Indicators of Development

Question 1

emerging country

Answer 1

developing country, now experiencing rapid industrialisation eg. china india

Question 2

BRIC

Answer 2

Major emerging country
Brazil
Russia
India
China

Question 3

gross domestic product GDP

Answer 3

total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year divided by total number of people living in that country

Question 4

TFR

Answer 4

total fertility rate

Question 5

HDI

Answer 5

human development index

Question 6

PPP

Answer 6

actual purchasing power or purchasing power parity

Question 7

sustainable development

Answer 7

way of improving people’s standards of living and quality of life without wasting resources or harming environment

Question 8

name at least 4 sustainable development goals

Answer 8

no hunger poverty
improving health education
cities more sustainable
combating climate change
protecting ocean and forest
no gender imbalances

Question 9

4 differences between MEDC and LEDC

Answer 9

MEDC
high GDP
low birth rate
long life expectancy
low agriculture

LEDC
low GDP
high birth rate
short life expectancy
high agriculture

Question 10

five indicators

Answer 10

GDP per capita
birth rate
life expectancy
infant mortality
percentage literacy

Question 11

what does HDI do

Answer 11

ranks countries according to quality of life rather than using traditional economic figures

Question 12

education attainment

Answer 12

obtained by combining adult literacy rates and primary secondary and tertiary student enrolment rate

Question 13

real GDP per capita?

Answer 13

GDP adjusted to PPP e.g. what average income will actually buy in a country

Question 14

what can HDI do

Answer 14

measure differences with and between countries

highlight where poverty is worst between and within countries

act as measure to show how far country has developed and whether still meed improvements in level and rate of development

helps countries set targets that lead to improvements in quality of life of citizens eg. health care

Question 15

causes of inequality in development

Answer 15

countries with mineral deposits and energy resources more likely to develop industrially

more country develops more it spends on education health better quality housing

more likely to develop withs table government and avoided war

develop faster if didnt be affected by natural disasters frequently

Question 16

consequences of inequalities of development

Answer 16

higher birth/infant mortality rates&raquo_space; greater natural increase in population&raquo_space; higher proportion aged under 15, low life expectancy

poorer education, provision of services

more jobs in primary sectors

smaller volume of trade

less PPP

Question 17

how can sustainable development be achieved

Answer 17

encouraging economic development at a place that a country can afford and manage so as a country can avoid falling into dept

developing tecnology appropriate to skills and wealth and need sof people and developing local skills so that it can be handed down to future generations

using natural resources without harming environment developing materials that will use fewer resources and last longer

Question 18

THREE Rs

Answer 18

RENEW
RECYCLE
REPLACE

Question 19

NICs

Answer 19

newly industrialised country