International development

Question 1

What is a development indicator?

Answer 1

A piece of data showing how developed a country is

Question 2

GDP per person

Answer 2

Average wealth per person

Question 3

Economy

Answer 3

All the business activity in a country

Question 4

Development

Answer 4

Process of change to improve people’s lives

Question 5

Life expectancy

Answer 5

How many years a new born baby can live for

Question 6

Under 5 mortality rate

Answer 6

% of babies dying before the age 5

Question 7

What does LIDC stand for what can you expect to find there?

Answer 7

Low income developing country. On average everyone is fairly poor and there is a lack of services

Question 8

What does EDC stand for what can you expect to find there?

Answer 8

Emerging developing country. There is a reasonable available level of goods, services and comfort.

Question 9

What does AC stand for what can you expect to find there?

Answer 9

Advanced country. Has a good range of services, good infrastructure and very little poverty.

Question 10

Name three ACs.

Answer 10

e.g. Canada, UK, USA

Question 11

Name three EDCs

Answer 11

e.g. Brazil, Russia, China

Question 12

Name three LIDCs

Answer 12

e.g. Madagascar, Ethiopia, Somalia

Question 13

Name some development indicators

Answer 13

• % of children under 5 who are underweight
• Life expectancy
• Adult literacy rate
• Infant mortality rate
• GDP
• Doctors per 1,000 people
• % of population with access to clean water

Question 14

What is the development gap?

Answer 14

Difference between development in the richest and poorest countries.

Question 15

Why are some countries so much more wealthy?

Answer 15

• Location - better soil for agriculture
• Better health and education
• Conflict

Question 16

What are the aims of Fair Trade?

Answer 16

• To get companies to pay the farmers a fair wage
• Create long-term trade partnerships
• Helps people in LIDCs by ensuring they earn a fair profit

Question 17

What is the self-help scheme?

Answer 17

• Encourage citizens to volunteer services
• Build better more hygienic houses

Question 18

What is the aid scheme?

Answer 18

Rich countries provide poorer countries with money and materials to allow them to build more roads and buildings

Question 19

What are the UNMDGs?

Answer 19

Stands for United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals. The UN have 8 goals which they are trying to achieve by 2030. They have a plan which they give to governments to help them get out of poverty. It includes things like: primary education for everyone, reducing child mortality rates, removing extreme hunger