Topic 2: Development Dynamics Flashcards
What is demography?
Is the study of people/population
What is development?
The economic, social and political progress of a country of people made
For it to be beneficial, it must be sustainable
What is GDP?
Gross domestic product
Is the total value of goods and services, a country produces in a year
What is GDP per capita?
It shows the average wealth per person
What is poverty measure?
The percentage of people in a country living below an internationally, agreed minimum standard
($1.25 a day)
What is Gini coefficient?
Measures how easily shared wealth is in a country
It shows inequality in a score between 0 which is the best and 100 which is the worst
What is access to safe drinking water?
The percentage of population with access to improved water supply within 1 km of their home
What is literacy rate?
The percentage of the population aged over 15, who can read and write a basic sentence
What is human development index (HDI)?
A score between 0-1 that includes a countries, health wealth and education, and can also include life expectancy and literacy rate
A score of 1 is the best
What is corruption perception index?
A measure of the level of government openness
A low score ‘0’ is corrupt and a good score ‘10’ is a honest and open country
What is gender inequality index?
A number that is calculated using data showing the status of women in society
It includes their access to education, jobs and political rights and the higher score of the better
What is inequality measure?
It measures whether income is unequally distributed with a country
A coefficient of 100 would mean that one person had all the money, and he scored 0 means everyone has the same
What is the population structure?
The number of percentage of people in a country in each age group
Also shows the percentage of males /females
What is demographic data?
All data linked to population changes such as birth rate and death rate
What is birth rate?
Number of live births per 1000 people per year
What is death rate?
Number of deaths per 1000 people per year
What is dependency ratio?
Someone who is dependent and age between 0-14, and 65+
What is fertility rate?
Average number of births per woman in her reproductive life
What is infant mortality?
Number of children per thousand live births who die before their 1st birthday
What is life expectancy?
Average number of years, a person can expect to live
What is maternal mortality?
Number of mothers per 100,000 who died in childbirth