Dynamic Development

Question 1

what is bilateral aid?

Answer 1

international aid given from one country to another

Question 2

what is bottom up aid/ development

Answer 2

aid/ development funded by NGOs (charity) with local communities

Question 3

what is debt relief

Answer 3

the total or partial cancellation of debts owed by an LIDC

Question 4

what is GDP per capita?

Answer 4

measure of economic output which calculates the value of good and services created per capita (person) in a county, per year

Question 5

what is GNI (per capita)?

Answer 5

the gross total income of a country (divided by population) per year

Question 6

what is HDI?

Answer 6

human development index, measure of development based on wealth, health and education (life expectancy, education level, income per person)

Question 7

what are MDGs?

Answer 7

millennium development goals, minimum acceptable standards agree by world leaders in 2000 to halve world poverty by 2015

Question 8

what is multi-lateral aid?

Answer 8

international aid given through international organisations (UN, world bank, IMF)

Question 9

what is permaculture?

Answer 9

method of farming that tries to copy nature to give food security

Question 10

what is primary industry?

Answer 10

industry based on obtaining raw materials e.g. farming, fishing, mining

Question 11

what is quaternary industry?

Answer 11

industry based on technology and research

Question 12

what is secondary industry?

Answer 12

industry based on manufacturing things

Question 13

what is tertiary industry?

Answer 13

industry based on services

Question 14

what is top-down aid/ development?

Answer 14

development planned and delivered by government of other big organisations e.g. world bank

Question 15

what is development?

Answer 15

an improvement in living standards by the use of resources

Question 16

describe the global distribution of ACs

Answer 16

in the north-west of the map in north america, canada etc., in the west of europe and in oceania

Question 17

describe the global distribution of EDCs

Answer 17

in south america, north and south of africa, russia and asia however mexico is also one

Question 18

describe the global distribution of LIDCs

Answer 18

mainly in the centre of africa but also in mongolia and bolivia

Question 19

what 6 human factors affect development?

Answer 19

• aid
• trade
• education
• health
• politics
• history

Question 20

what 4 physical factors affect development?

Answer 20

• natural resources
• natural hazards
• climate
• location/ terrain

Question 21

how is employment type measured?

Answer 21

proportion of population working in primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary industries

Question 22

how is infant mortality rate measured?

Answer 22

number of children who die before reachin 1, per 1000 babies born

Question 23

how is literacy rate measured?

Answer 23

percentage of population over age of 15 that can read and write

Question 24

how is life expectancy measured?

Answer 24

average lifespan of someone born in that country