L1 - Development Indicators Flashcards
What is human development?
It measures the access the population has to wealth, jobs, education and nutrition (e.g. health, leisure & safety).
What is economic development?
It’s the measure of a countries wealth and how it’s generated e.g. Agriculture is considered as being less economically advanced compared to banking.
What do Saudi Arabia mainly export to gain most it’s wealth?
Oil
List 3 different ways to measure development?
Any from: human development index (HDI), literacy rate, mortality rate (under 5), life expectancy, GDP per capita, Education rate, Average schooling years and people per household.
What is the under 5 mortality rate in UK and Saudi Arabia (per 1000 live births)?
UK - 6
Saudi Arabia - 86
What’s Saudi Arabia’s GDP per capita compared to the UK?
UK - 32,247
Saudi Arabia - 21,321
What is the mean years of schooling (of adults) in both the UK and Saudi Arabia?
UK - 9.3 years
Saudi Arabia - 7.8 years
How can infant mortality rates indicate development?
It indicates the health care and services within the country, and sees whether improvement is needed.
What type of inequality is taking place in Saudi Arabia?
Gender inequality
Why is it good to measure development using indicators for Saudi Arabia?
It reinforces change into a country because Saudi Arabia can compare itself with other countries, seeing where it can improve the quality of life e.g. Increasing the resources in hospitals to reduce low life expectancy.