Geography Flashcards
What is economic developmet?
The amount of money A country makes from selling goods and sevices.
examples of economic development?`
increse in goods produced for exports.
increce in amount of money people have to spend.
what is social development?
Improving the quality of life of people in the county.
Eg. education and helthcare
What is inviromental development?
it is improving the way we use resorces so we do not harm the inviroment.
eg- recycle, solar power and electric cars.
why do we use development indicators?
to measure the development of social enviromental and economic development.
GDP
Gross domestic product-
what is GDP?
the total of all goods and servises produced by a county within 1 year.
GDP Per capita
take GDP divided by population
what are social indicators?
tells us about the quality of life of people.
eg of social indicators
percentage of children in highschool
number of doctors per 1000 people
and availibility to clean water
Life expectancy
enviromental indicators
the impact people have on the enviroment
exampls of enviromental indicators
lever of AIR AND water pollution
the rate of natural resorces are being used up
and variety of plants and animals that naturally exist in the area.
HDI
Human Development Index
what is the HDI
measures GDP per capita, eductation and life expectancy.
top ranked country
norway