Geography Flashcards
What is development?
development is the standard of living and the quality of like in a country
what are the signs of a developed country?
multicultural,modern buildings,nice cars,lots pof buildings,tarmac roads
What are the signs of an undeveloped
mud huts, mud roads,older clothes, small buildings, dirty
what is a HIC
high income country (over $12,700 anually)
what is a MIC
middle income country
What is a LIC
low income country(less than $1045 annually)
what is a NEE
newly emerging economy
how can you measure development
life exectancy at birth, infant mortality, birth rate, GNI per capita (how much each person earns),fertility rate
what is the human development index ( HDI)
a score that gives each country a score between 1 and ), the closer to 1,the more developed
what does a high life expectancy say about a country
it shows that it is a HIc, because people live for longer,which mean the country has money to spend on thing like healthcare and good diets
why do HIC’s have a low birth rate
because they don’t need lots of children hoping only one will survive
why do HIC’s have a low infant mortality
because the kids have good healthcare and are well looked after
why do HIcs have a low fertility ratte
because they have contraceptives, because they don’t need lots of children hoping only one will survive
why do HIC’s have a high GNI per capita
people have higher paying jobs,and the work in tertiary and quaternary jobs
what are primary jobs
jobs that involve getting raw materials, such as farming and fishing
what are secondary jobs
jobs that involve making things,such as carpenter
what are tertiary jobs
jobs that provide a service,such as teaching and nursing
what are quaternary jobs
jobs that include technology
what is the development gap
the gap between the difference in standards of living and wellbeing
how can goats help a LIC country?
meat, milk, cheese, skins, entertainment for kids , manure for soil
what is bottom up development scheme
a scheme where experts figure out what a poor community needs, and provides it, such as goats
what layers does the earth have
crust,mantle , outer core and inner core
what are the two types of crust
continental and oceanic
what is the difference between continental and oceanic crust
oceanic is more dense,but only 5-10km thick, whereas the continental crust is up to 70 km thick
