development dynamics

Question 1

what are the economic indicators

Answer 1

GDP
GDP per capita
Poverty line
Economic inequality

Question 2

what is the poverty line?

Answer 2

The minimum level of income to meet the person’s basic needs.

Question 3

what does GDP per capita mean?

Answer 3

A measure of wealth through mean income throughout the population

Question 4

What does infant mortality mean?

Answer 4

The number of babies, per 1000 births who die before the age of 1

Question 5

name the Environmental Indicators of global warming?

Answer 5

Pollution Levels​
green Space​ ( amount of nature in a country

Question 6

Rostow’s Modernisation Theory​ in order

Answer 6

Traditional society
pre conditions for take-off
take off
drive to maturity
high mass consumption

Question 7

what are some Social Causes of Inequality

Answer 7

Education
healthcare

Question 8

State three feature of colonialism

Answer 8

expansion of one country into another
slave trade
exploitation of local resources

Question 9

name some Political Causes of Inequality

Answer 9

International Relations
Corruption

Question 10

what are Top-Down Projects

Answer 10

projects that tend to be large scale expensive constructions that try to improve a fundamental need

Question 11

what are positives and negatives of Top-Down projects

Answer 11

Locals have little voice
benefits a large community
many jobs are created

Question 12

what are Bottom-Up projects

Answer 12

These projects tend to be ​smaller projects​, focused at helping small ​families​ and communities rather than a region or country. Bottom-up projects are organised by ​non-government organisations​

Question 13

what are the positives and negatives of Bottom-Up projects

Answer 13

very little budget
little training or planning
cheap and tend to focus on the poorest families

Question 14

What does GDP mean?

Answer 14

The total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year

Question 15

What does life expectancy mean?

Answer 15

The average age to which a person lives to.

Question 16

What does the Dependency Ratio mean?

Answer 16

The proportion of people who are too young and too old to work

Question 17

What does Literacy rate mean?

Answer 17

The percentage of adults who can read and write.

Question 18

What does maternal mortality rate mean?

Answer 18

The number of mothers per 100,000 who die in child birth

Question 19

Name 3 factors which affect the Human development index

Answer 19

Life expectancy
Literacy rate
GDP per capita

Question 20

What is a population Pyramid and what does it show?

Answer 20

They show the structure of a country’s population in terms of gender and age
Wide bases mean high fertility rates, which usually also means low life expectancy. etc

Question 21

Name 3 causes of global inequalities.

Answer 21

Physical environment
Colonialism
Political and economic policies

Question 22

Why is the physical environment important to a country’s development (two reasons)?

Answer 22

Access to a sea is an important influence. If a country is landlock, this limits trades.
Climate is also influential, Tropical countries have developed more slowly than coastal nations because they experience more climate related diseases.

Question 23

Why is the colonialism important to a country’s development?

Answer 23

Country’s may invade and exploit other countries for their resources and economic gain.

Question 24

What does neo-colonialism mean?

Answer 24

Neo-colonialism is used to describe how rich countries can still dominate poorer countries.

Question 25

Why is the economic and political policies important to a country's development?

Answer 25

Open economies, encourage trade allowing the country to develop much faster than other countries Political mismanagement and corruption can slow or reverse development.

Question 26

What are the 5 Stages of Rowstow's theory

Answer 26

Traditional society Pre-conditions for take-off Take-off Drive to maturity Age of high mass consumption

Question 27

Explain the Traditional society stage in Rowtow's theory.

Answer 27

Most people work in agriculture but produce very little excess items to sell.

Question 28

Explain the Pre-conditions for take-off stage in Rowstow's theory

Answer 28

There's a shift from farming to manufacturing. Trade increases profit, which are invested into new industries and infrastructure.

Question 29

Explain the Take off stage in Rowstow's theory

Answer 29

Growth is rapid. Investment and technology create new manufacturing industries. However the take-off requires profit earned form overseas trade.

Question 30

Explain the Drive to maturity stage in Rowstow's theory.

Answer 30

a period of growth technology is used throughout the economy. Industries produce consumer goods.

Question 31

Explain the High mass consumption stage in Rowstow's theory.

Answer 31

A period of comfort. Consumers enjoy a wide range of goods. Society choose how to spend there wealth, either on military strength on education welfare, or on luxuries for the wealthy.

Question 32

Explain the Frank dependency theory.

Answer 32

Franks dependency theory believed that development was about two types of region- core and periphery. The Core represented developed countries and the periphery consists of other areas which produce raw materials to sell to the core. Raw materials with low value are traded between the periphery and the core. The core becomes wealthy by processing these into higher-value products. 

Question 33

Describe the location of India.

Answer 33

India is located in Asia. Its neighbors are China, Nepal and Pakistan. It also has a 3.3 million sq km border with the Arabian sea .

Question 34

Describe the environment in India.

Answer 34

India has a rich biodiversity, India is home to 6% of the Worlds plants and animals Worst environmental problems, with land, air and water pollution. India is the worlds third greatest emitter of green house gas.

Question 35

What are the social indicators?

Answer 35

Life expectancy Literacy rate Infant mortality rate

Question 36

What are the Environmental indicators?

Answer 36

Pollution levels Green space

Question 37

What are the social causes of Inequality.

Answer 37

Education - builds the economy and decreases poverty Health-Makes the country vulnerable to diseases and health issues

Question 38

What are the social factors of India?(case study)

Answer 38

-Second largest population 1.4 billion -around 70% of India's population is literate

Question 39

What are the political factors of India? (case study)

Answer 39

Largest number of voters in the world around 70% voted.

Question 40

What are the economic factors of India? (case study)

Answer 40

Fifth largest economy 2% of exports in the world

Question 41

What are the advantages and disadvantages of TNCs?

Answer 41

+ Provides jobs to people without a degree ~ Low wages Long working hours

Question 42

Explain the advantages of using intermediate technology

Answer 42

● Intermediate technology makes use of local materials which are cheap and easily available ● Intermediate technology involves low-tech solutions to help local people which can easily be repaired should they break down.