Development dynamics - C1

Question 1

3 levels of development a country can have

Answer 1

Developing, emerging, developed

Question 1

Development definition

Answer 1

The economic, social or political progress a country or people make

Question 2

What is GDP (gross domestic product)

Answer 2

Total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year.

Question 3

What is a poverty line?

Answer 3

The minimum income required to meet someone’s basic needs. World bank definition $1.25 per day

Question 4

What is HDI (human development index)

Answer 4

Measure of peoples quality of life using four indicators - GDP, life expectancy, literacy rate, years of schooling

Question 5

What is literacy rate?

Answer 5

The percentage of the population over 15 who can read and write

Question 6

Access to safe drinking water

Answer 6

The percentage of the population with access to an improved (piped) water supply within 1km

Question 7

Birth rate

Answer 7

The number of live births per 1000 people per yesr

Question 8

Fertility rate

Answer 8

The average number of births per woman

Question 9

Corruption perceptions index

Answer 9

A measure of how dishonest a government is. 0 is highly corrupt. 100 is clean

Question 10

The 5 stages of Rostows modernisation theory

Answer 10

1. Traditional 2.precondition take off 3. Take off 4. Drive to maturity 5.high mass consumption