Africa and the developed world Flashcards
What is a developed indicator?
is just a piece of data that helps to measure how developed a country is.
What is an economic indicator?
It is the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in one year. It is then divided by the countries population to get gdp per capita. and converted to US dollars
What are social indicators?
Focus on aspects of society and peoples lives like health and education. Life expectancy is the average number of years that a person in a country can expect to live
What is composite
It is a combination of two or more indicators?
Name the types of aid
Bilateral - from one country to another
Multilateral - World Bank from a range of countries
Voluntary - charities give aid
Emergency - given in response to a natural disaster
what are the positives of aid
saves lives
help farmers grow better crops
clean water
What are the negatives
debt
aid dependency
Name factors effecting development
climate
disease
terrain
land locked
Name the indicators of development
GDP
life expectancy
literacy rate
infant mortality
