The Devepolment Gap Glossary

Question 0

Birth rate

Answer 0

The number of babies born per 1009 people per year

Question 1

Development measure

Answer 1

Statistics used to show and compare development

Question 2

Child mortality

Answer 2

The number of children that die before the age of 5 years, per 1000 live births

Question 3

Death rate

Answer 3

The number of deaths per 1,000 people per year

Question 4

GNP (Gross National Product)

Answer 4

The total value of all goods and services produced by a county in a year, including overseas

Question 5

GNI per capita

Answer 5

Gross National Income (a measure of a country’s total wealth) divided by the population

Question 6

HDI (Human Development Index)

Answer 6

An index of development using life expectancy, literacy/schooling and PPP, with one being the best

Question 7

Infant mortality

Answer 7

The number of babies that die before the age of 1 year, per 1000 per year

Question 8

Life expectancy

Answer 8

The number if years from birth a person is expected to live

Question 9

PQLI (Physical Quality of Life Index)

Answer 9

An index of development, using life expectancy, literacy and infant mortality

Question 10

PPP (Purchasing Power Parity)

Answer 10

The strength if someone’s income within a country

Question 11

CAP (Common Agricultural Policy)

Answer 11

A policy to support and control farming in the EU

Question 12

Fair trade

Answer 12

Agricultural producers are paid a fair price for produce, to improve their standard of living

Question 13

Interdependence

Answer 13

When countries have a need of or are reliant on each other

Question 14

Primary Product Dependency

Answer 14

Relying on one product for income (e.g. A country relying on oil)

Question 15

Trade

Answer 15

The exchange of goods and searches between countries

Question 16

Trade bloc

Answer 16

Several countries grouped together to trade with reduced barriers, e.g. The EU

Question 17

Aid

Answer 17

Money, food, training or technology given by rich countries to poorer, either to help after an emergency or for long-term development

Question 18

Bilateral aid

Answer 18

Aid given by one government to another- may include trade tied to aid

Question 19

Bottom-up aid

Answer 19

Aid used to provide basic health care, clean water and money for education

Question 20

Charitable aid

Answer 20

Aid given free from NGOs such as charities

Question 21

Debt

Answer 21

Money owed to others, such as to a bank or a global organisation

Question 22

Debt relief

Answer 22

Forgiving a debt in part or total- writing it off

Question 23

Donor country

Answer 23

The country giving aid

Question 24

Long-term aid

Answer 24

Aid given over a long time to improve development (e.g. Training)

Question 25

Multilateral aid

Answer 25

Aid given by international organisations, such as the IMF and UN, originally given by countries

Question 26

Receiving country

Answer 26

The country receiving aid

Question 27

Short-term aid

Answer 27

Aid given after a disaster (e.g. Tents and medicine)

Question 28

Top-down aid

Answer 28

Aid used to provide governments with funds for development