Human Geography Development Dilemmas Keywords

Question 1

Development

Answer 1

The process of growth and change that is about improving people’s quality of life.

Question 2

Life Expectancy

Answer 2

The average age a person is expected to live to

Question 3

Literacy Rate

Answer 3

The percentage of the population who can read and write

Question 4

GDP

Answer 4

How much money a country has, an economic measurement of development

Question 5

HDI

Answer 5

Human Development Index- A measurement of development that takes into account life expectancy, education and income statistics in equal measure.

Question 6

PPP

Answer 6

How much material you can buy with a set amount, taking into the cost of living.

Question 7

The Development Gap

Answer 7

The difference between the richest countries in the world and the poorest countries in the world, a gap that has significantly increased over the last 200 years.

Question 8

Top Down Development

Answer 8

A large scale development usually organised by the government or TNC such as the Sardar Sarovar Dam.

Question 9

Bottom up development

Answer 9

Smaller scale developments where the local people are heavily involved in decisions being made, often instigating them themselves such as ASTRA.

Question 10

Core Region

Answer 10

An area at the heart of an economic activity, such as Maharashtra

Question 11

Periphery Region

Answer 11

An area located to the edge or outside a region, such as Bihar.