5

how to calculate ratio

Answer 5

a/b e.g
4:2=2

Question 6

how to calculate mode

Answer 6

the number that appears the most e.g. 1,5,6,6,3,2,6 = 6

Question 7

positive impacts of rapid economic development

Answer 7

• increase life expectancy
  -healthcare improvements
  -development of new technologies

Question 8

negative impacts of rapid economic development

Answer 8

-not enough jobs
-rapid population growth due to decrease in death rates and increase in birth rates

Question 9

developing population pyramid

Answer 9

pyramid shape
genders are similar
life expectancy is low

Question 10

emerging population pyramid

Answer 10

leaf shape
high life expectancy
lots of people in 14-15 age group = high birth date

Question 11

developed population pyramid

Answer 11

building shape
low death rate
most people aged 45-54

Question 12

How can advances in communications be an advantage in development?

Answer 12

Communication-based development strategies can uncover underlying attitudes, adapt views, acquire new knowledge, and spread social messages to large audiences.

Question 13

Narmarda river scheme

Answer 13

4500 dams including 14 super dams are being built along the Namarda river- top down

Question 14

colonialism

Answer 14

When one country takes over another, often forcing its language and cultural values on those already living there

Question 15

neo colonialism

Answer 15

when a foreign power indirectly controls or influences a territory and its people, usually through financial means.

Question 16

top down development

Answer 16

decisions about development are made by governments or private
locals do not get a say

Question 17

bottom up development

Answer 17

experts (NGO’s and charities) work with local communities to identify their needs
smaller schemes/project

Question 18

Benefits of Narmarda river scheme

Answer 18

-providing clean drinking and bathing water for indias cities
-provides hydroelectric power for indias cities (HEP)
-A network of canals stretch out to 1.8 million hectares of farmland across the country to stop these states from suffering from droughts= crop loss and animals

Question 19

negatives of narmarda river scheme

Answer 19

-local residents have been flooded and evacuated
-electricity only benefits cities, rural families cant afford
-good farmland has been flooded
-religious and historical sites have been flooded
-the region has a history of earthquakes, weight of large dams can trigger it

Question 20

biogas

Answer 20

when cow dung, is compressed and used as electricity and gas

Question 21

biogas benefits

Answer 21

-Smoke free kitchens – fewer –lung infections
-Instant heat
-No ash
-Time efficient
-Cattle are kept within the boundaries of the home, not grazing the woodlands,
eating sapling trees
-Micro bacteria is destroyed in the process of producing gas
-the sludge is used for fertiliser after processing gas

Question 22

biogas negatives

Answer 22

-unstable
-hazardous
-contains impurities
-not efficient on a large scale

Question 23

how does location influence development

Answer 23

if a countrys landlocked it makes it harder to import/export
countries with a coastline can easily trade
a countries climate and biome controls the amount of crops and food production