classifying the world and measuring development Flashcards
(15 cards)
what was the first world?
richer, democratic and industrialised nations
what was the second world?
centrally organised and often communist countries
what was the third world?
everywhere that was not first world or second world
what was the name of the line drawn on maps to show the MEDCs in the north and the LEDCs in the south?
the brandt line
name one problem with north-south classification
you can’t tell which countries are developing quickly and which aren’t developing at all
what is the GNI per capita of an LIC?
$1,045 or below
what is the GNI per capita of an NEE?
between $1,046 and $12,735
what is the GNI per capita of a HIC?
$12,746 or above
what is GNI?
the value of goods and services and the income earned from investments overseas
what is birth rate?
the number of births in a year per 1000 of the total population
what is death rate?
the number of deaths in a year per 1000 of the total population
what is infant mortality?
the average number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age,
per 1000 live births per year
what is life expectancy?
the average number of years a person might be expected to live
what is access to safe water?
the percentage of people who have access to sanitary and safe water that is free from bacteria and parasites
what is the human development index?
a composite measure that considers life expectancy, GNI and an education index to give a value between 0 and 1, 1 being the most developed
