Gcse

Question 1

What is a developing country

Answer 1

Malawi

Question 2

Emerging country

Answer 2

Brazil, Russia

Question 3

Developed

Answer 3

Uk

Question 4

What is GDP

Answer 4

It is total value of goods and services a country produces in a year. It is measured in us dollars per year

Question 5

What is GDP per capita

Answer 5

The GDP divided by the total population. It shows average wealth per person. $Us per person per year

Question 6

What is GNI

Answer 6

The total value of goods and services produced by a country. US$/year per person

Question 7

What is the poverty measure

Answer 7

The % of people who live in poverty

Question 8

Inequality measure

Answer 8

How equally shared wealth is shared in a country. Between a score of 0(everyone is equal) and 100(inequality)

Question 9

Access to safe drinking water

Answer 9

The percentage of people with access to water within 1km of their home

Question 10

Literacy rate

Answer 10

Percentage of population aged over 15 who can read

Question 11

Human Development Index

Answer 11

It includes the countries health, wealth and education(life expectancy). It is scored between 0 and 1 with 1 being the best

Question 12

Corruption perception index

Answer 12

A measure of the level of openness in a government. A low score(0) is corrupt and a good score(10) means honest and open.

Question 13

Gender Inequality index

Answer 13

A number that shows the status of women in society. The higher the score, the better.

Question 14

Population structure

Answer 14

The number(Percentage) of people in a country in each age group. It also shows the percentage of males/females.

Question 15

Demographic data

Answer 15

All data linked to population changes: birth rate, death rate etc.

Question 16

Birth rate

Answer 16

Number of lives births per 1000 people per year

Question 17

Fertility rate

Answer 17

Average number of births per women in her reproductive life.

Question 18

Maternal mortality

Answer 18

Number of mothers who dies in childbirth

Question 19

Death rate

Answer 19

Number of deaths per 1000 people per year

Question 20

Dependency rate

Answer 20

Proportion of people below and above normal working age. The lower the number means less people are dependent-this is good

Question 21

Life expectancy

Answer 21

Average number of years a person can expect to live

Question 22

Infant mortality

Answer 22

Number of children per 1000 live births who dies before their 1st birthday.

Question 23

Narrow apex

Answer 23

Small number of elderly, low life expectancy

Question 24

Curving sides

Answer 24

Shows a large death rate

Question 25

Wide base

Answer 25

Large number of young people and a large birth rate.

Question 26

Positive multiplier effect

Answer 26

When one change has a positive effect on many other factors

Question 27

Why are the periphery more dependent on the core

Answer 27

They do not have the factories to make manufactured goods

Question 28

In the Frank’s dependency

Answer 28

Resources go from periphery and semi periphery countries to the core and goods got to periphery and semi periphery.

Question 29

What are the five stages of in Rostow’s modernisation theory.

Answer 29

1) Traditional Society
2) Pre take-off society
3) Take off society
4) Drive to Maturity
5) High Mass consumption.