Global Development

Question 1

Development

Answer 1

Process where a country changes or makes economic or social progress

Question 2

3 economic & social factors that improve people’s quality of life

Answer 2

Stable job, high income, stable housing arrangement
Education, recreation community

Question 3

3 physical and psychological factors that improve people’s quality of life

Answer 3

Clean air, water supply, environmental hazards
Freedom and security

Question 4

3 economic & social factors that affect development

Answer 4

Income, cost of living, growth of economy
Education, recreation, healthcare

Question 5

2 technological and cultural factors that affect development

Answer 5

Electricity, internet access
Satisfaction, work-life balance

Question 6

Economic and social factor definitions

Answer 6

Factors concerning money and wealth
Factors concerning relationships and services for people

Question 7

Technological and cultural factor definitions

Answer 7

Factors concerning the use and advancement of tech
Factors concerning customs, traditions and lifestyle

Question 8

Food security statistic

Answer 8

In 2023, people across 59 countries faced high levels of food insecurity

Question 9

3 areas of food security and their definitions

Answer 9

Availability- Sufficient food available consistently
Access- sufficient resources to obtain nutritious food
Consumption- use based on knowledge of nutrition

Question 10

4 factors that affect food security

Answer 10

Climate, money, education, conflict

Question 11

6 development indicators

Answer 11

Gross domestic product
Birth rate
Death rate
Life expectancy
GINI coefficient
Political corruption

Question 12

Gross domestic product
Def?
As a country develops the gdp…?
Useful?

Answer 12

The amount of money produced by a country’s goods and services, divided by total pop
Increases
No, unequal distribution as it’s an average

Question 13

Birth rate
Def?
As country develops, birth rate..?
Useful?

Answer 13

No. of babies born per thousand people per year
Decreases
Yes, links to healthcare, education and women’s rights/equality

Question 14

Death rate
Def?
As country develops death rate?
Useful?

Answer 14

No. of people who die per thousand people per year
Decreases
Yes, healthcare is very important, affects many aspects of people’s lives

Question 15

Life expectancy
Def?
As country develops life expectancy?
Useful?

Answer 15

Average age a person will live to, from birth
Increases
Yes, includes healthcare, education, water & food supply

Question 16

GINI coefficient
Def?
What score is desired?
Useful?

Answer 16

Measure of distribution of income across pop, each country given a score
Low score of 0
Yes, represents equality of country, better idea of an individual’s life, easy to compare

Question 17

Political corruption
Def?
Graded from?
Useful?

Answer 17

Poor quality governments are often corrupted
‘highly corrupt’ to ‘very clean’
No, hard to judge corruption, could still develop with it

Question 18

HDI
Stands for?
Uses what factors?

Answer 18

Human development index
Life expectancy at birth
Mean years of schooling
Expected years of schooling for children
Gross national income (GNI) per capita

Question 19

Spatial variations

Answer 19

Differences in something on Earth’s surface e.g differences in wealth

Question 20

4 factors that have led to spatial variations on level of development

Answer 20

Climate
Natural resources
Colonies
Infrastructure

Question 21

Climate affecting global development?

Answer 21

Average rainfall and moderate temperatures, more stable food supply
Hot climates: droughts, certain diseases

Question 22

Natural resources affecting global development?

Answer 22

Minerals and fossil fuels help generate income and help with development

Question 23

Colonies affecting global development?

Answer 23

Colonies sent resources to coloniser, helping coloniser to develop, hinders colony develop

Question 24

Infrastructure affecting global development?

Answer 24

Good roads and electricity attract businesses to invest in the country

Question 25

GDHI
Stands for ?
Def?

Answer 25

Gross disposable household income
Amount of income households have for spending after taxes

Question 26

Core
Def?
Key point?
Features?

Answer 26

Areas that develop faster due to human and physical advantages
Experience greater growth, investment
Urban, government, industries

Question 27

Periphery
Def?
Key point?
Features?

Answer 27

Areas on periphery of economic growth that lack human and physical advantages
Lack investment
Rural, agriculture, brain drain

Question 28

Relief affecting UK development

Answer 28

South is flatter, easier to build on
North more mountainous, harder to build on

Question 29

Loaction affecting UK development

Answer 29

South and East, closer to Europe, more appealing for businesses

Question 30

Politics affecting UK development

Answer 30

Government based in London, desirable for businesses to be close

Question 31

Foreign investment affecting UK development

Answer 31

Most in London, now encouraging firms to locate in other cities

Question 32

3 impacts of uneven development and a statistic for each

Answer 32

Informal settlements- around 25% of urban population live in them
Food insecurity- In 2023, people across 59 countries faced high levels
Healthcare- 4.9 million children under age of 5 died in 2022

Question 33

What is UNDP?
What do they do?
How do they help?

Answer 33

United Nations Development Programme
Work to eradicate poverty, protect planet and develop strong policies
Since programme, proportion of people living in extreme poverty halved