global development 2 Flashcards
what is development ?
an improvement in the quality of life for the population of a country
how is human development affected by social factors ?
affects:
- quality of health
- education
- hosing conditions
- access to services
how is human development affected by economic factors ?
affects:
- country’s wealth
- growth of the economy
- jobs and employment
- trade
how is human development affected by political factors ?
affects:
- stable governments
- investments
- infrastructure
- government politics
how is human development affected by technological factors ?
affects:
- more machines are used by society both in the work of the environment such as on farms
- building of factories in a domestic situation
how is human development affected by cultural factors ?
affects:
- quality for women
- race realtions
- work-life balance
- social integration
how is human development affected by food security ?
country moves towards either being able to produce its own food or have the means to trade for food
how is human development affected by water security ?
majority of its population have fresh water piped to their homes
what is GDP ?
the value of goods and services produced within a country in a year
how does GDP measure development ?
shows the average level of wealth per person in that country in US$
what does GDP stand for ?
gross domestic product
what does HDI stand for ?
human development index
what is HDI ?
three indicators that measure a country’s level of social and economic development
how does HDI measure development ?
it measures a country’s level of social and economic development using three indicators:
- life expectancy
- standard of living (wealth)
- literacy rate (education)
how does political corruption show development ?
grades countries from ‘highly corrupt’ to ‘very clean’ showing the levels of development in a country
how do measures of inequality measure development ?
shows how equal people are within the country or between countries and can be measure by looking at the levels of wealth or health care of people
which category are the countries with the highest levels of GDP per capita ?
MDC’s
which category are the countries with the lowest levels of GDP per capita ?
LDC’s
what are some examples of countries with high levels of GDP ?
USA
UK
Australia
US $50000
what are some examples of countries with low levels of GDP ?
India
Africa
less than US$10000
how and why is global development affected by physical factors ?
- relief - flatter ground is more desirable
- climate - better climates make more desirable
- natural resources - more resources makes more desirable
- position - if it is close to places that they can easily trade makes it more desirable
how and why is global development affected by historic factors ?
- politics - where the seat of governments are seated can make it more or less desirable
- colonies - supplies food to the country which owned them
- trade - countries with good trading partners or counters trade routes developed quicker than some countries
how and why is global development affected by economic factors ?
- infrastructure - roads, railways and facilities like electricity developed countries have good infrastructure
- foreign investment - help a country develop because it brings money into a country
- world trade - developing countries sell primary products to developed countries
which areas of the UK are more developed ?
areas in the south