development test 1

Question 1

what is the HDI?

Answer 1

the human development index measures development using things like:
adult literacy
infant mortality
death rate
calorie intake
life expectancy
GDP(gross national product, total value of goods a country produces each year\by its population)
birth rate
patients per doctor

Question 2

what factors contribute the human development?

Answer 2

economic
social
technological
cultural
food
water

Question 3

what is the north south divide?

Answer 3

in britain, the south is more developed and has more opportunities

Question 4

what is the gini coefficient?

Answer 4

it measures the extent of income inequality
(the lower the value the more equal the income is)

Question 5

what does the uk do to reduce uneven development?

Answer 5

-free healthcare
-free education up to 16
-payed maternity leave
-minimum wage
-free school meals
(more in geography book,check)

Question 6

what strategies are used to reduce uneven development and what are their pros and cons?

Answer 6

-aid ( helps look after the population, but people might misuse it)

-fair trade (more pay, but not everyone might be able to afford)

-remittance (migrants send money back to their families in their home country) ( helps support families, but money might be misused)

debt relief (the country doesn’t owe any money, the full debt might not be relieved)

trade + investment ( improves the economy , sometimes trade relationships don’t work)

Question 7

what is the difference with top-down and bottom-up?

Answer 7

-top down is when the important people (less people) make decisions that affect the less important people
-bottom up is when the less important people (general public) make decisions which affect everyone

Question 8

how do you write an eight marker?

Answer 8

write two paragraphs, each one using two marks to evaluate (pros and cons) and two marks to explain