development dynamics

Question 1

life expectancy

Answer 1

the average age to which a person lives

Question 2

infant mortality rate

Answer 2

counts the number of babies per 1000 live births that die under the age of 1

Question 3

poverty

Answer 3

indices count the percentage of people living below the poverty level, or on very small incomes

Question 4

access to basic services

Answer 4

the availability of service nessacery for a healthy life, such as clean water and sanitation

Question 5

access to healthcare

Answer 5

takes into account statistics such as how many doctors there are for every patient

Question 6

risk of disease

Answer 6

calculates the percentage of people with diseases like aids, malaria and tuberculosis

Question 7

access to education

Answer 7

measures how many people attend primary school, secondary school and higher education

Question 8

literacy rate

Answer 8

the percentage of adults who can read and write

Question 9

access to technololgy

Answer 9

includes statistics such as the percentage of people with access to phones, tv and the internet

Question 10

male/female equality

Answer 10

compares statitics such as The literacy rates and employment between the sexes

Question 11

government spending priorities

Answer 11

compares health and education expenditure with military expenditure and paying off debts

Question 12

GDP

Answer 12

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

Question 13

GNP

Answer 13

measures the total economic output of a country, including earnings from foreign investments

Question 14

GNP per capita

Answer 14

in a country GNP divided by its population

Question 15

economic growth

Answer 15

measures the annual increase in GDP,GNP,GDP per capita, GNP per capita

Question 16

inequality of wealth

Question 17

unemployment

Answer 17

the number of people who cant find work

Question 18

economic structure

Answer 18

shows the division of a countrys economy between primary, secondary, and teritiary industries

Question 19

population pyramid

Answer 19

a bar chart arranged vertically , which shows the distribution of a population by age and sex

Question 20

maternal mortality rate

Answer 20

the annual number of deaths of women from pregnancy related causes per 100,000 live births

Question 21

TNC

Answer 21

trans national corporation

Question 22

what makes it a TNC

Answer 22

-operates in 2 or more countries
-heirachal organisation
-HQ often in origin country
-production centers over seas
-might have regional HQs as tey grow

Question 23

an example of a TNC

Answer 23

-BT (british telecommunications)

Question 24

positive impacts of TNCs on india

Question 25

negative impacts of TNCs on india

Answer 25

-pollution -

Question 26

development

Answer 26

a process that crates growth, progress positive change or the addition of physical, economic, environmental, social, and demographic components

Question 27

low income country

Answer 27

a country with very low human development

Question 28

high income country

Answer 28

a country with very high human development

Question 29

newly emerging country

Answer 29

a country with medium human development

Question 30

gini coefficient

Answer 30

measures the extent to which distribution of income is unequal in a country. it is given a value between 0-1 where 0 indicates everyone has equal income whilst 1 would show that just 1 person in the country has all the money

Question 31

corruption perception index

Answer 31

grades countries from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean) UK is ranked 78. the most corupt countries are somalia and north korea with a score of 8

Question 32

what do you need to look for when reading a population pyramid

Answer 32

-the shape of the pyramids -the highest/lowest age groups -reasons for the different shapes

Question 33

what does it mean if a population pyramid is concaved

Answer 33

-migrating away due to not enough jobs -dying at a younger age due to bad healthcare

Question 34

what does it mean if a population pyramid is covect

Answer 34

-migrating in to the country because there's better healthcare/education in the country or it has more job opportunities -used to be a large birth rate

Question 35

explain one factor that causes the fertility rate to vary so much around the world [2]

Answer 35

access to contraception. for example family planning, if access to contraception is good then women are less likely to get pregnant and it will reduce the fertility rate

Question 36

what is the first stage of rostows modernisation theory?

Answer 36

the traditional society: based on substinence; farming, fishing, forestry and some mining e.g. UK in the middle ages

Question 37

what is the second stage of rostows modernisation theory?

Answer 37

pre-conditions for take-off: building infrastructure that is needed before development can take place e.g. transport network, money from farming, power supplies and communications. e.g. UK in the 1750s

Question 38

what is the third stage of rostows modernisation theory?

Answer 38

take-off: introduction and rapid growth (industrial revolution) of manufacturing industries, better infrastructure, financial investment, and culture change. e.g UK in the 1820s

Question 39

what is the fourth stage of rostows modernisation theory?

Answer 39

drive to maturity: new ideas and technology improve and replace older industries, economic growth spreads throughout the country. e.g. UK in 1850s

Question 40

what is the fifth stage of rostows modernisation theory?

Answer 40

high mass consumption: people have more wealth and so buy more services and goods (consumer society) welfare systems are fully developed, trade expands. e.g. UK since 1940