Development Dynamics

Question 1

Define development

Answer 1

The economic , social and political progress of a country. For it to be beneficial it must be sustainable

Question 2

What is GDP

Answer 2

The total values of goods and services a country produces a year.

Question 3

What is HDI

Answer 3

A number calculated using life expectancy , education level and income per head . The score is between 0-1 . 1 being the best

Question 4

What is the gini coefficient

Answer 4

A measure of economic equality . Countries are given a score between 0-1. 1 being completely inequal

Question 5

What is the gender equality index

Answer 5

A number thats calculated using data including women’s education , jobs ,political rights and health during pregnancy. The higher the score the more inequality

Question 6

What is GNI

Answer 6

The total value of income a country produces per year. GNI per capita is the GNI divided by the population of a country

including overseas

Question 7

What is the corruption perception index

Answer 7

A measure of the level of corruption that is believed to exist in the public sector . Scored between 0-100. The lower the score the more corruption .

Question 8

Why is HDI considered a composite indicator

Answer 8

It is considered a composite indicator is because it uses more than one measure (e.g life expectancy) in its calculations

Question 9

Explain why solely using GDP to judge how developed a country is could be misleading

Answer 9

Judging a country by one development indicator can be misleading as all parts of a country develops at a different rate . So a country could have a really high GDP however it could have really low life excpectancy

Question 10

What does a population pyramid show

Answer 10

An illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a population .

Question 11

What is fertility rate

Answer 11

Average number of births per a woman

Question 12

How does demographic data change as a country develops

Answer 12

Developing countries will have a lower GDP rate as not enough people have jobs

Healthcare in developed countries are insufficient so the amount of doctors per thousand are less

Question 13

Explain why fertility rate decreases as a country develops

Answer 13

As countries develop women are provided with equal opportunities therefore they will focus on their career more than starting a carrer . More women are having children at a later date therefore less children are born per mother

Question 14

Explain how social factors

Health and education cause global inequality

Answer 14

Education can provide a skilled workforce
More people get into better paid jobs so people are more wealthy
With a poor education a child will not have a necessary education to achieve better oppurtunities

Healthcare will be lacking in poorer countries
More people are ill
Less people can go to work and school
Less money is made

Question 15

How has colonialism caused global inequality

Answer 15

Countries that have been freed will not be developed enough to survive independently . They will have been reliant for too long e.g africa with europe

Question 16

How economic aid and political factors have caused global inequalities

Answer 16

Neo colonism is a huge factor that stops country develops . Previos rulers of countries indirectly manipulate the less developed and weakee countries that previoulsy relied on them by …

Loaning them meaning they have to pay a huge fine and develop in a way these more powerful countries will want them to act

Also corrupt governments

Question 17

Five stages of rostows society plan

Answer 17

Trad society 
Pre take off 
Take off
Drive to maturity 
Mass production

Question 18

How does the economy change in the take off stage

Answer 18

Economy is less reliant on agricultire. There is a rapid intensive growth of industrial environments therefore more bussinesses start to invest in the indistrial sector and the cyle continues

Question 19

What does frank mean by neo colonsim

Answer 19

Evem though a country is freed by its rulers it remains reliant on the more powerful countries . These countries indirectly manipulate the development of weaker countries

Question 20

What is globalisation

Answer 20

All the words systems and cultures become more intergrated

Question 21

Why does technological development help globalisation

Answer 21

Better technology allows differnt countries to quickly communicate with each other also makes bussiness a lot easier to communicate with

Question 22

How do TNCS help globalisation

Answer 22

They link together countries through the production of goods and services

Question 23

How do governments improve globalisation

Answer 23

Governments promotes free trade and reduce the tarrif encouraging more products and goods to be shipped all around the world

Question 24

Why will globalisation help a country like india

Answer 24

India has a lot to offer so it has a lot to gain . It has free land and less strict building permissions so companies will be attracted to settle there and give the government money

Question 25

What is an IGO AND NGO

Answer 25

NGO
Non governmental organisation
IGO
Inter governmental organisation

Question 26

Example of IGO and its benefits and cons

Answer 26

Sardar sarvorar dam
Provided three point five billion litres of clean drinking water
Provided sustainable source of power

However
It flooded 234 villages
Destroyed religious buildings
Destroyed many farms

Question 27

Example of NGO and benefits and cons

Answer 27

The astra slurry scheme

Gave villagers permanent jobs therefore income
Provided a sustainable source of cooking gas
Small scale easy to repair

However

It is not as beneficial to as many people as the IGO

Question 28

How can topography effect how a country develops

Answer 28

If the land is to steep then less food will be produced. If people cannot be fed then famine and illness will spread not allowing people to work

Steep lands will also make it hard to build infrastructure meaning it will be harder to transport goods and services and to gain materials from other countries (limit trade)

Question 29

What is preventing milawi from developing

Answer 29

Life expectancy
Majority of the population are children because due to bad living standards many do not live past 40 . Due to this not enough people are not working therefore not enough wealth is being generated for the government making Malawi a poor country

Another reason is education
A good education system can provide a skilled workforce which allows many young adults to reach well paid opportunities however not enough money is going into the education system therefore children are not getting the qualifications to reach better paid jobs