Development Y9 Flashcards
What is development?
Development is about improving peoples lives and allowing individuals and society’s to progress across a wide range of areas.
Where are the majority of more developed places?
In Europe and richer parts of Asia
Where are the majority of less developed places?
Africa and poorer Asia
In 1810 what were all countries
Poor and sick
During the industrial revolution what continents income and life expectancy rise
North Africa and europe
Two events that saw a life expectancy drop
1st world war and Spanish flu
What event happened in the 1920s and 1930s that saw a drop in income
Great depression( western countries still were getting more income and better with health.)
Is the inside of a country all the same development wise?
No some parts of a country are a lot less developed than others
What percentage of global population lived in extreme poverty in 1800?
85%
What percentage of global population lived in extreme poverty in 1850?
80%
What percentage of global population lived in extreme poverty in 1900?
70%
What percentage of global population lived in extreme poverty in 1950?
55%
In what year did more people not live in extreme poverty than did?
1970
What happened to Asia and African colonies in the 1940s 50s and 60s
They got independence
What is an economic indicator?
Give insight into wealth and jobs
What is a social indicator?
Give insight into peoples quality of life
What is a Technological indicator ?
Give insight access to new technology
What is a composite indicator?
Combined data from two or more indicators into a single statistic
Examples of economic indicators
GDP per capita
Percentage of the population employed in agriculture
Examples of social indicators
- adult literacy
- percentage of the population with access to treated drinking watet
-life expectancy
Examples of technological indicators
-Number of mobile phones per 100 people
-percentage of the country with aces to electricity
Examples of composite indicators
- Human development index (HDI)
- World Happiness index
Why could a landlocked country be less developed?
Has no coastline-trickier to trade
Why would an a scene of conflict make countries less developed?
Provides no stability for development
Why could natural disasters affect the development level?
Can cause severe damage and hold a country back - all money goes towards fixing
Why could diseases affect the development level?
Prevent people from contributing to economic growth
Why could natural resources affect the development level?
Can make more money off of them
Ways to bridge the development gap
Let poor countries develop by themselves
Aid
Charity
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Why should we let poor countries develop by themselves
To let them find their natural resources e.g Singapore who used the fact that it is situated in a Malacca Straits, a narrow shipping lane
What is aid
Aid is the voluntary transfer of resources from one country(usually developed) to another(usually developing) for altruistic purposes.
What is bilateral aid?
Resources that are given from the government of one country directly to the government of another country
What is multilateral aid?
Resources that are given by rich countries to supra- national organisations such as the United Nations. Then given to recipient countries..
What is emergency aid?
Often given after a natural disaster, it is usually food water medication and tents.
What is development aid?
Usually monetary and funds given for development projects E.G healthcare, education, energy
Examples of charity
Comic Relief -red noses
What is foreign direct investment?(FDI)
Foreign direct investment is when businesses in one country put money into businesses in another country. This is not aid-it is a commercial transaction with a view to make profit.
What is an example of foreign direct investment?
Chinese firms have high levels of investment in many countries in Africa since 2000. China have brought benefits to the continent, infrastructure and better services . In return China is able to secure good trade deals that allow it to extract Africa’s valuable natural resources. It also gives China increasing geopolitical power on a world stage and has seen Africa become a huge and growing market for Chinese produced goods.
What is tied aid?
Bilateral aid with strings attached- the country given the aid has to sign a trade deal with the other country
What is tied aid?
Bilateral aid with strings attached- the country given the aid has to sign a trade deal with the other country
