Development

Question 1

What is population structure?

Answer 1

The number (or percent) of people in a country in each age group (e.g. 10-14). It also shows the percentage of males/females

Question 2

What is Demographic data?

Answer 2

All data linked to population changes: birth rate, death rate etc.

Question 3

What is birth rate?

Answer 3

Number of lives births per 1000 people per year

Question 4

What is death rate?

Answer 4

Number of deaths per 1000 people per year

Question 5

What is dependency ratio?

Answer 5

Proportion of people below (0-14) and above (over 65) normal working age. Its calculated by: 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔+𝐸𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑦 divided by working age x 100

Question 6

What is fertility rate?

Answer 6

Average number of births per woman in her reproductive life

Question 7

What is infant mortality?

Answer 7

Number of children (less than 1 year old) per 1000 live births who die before their 1st birthday

Question 8

What is life expectancy?

Answer 8

Average number of years a person can expect to live

Question 9

What is maternal mortality?

Answer 9

Number of mothers per 100,000 who die in childbirth

Question 10

What is GDP per capita?

Answer 10

The total value of good and services shared out equally among all the people of a country.

Question 11

What is HDI (Human development index)

Answer 11

Human Development Index (score between 0-1) which includes literacy, life expectancy and GNI/capita.

Question 12

What is Literacy Rate?

Answer 12

Number of adults who can read and write in every 100 people.

Question 13

What is development?

Answer 13

Development is the economic, social and political progress a country or
people make. For it to be beneficial it must be sustainable (long-term and
experienced by many people across society).