Development

Question 1

What is a development indicator?

Answer 1

Something that tells you how developed a country is by telling (life expectancy) etc..

Question 2

Advantages and disadvantages of development indicators-

Answer 2

Advantages:
It will tell you how good the health care is and literacy levels

Disadvantages:
Doesn’t tell you about every area just overall

Question 3

What is the Brandt line?

Answer 3

Line that separates LEDC’s and MEDC’s

Question 4

What does the UN measure?

Answer 4

Quality of life. They produce human development index (HDI) for all countries which combine aspects of human development

Question 5

What is standard of living?

Answer 5

The amount of stuff you have

Question 6

What is quality of life?

Answer 6

Your personal happiness

Question 7

What does NIC mean?

Answer 7

Newly industrialised country

Question 8

What does BRIC mean?

Answer 8

Brazil, Russia, India, China

Question 9

What is the Rostow model?

Answer 9

Shows different countries put into 5 different sections depending on how developed they are

Question 10

What is aid?

Answer 10

When 1 country, or organisation, gives resources to another country

Question 11

What is a donor?

Answer 11

The country or organisation giving the aid

Question 12

What is the recipient?

Answer 12

The country or organisation receiving the aid

Question 13

What is bilateral aid?

Answer 13

Government aid

From 1 country to another

Question 14

What is multilateral aid?

Answer 14

International organisation

From organisations like the I.M.F or W.H.O

Question 15

What is voluntary aid?

Answer 15

Non-government organisation, like oxfam

Question 16

What is the primary sector?

Answer 16

Includes agriculture, fishing, forestry and mining

Question 17

What is secondary sector?

Answer 17

Making anything to sell (car, clothes)

Question 18

What is the tertiary sector?

Answer 18

People that provide a service (firemen, teachers)

Question 19

What is the quarternary sector?

Answer 19

High tec industry, highly skilled work

Question 20

Definition of development

Answer 20

Development means improvement in a country’s economic and social conditions

Question 21

What does TNC stand for?

Answer 21

Transnational Corporations

Question 22

What does MNC stand for?

Answer 22

Multi-national Companies

Question 23

What does Globalisation mean?

Answer 23

The process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange

Question 24

What are types of physical environment?

Answer 24

• global warming increased
• ecosystems destroyed
• water dirty and contaminated
• massive deforestation impacts communities and people

Question 25

What is the difference between global warming and the greenhouse effect?

Answer 25

The greenhouse effect is natural, the increase in greenhouse gases is what causes global warming

Question 26

What are ways to minimise pollution?

Answer 26

• reduce, reuse, recycle (stops CO2 being created)
• more efficient energy being used (wind turbines&solar panels)
• governments also putting carbon budgets into place to prevent people producing greenhouse gases

Question 27

What is employment structure?

Answer 27

The types of jobs or money made in a country