Measures of Development Flashcards

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What is development of a country?

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Development is the progress of a country in terms of economic growth, the use of technology and human welfare.

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What is the progress of a country in terms of economic growth, the use of technology and human welfare?

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This is development.

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What is a developmental gap?

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Developmental gaps are differences in standards of living and wellbeing between the world’s richest and poorest countries.​

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What are differences in standards of living and wellbeing between the world’s richest and poorest countries?

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This is developmental gaps.

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What is the gross national income (GNI)?

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The GNI is the total national income in a country.

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What is the total national income in a country?

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Its gross national income (GNI).

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What allows a country to qualify as a high-income country (HIC)?

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A country with a GNI per capita of more than $13,205 allows it to be classed as an HIC.

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What does a country having a GNI per capita of more than $13,205 allow it to be classed as?

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It allows the country to be classed as an HIC.

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What allows a country to qualify as a low-income country (LIC)?

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A country with a GNI per capita of less than or equal to $1085 allows it to be classed as a low-income country.

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What does a country having a GNI per capita of less than $1085 allow it to be classed as?

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It allows the country to be classed as an LIC.

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What GNI per capita allows a country to be classed as an NEE?

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A GNI per capita between $1,085 and $13,205 allows it to be classed as an NEE.

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What is the standard of living?

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Standard of living is an objective measure of material goods and wealth the person may have.

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What is an objective measure of material goods and wealth the person may have?

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Standard of living is this objective measure.

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Where are HICs usually located, and about how many are there across the world?

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There are over 80 HICs, usually located in North-west Europe and North America.

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Where are LICs usually located, and about how many are there across the world?

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LICs make up about 30 of the world’s poorest countries, and are usually located in Africa and the Middle-East.

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What makes an LIC become an NEE?

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An LIC will become an NEE due to experiencing rapid economic development often based on the development of industry where incomes are rising.

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What will experiencing rapid economic development often based on the development of industry where incomes are rising lead to for an LIC?

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This could lead to an LIC becoming an NEE.

18
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What factors does the human development index use?

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The human development index (HDI), uses years of schooling, GNI per capita and life expectancy to evaluate the measure of development in a country.

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Who developed the HDI?

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The United Nations created the HDI, and it is one of the most commonly used measures of development across the world.

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What is birth rate?

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Birth rate is the number of births in a year per 1000 of the total population.

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What is the number of births in a year per 1000 of the total population?

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The birth rate.

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What is death rate?

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Death rate is the number of deaths a year per 1000 of the total population.

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What is the number of deaths a year per 1000 of the total population?

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The death rate.

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What are economic measures of development?

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Economic measures of development are development measured using finance.

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Are are developmental measures that use finance?

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Economic measures of development.

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What is infant mortality rate?

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Infant mortality is the average number of deaths of under ones per 1000 births.

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What is the average number of deaths of under ones per 1000 births?

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The infant mortality rate.

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What is life expectancy?

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The average number of years someone is expected to live.

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What is the average number of years someone is expected to live?

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Life expectancy.

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What is the literacy rate?

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Literacy rate is the percentage of people with basic reading and writing skills.

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What is the percentage of people with basic reading and writing skills?

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The literacy rate.

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What are social measures of development?

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Social measures of development is development measured using non-financial means.

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What is development measured using non-financial means?

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Social measures of development.

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What is quality of life?

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Quality of life is a subjective measure of an individuals wellbeing, health and education.

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What is a subjective measure of an individuals wellbeing, health and education?

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Quality of life.

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What is a limitation of GNI?

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A limitation of GNI is that average figures distort ​
wealth inequality.

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What is a limitation of birth rate?

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A limitation of birth rate is that birth control policies​
can distort the data.

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What is a limitation of death rate?

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A limitation of death rate is that it is high in LICs due to poverty ​
and in HICs as a population ages.

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What is a limitation of infant mortality rate?

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A limitation of infant mortality rate is that not all infant deaths are recorded in LICs.

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What is a limitation of life expectancy?

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A limitation of life expectancy is that it can be skewed by high infant mortality rates.

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What is a limitation of the HDI?

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A limitation of the HDI is that it does not take into consideration inequality.​