Development Dynamics

Question 1

Define Level of Development

Answer 1

A country’s wealth and it’s social and political progress

Question 2

Name 4 development indicators.

Answer 2

GDP, GDP per Capita, HDI, HPI (Happy Planet Index), Poverty Line, Doctors per 1000, Death Rate, Birth Rate, Literacy Rate, Access to safe drinking water and Corruption Perceptions Index.

Question 3

What is a Pyramid Graph?

Answer 3

A graph of the number of each sex in each age group.

Question 4

Define Demography

Answer 4

Factors referring to a countries POPULATION

Question 5

Name 4 Demographic Indiactors

Answer 5

Birth Rate, Death Rate, Dependency Rate, Fertility Rate, Infant Mortality, Life expectancy and Maternal Mortality.

Question 6

What does the Brandt Line show?

Answer 6

The Brandt Line shows the high income countries in the global north and low income countries in the global south.

Question 7

What does the Champagne Glass Model show?

Answer 7

It shows that the top quintile (top 46 countries) in terms of wealth own nearly 83% of the worlds wealth whereas the bottom two quintiles (lowest 92 countries) own just over 3% of the worlds wealth.

Question 8

What are the causes of global inequalities?

Answer 8

Physical Factors (Natural Disasters)
Historical Factors (Collonialism)
Economic Factors (Terms of Trade)
Political Factors (FDI and Open/Closed Economies)
Social (Investment Education and Healthcare)

Question 9

Define Collonialism

Answer 9

Taking control of another country and occupying it with settlers

Question 10

Define Neo-Collonialism

Answer 10

The dominance of poor countries by rich countries by economic power and influence.

Question 11

Define Economic Periphery

Answer 11

The economic edge of a country or region; a more remote, difficult area where people tend to be poorer than average and have fewer oppotunities. A less developed area.

Question 12

Economic Core

Answer 12

The economic centre of a country or region where businesses prosper, people have oppotunities and are relatively wealthy; a highly developed area.

Question 13

Name 3 advantages of TNCs

Answer 13

> TNCs create jobs and offer education and training to employees
Some TNCs set up schemes to provide new facilities for local communities
TNCs invest in the infrastructure of the country e.g. new roads and internet cabling
TNCs pay tax to government, which can be spent on development projects

Question 14

Define Colony

Answer 14

A country or region under the political control of another

Question 14

Define Colony

Answer 14

A country or region under the political control of another country and occupied by settlers of that country.

Question 15

Define Empire

Answer 15

A group of countries ruled over by a single monarch or country.

Question 16

Define Internation Migration

Answer 16

It is another major consequence of inequality between countries as people move from less developed countries to move developed countries in search of job opportunities or a fairer society. (This is a social consequence)

Question 17

Define Globalisation

Answer 17

Means the way in which countries become increasingly connected to eachother.

Question 18

What was the Global Shift?

Answer 18

Changing where maufactured goods were made, from developed to devolping countries, and connecting the world by trade.

Question 19

What is Foreign Direct Investment?

Answer 19

Investment from TNCs into factories and a countries infrastructure e.g. roads and ports. This is a type of investment where one country is investing into another.