Development Gap Key Terms

Question 1

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

Answer 1

Total value of goods and services a country produces within its borders in a year, often given in US dollars

Question 2

Gross National Income (GNI)? / Gross National Product

Answer 2

Total value of goods and services people of that nationality produce in a year

Question 3

GNI per head?

Answer 3

GNI divided by the population of a country

Question 4

Birth Rate?

Answer 4

Number of live babies born per thousand per year

Question 5

Death Rate?

Answer 5

Number of deaths per 1,000 of the population per year

Question 6

Infant Mortality Rate?

Answer 6

Number of babies who dies under 1 per thousand babies born

Question 7

People per doctor?

Answer 7

Average number of people per doctor

Question 8

Literacy Rate?

Answer 8

Percentage of adults who can read or write

Question 9

Access to safe water?

Answer 9

Percentage of people who can get clean water

Question 10

Life expectancy?

Answer 10

Average age a person can expect to live to

Question 11

Human Development Index?

Answer 11

A number calculated using life expectancy, literacy rate, education level and income per head