Development- Types

Question 1

Define development

Answer 1

An improvement in a number of different characteristics of a population.

Question 2

Economic development

Answer 2

Increase in level of wealth- decrease in those employed in agriculture, increase in manufacturing and services. Access to natural resources, more energy used.

Question 3

Demographic development

Answer 3

Increase in life expectancy and an overall fall in the death rate (including the infant mortality rate) combined with falling birth rates

Question 4

Social development

Answer 4

Affecting the quality of life of the population e.g. Education and literacy

Question 5

Political development

Answer 5

Freedom means that people have a greater say in who forms the government and the impact on their lives as a result

Question 6

Cultural development

Answer 6

Greater equality for women and better race relations in multicultural societies

Question 7

Third world debt

Answer 7

Falling commodity prices and rising interest rates have meant that many poorer countries are unable to repay international loans