L1 - Development Indicators

Question 1

What is human development?

Answer 1

It measures the access the population has to wealth, jobs, education and nutrition (e.g. health, leisure & safety).

Question 2

What is economic development?

Answer 2

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.

Question 3

What do Saudi Arabia mainly export to gain most it’s wealth?

Answer 3

Oil

Question 4

List 3 different ways to measure development?

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

What is the under 5 mortality rate in UK and Saudi Arabia (per 1000 live births)?

Answer 5

UK - 6

Saudi Arabia - 86

Question 6

What’s Saudi Arabia’s GDP per capita compared to the UK?

Answer 6

UK - 32,247

Saudi Arabia - 21,321

Question 7

What is the mean years of schooling (of adults) in both the UK and Saudi Arabia?

Answer 7

UK - 9.3 years

Saudi Arabia - 7.8 years

Question 8

How can infant mortality rates indicate development?

Answer 8

It indicates the health care and services within the country, and sees whether improvement is needed.

Question 9

What type of inequality is taking place in Saudi Arabia?

Answer 9

Gender inequality

Question 10

Why is it good to measure development using indicators for Saudi Arabia?

Answer 10

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.