Development Flashcards
1
Q
What is development?
A
Making a positive change and improving living standards and quality of life
2
Q
Factors affecting the speed of development
A
Environmental - natural disasters
Economic - trade and dept
Social - safe water and education
Political - stable government or civil war
3
Q
What is the development gap?
A
The development gap represents the difference in living standards between the world’s richest and poorest
4
Q
BRICS
A
Brazil Russia India China South Africa
5
Q
MINT
A
Malaysia
Indonesia
Nigeria
Turkey
6
Q
Absolute poverty
A
Live on less than US$1 a day
