Measures of Development Flashcards
What is development of a country?
Development is the progress of a country in terms of economic growth, the use of technology and human welfare.
What is the progress of a country in terms of economic growth, the use of technology and human welfare?
This is development.
What is a developmental gap?
Developmental gaps are differences in standards of living and wellbeing between the world’s richest and poorest countries.
What are differences in standards of living and wellbeing between the world’s richest and poorest countries?
This is developmental gaps.
What is the gross national income (GNI)?
The GNI is the total national income in a country.
What is the total national income in a country?
Its gross national income (GNI).
What allows a country to qualify as a high-income country (HIC)?
A country with a GNI per capita of more than $13,205 allows it to be classed as an HIC.
What does a country having a GNI per capita of more than $13,205 allow it to be classed as?
It allows the country to be classed as an HIC.
What allows a country to qualify as a low-income country (LIC)?
A country with a GNI per capita of less than or equal to $1085 allows it to be classed as a low-income country.
What does a country having a GNI per capita of less than $1085 allow it to be classed as?
It allows the country to be classed as an LIC.
What GNI per capita allows a country to be classed as an NEE?
A GNI per capita between $1,085 and $13,205 allows it to be classed as an NEE.
What is the standard of living?
Standard of living is an objective measure of material goods and wealth the person may have.
What is an objective measure of material goods and wealth the person may have?
Standard of living is this objective measure.
Where are HICs usually located, and about how many are there across the world?
There are over 80 HICs, usually located in North-west Europe and North America.
Where are LICs usually located, and about how many are there across the world?
LICs make up about 30 of the world’s poorest countries, and are usually located in Africa and the Middle-East.
What makes an LIC become an NEE?
An LIC will become an NEE due to experiencing rapid economic development often based on the development of industry where incomes are rising.
What will experiencing rapid economic development often based on the development of industry where incomes are rising lead to for an LIC?
This could lead to an LIC becoming an NEE.
What factors does the human development index use?
The human development index (HDI), uses years of schooling, GNI per capita and life expectancy to evaluate the measure of development in a country.
Who developed the HDI?
The United Nations created the HDI, and it is one of the most commonly used measures of development across the world.
What is birth rate?
Birth rate is the number of births in a year per 1000 of the total population.
What is the number of births in a year per 1000 of the total population?
The birth rate.
What is death rate?
Death rate is the number of deaths a year per 1000 of the total population.
What is the number of deaths a year per 1000 of the total population?
The death rate.
What are economic measures of development?
Economic measures of development are development measured using finance.
Are are developmental measures that use finance?
Economic measures of development.
What is infant mortality rate?
Infant mortality is the average number of deaths of under ones per 1000 births.
What is the average number of deaths of under ones per 1000 births?
The infant mortality rate.
What is life expectancy?
The average number of years someone is expected to live.
What is the average number of years someone is expected to live?
Life expectancy.
What is the literacy rate?
Literacy rate is the percentage of people with basic reading and writing skills.
What is the percentage of people with basic reading and writing skills?
The literacy rate.
What are social measures of development?
Social measures of development is development measured using non-financial means.
What is development measured using non-financial means?
Social measures of development.
What is quality of life?
Quality of life is a subjective measure of an individuals wellbeing, health and education.
What is a subjective measure of an individuals wellbeing, health and education?
Quality of life.
What is a limitation of GNI?
A limitation of GNI is that average figures distort
wealth inequality.
What is a limitation of birth rate?
A limitation of birth rate is that birth control policies
can distort the data.
What is a limitation of death rate?
A limitation of death rate is that it is high in LICs due to poverty
and in HICs as a population ages.
What is a limitation of infant mortality rate?
A limitation of infant mortality rate is that not all infant deaths are recorded in LICs.
What is a limitation of life expectancy?
A limitation of life expectancy is that it can be skewed by high infant mortality rates.
What is a limitation of the HDI?
A limitation of the HDI is that it does not take into consideration inequality.
