Measuring Developement Flashcards
Development is when a Country is _____________.
Improving.
What are the Three Different Aspects to Development?
- Economic.
- Social.
- Political.
What is Economic Development?
Progress in Economic Growth (how Wealthy a Country is, the Level of Industrialisation and use of Technology).
What is Social Development?
Improvement in People’s Standard of Living (Better Health Care and Access to Clean Water).
What is Political Development?
Having a Stable Political System with Institutions that can Meet the Needs of Society.
What do you use to Compare the Development of Different Countries?
‘Measures of Development’.
What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
The Total Value of Goods and Services a Country Produces in a Year, given in $.
What is GDP per Capita?
The GDP Divided by the Population of a Country. It’s Often given in $ and is Sometimes called GDP per Head.
Wha is Gross National Income (GNI) and GNI per Capita?
The Total Value of Goods and Services Produced by a Country in a Year, Including Income from Overseas, given in $. GNI per Capita is the GNI Divided by the Population of a Country.
What is Birth Rate?
The Number of Live Babies Born per Thousand of the Population per Year.
What is Death Rate?
The Number of Deaths per Thousand of the Population per Year.
What is Fertility Rate?
The Average Number or Births per Woman.
What is Infant Mortality Rate?
The Number of Babies who Die under 1 Years Old, per Thousand Babies Born.
What is Maternal Mortality Rate?
The Number of Women who Die Due to Pregnancy Related Problems per Hundred Thousand Live Births.
What are Doctors per 1000 of Population?
The Number of Working Doctors per Thousand of the Population.
What is the Gini Coefficient?
A Measure of Economic Inequality. Countries are Given a Score Between 0 (Equal) and 1 (Total Inequality).
What is the Gender Inequality Index?
A Number that’s Calculated using Data. The Higher the Score, the More Inequality.
What is the Human Development Index (HDI)?
The Number that’s Calculated using Life Expectancy, Education Level and Income per Head. Every Country has a HDI Value between 0 (Least Developed) and 1 (Most Developed).
What is Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)?
A Measure of the Level of Corruption that is Believed to Exist in the Public Sector on a Scale of 1-100. The Lower the Score, the More Corruption.
What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) a Measure of?
Wealth.
What is Gross per Capita a Measure of?
Wealth.
What is Gross National Income (GNI) and GNI per Capita a Measure of?
Wealth.
What is Birth Rate a Measure of?
Women’s Rights.
What is Death Rate a Measure of?
Health.
What is Fertility Rate a Measure of?
Women’s Rights.
What is Infant Mortality Rate a Measure of?
Health Care.
What is Maternal Mortality Rate a Measure of?
Health Care.
What is Doctors per 1000 of a Population a Measure of?
Access to Health Care.
What is Gini Coefficient a Measure of?
Inequality.
What is Gender Inequality Index a Measure of?
Women’s Rights.
What is Human Development Index (HDI) a Measure of?
Lots of Things.
What is Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) a Measure of?
Corruption.
As a Country Develops, its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) gets?
Higher.
As a Country Develops, its GDP per Capita gets?
Higher.
As a Country Develops, its Gross National Income (GNI) and GNI per Capita gets?
Higher.
As a Country Develops, its Birth Rate gets?
Lower.
As a Country Develops, its Death Rate gets?
Lower.
As a Country Develops, its Fertility Rate gets?
Lower.
As a Country Develops, its Infant Mortality Rate gets?
Lower.
As a Country Develops, its Maternal Mortality Rate gets?
Lower.
As a Country Develops, its Doctors per 1000 of a Population gets?
Higher.
As a Country Develops, its Gini Coefficient gets?
Lower.
As a Country Develops, its Gender Inequality Index gets?
Lower.
As a Country Develops, its Human Development Index (HDI) gets?
Higher.
As a Country Develops, its Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) gets?
Higher.
Single Indicators can be _______________ if they’re used on their own because, as a Country Develops, some Aspects Develop before others.
Misleading.
The Human Development Index is a _______________ Indicator.
Composite.
Development Affects Fertility and Mortality ________.
Rates.
Countries can be Classified Based on their Level of ______________.
Development.
Developed Countries have High _______ Development. ____________ Countries have Medium to High Human Development. Developing Countries gave _____ Human Development.
Human…Emerging…Low…
A Country’s Level of Development Affects the Growth and Age Structure of its ________________.
Population.
Which has the Highest Human Development Index between Chad, India and the UK?
UK.
Which has the Highest Fertility Rate between Chad, India and the UK?
Chad.
Which has the Highest Birth Rate between Chad, India and the UK?
Chad.
Which has the Highest Death Rate between Chad, India and the UK?
Chad.
Which has the Highest Maternal Mortality Rate between Chad, India and the UK?
Chad.
Which has the Highest Infant Mortality Rate between Chad, India and the UK?
Chad.
Developing Countries have _________ Fertility and Birth Rates Because there’s no Use of Contraception.
Higher.
The Death Rate is also _______ Due to Poor Health Care, and Life Expectancy is _____, Meaning there are More Children than Elderly.
High…Low…
Emerging Countries see their Fertility Rates _____ Rapidly as Women have a more Equal Place in Society and a Better ____________.
Fall…Education…
The Use of Contraception _____________ and More Women Work instead of having Children in ____________ Countries.
Increases…Emerging…
In Emerging Countries, Health Care Improves so Life Expectancy _____________, Meaning there are More People of Working _____, so there’s a Lower Proportion of Children.
Increases…Age…
In Developed Countries Fertility Rates are _____ Because People want Possessions and a High Quality of Life, so there’s Less Money Available for having Children.
Low.
In ____________ Countries, Health Care is Good, so the Death Rate is Low and Life Expectancy is ______, Meaning there are More Elderly People, and the Proportion of Children _____________.
Developed…High…Decreases…
