HUMAN - Development Gap - Global Inequalities Flashcards
What happens when a country develops?
Their quality of life improves (aka their wealth, health and safety)
Explain the distribution of LEDC’s and MEDC’s
MEDC’s are generall found in the North
LEDC’s are generally found in the South
Why is classifying countries as LEDC’s and MEDC’s not really that good?
By using this simple classification you can’t really tell which countries are developing quickly and which weren’t really developing at all
What 5 categories are countries classified into nowadays?
- Rich Industrial countries
- Former communist countries
- Oil-exporting countries
- Heavily indebted poor countries
- Newly Industrialising countries
What are rich industrial countries? Some examples?
The most developed countries in the world
Eg UK, Norway, USA, Canada, France
What are former communist countries? Examples?
Countries that aren’t really poor but aren’t rich either, they’re developing quickly but not as quickly as NIC’s are
eg Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Poland
What are Oil-exporting countries? Examples?
These are quite rick (have a high GNI) but the wealth often belongs to a few people and the rest are quite poor
eg Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
What are heavily indebted poor countries? Examples?
These are the poorest, least developed countries in the world
eg Ethiopia, Chad, Angola
What are NIC’s? Examples?
Newly industrialised countries
These are rapidly getting richer as their economy is moving from being based on primary industry (eg agriculture) to secondary industry (manufacturing)
Eg China, India, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan
What is someones standard of living?
Their materialistic wealth eg their income, whether they own a car
What is someones standard of living?
This includes standard of living and other things that aren’t easy to measure eg how safe they are and how nice their environment is
Explain why someone can have a high standard of living but a bad quality of life?
They could earn loads and have a good car but might live in an area that is high in crime and pollution
