Development Dynamics Flashcards
GDP
Value of goods produced by a country
Level of development
Means measuring a country’s wealth
Hdi
Shows level of development
Literacy rate
The percentage of population who can read and write
Birth rate
Number of live births per 1000 people per year
Death
Number of deaths per 1000 people per year
Fertility
Average number of births per women
Infant mortality
Number of children per 1000 live births before there first birthday
Life expectancy
Average number of year ps a person is expected to live
HICs
North America, Western Europe
LICs
Africa, Asia
MICs
Rapid development
NICs
Economics doubling in size
RICs
Even more rapid industrialisation
Landlocked
No coastline
Rural isolation
Poor infrastructure
Roads are mostly dirt
Flood occurs easily
Effects of climate change
Water shortages
Food shortages
Increased drought
Increased pollution
Air pollution increases
Water supplies contaminate
Globalisation
When two counties become connected
FDI
Invenstment from one to another
Top down
Decisions made by the government
Bottom up
Decisions not made by the government
Biogas
Heat is instant
Urbanisation
Rising percentage of people living in urban areas
