changing economic world Flashcards
(22 cards)
what is the development gap
the difference in standard of living between the worlds richest and poorest countries. move of a continuum many countries fall in the middle. mostly economic can be
SEP can exist within countries
what is GDP
the total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year
what is GNI
GDP + the amount of money earned and paid to other countries
what is the HDI
the human development index, it was devised by the UN and is a composite measure
what 3 factors are taken to measure HDI
income(GNI per capita), life expectancy and education(no of years average)
what is used to measure development
HDI
is 0.9 on the HDI indicating a developed or less developed country
developed
what is QoL
the general well being of individuals and society, outlining negative and positive features. not the same as standard of living
what is standard of living
factors affecting life for areas. E.g. safety. not the same as QoL
what is the DTM
the demographic transition model is a theoretical model that shows changes in population information over a period of time and growth
what is an example of countries on stage 1 of the DTM
traditional rainforest tribes
what is an example of countries on stage 2 of the DTM
Afghanistan
what is an example of countries on stage 3 of the DTM
Nigeria
what is an example of countries on stage 4 of the DTM
USA
what is an example of countries on stage 5 of the DTM
Germany
what happens to the pop, BR and DR in stage 1 of the DTM
high BR and DR so pop stays the same
what happens to the pop, BR and DR in stage 2 of the DTM
high BR and falling DR so rapidly increasing pop
what happens to the pop, BR and DR in stage 3 of the DTM
falling BR and same DR so pop expands slower but growth is still fast
what happens to the pop, BR and DR in stage 4 of the DTM
low BR and DR so pop growth is small
what happens to the pop, BR and DR in stage 5 of the DTM
low BR and slightly higher DR so pop decreases slowly
What are some advantages of the DTM(3)
Universal, enables us to study links, dynamic, logical, timescale flexible, allows predictions, some countries clearly fit
