Development Flashcards
(29 cards)
What is the development gap
The difference of development between certain countries
What is the sustainability stool
- Economic
- Social
- Environment
What is the north south divide
A divide between the hemispheres based on wealth and development
What is an NEE
Newly emerging economy
What is a HIC
High income country
What is an LIC
Low income country
How is development measured
- GNI
- GDP
- GNP
What is GNI
Gross national income
What is GDP
Gross domestic product
What is GNP
Gross national product
What is the demographic transition model
That statistics of a countries death, birth and population rates over time plotted on a graph in 5 stages of years
What happens in stage 1 of the demographic transition model
Birth rate is high because people marry young and death rates are high because there is little knowledge
What happens in stage 2 of the demographic transition model
Death rate is falling because of improved healthcare.
What happens in stage 3 of the demographic transition model
Birth rates fall because women begin to work, increased standard of living and mass urbanisation
What happens in stage 4 of the demographic transition model
Birth rates low, death rate is low and the population is at steady rise
What happens in stage 5 of the demographic transition model
Birth rates very low as children are expensive and death rate changes due to aging population
What do population pyramids show
Age and gender with each stage of the demographic transition model
What does uneven development cause
People move from LIC to HIC for better living
What is a refugee
Someone who is at risk in their home country and hass been legally allowed to live in another country
What is a migrant
Someone who has moved from one country to another
What is the multiplier effect
Employment, money can be invested, population changes, better opportunities
What is international aid
Where money, goods or services are given by governments in return for something else
What is fairtrade
A civil society organisation campaigning for the rights of the small scale producer
