PEOPLE OF THE PLANET - DEVELOPMENT Flashcards
What is development?
Development is the improvement in living standards through better use of resources
What is economic development?
Increase in wealth of a country
What is environmental development?
Improvement in the use and conservation of the natural world
What is social development?
Improvement to the quality of life for people living in the country
What are the top five Sustainable Development Goals
No poverty, no hunger, good health, quality education, gender equality
What is sustainable development?
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
What is aid?
Transfer of resources from one country to another
What is bilateral aid?
Aid given from one country to another
What is charitable aid?
Aid given by Non-government organisations like oxfam usually on a small scale
What is tied aid?
Aid that is given with ‘strings attached’. Meaning that the receiving country has to give something back
What is multilateral aid?
Aid given by big organisations like the World Bank and IMF and UN. This is funded by many countries
Where is the DRC?
The DRC is located in central Africa
What natural resources are in the DRC
Deposits of copper, gold,diamonds,cobalt,uranium,coltan and oil
When did the DRC become independent?
1965
How many people have died in the ‘Great War of Africa’
5 million people
