development dynamics Flashcards
(35 cards)
what is a developed country?
a country with high levels of economic growth and security, high levels of industrialisation and high standards of living
what is an emerging country?
a country that shares some similarities with a developed country but it doesnt meet the standards to become one but it could potentially be one in the future
what is a developing country?
a poor agricultural country that seeks to become more advanced economically and socially
what is social development?
development that relates to the quality of life
what is political development?
development that relates to freedom of speech and level of democracy
what is economic development?
development that involves the ways of making money within the country
what is life expectancy?
the average age a certain population are expected to live until
what is birth rate?
number for people born per 1000
what is death rate?
number of people dead per 1000
what is % of adult literacy?
% of people who can read and write within a population
what is gdp (per capita)
wealth of a country, measured by value of of goods and services divided by population
what is infant mortality rate?
number of children who die before their 1st bday
what is population change?
whether family trends show a lot or no children per family
what is population per doctor?
number of doctors divided by population
what is gni (per capita)
total income of a country from goods and services and a countrys earnings abroad
what are the benefits of purchasing power parity?
shows how much your currency buys and how expensive it is to live in certain areas, can be used to compare standard of living between other countries
what are the drawbacks to purchasing power parity?
if indicator isnt used, cost of living in a country is not considered
what are the benefits to the corruptions perception index?
lots of public money is stolen by the government meaning high gdp doesnt necessarily improve the country, 0 is very corrupt and 100 is very clean
what are the drawbacks to the corruptions perception index?
difficult to measure due to illegal activity so data is inaccurate and some countries will withhold real statistics
what are the advantages to hdi?
it uses two types of data and one type of economic data, this means it holds a wide range of info is used , making it more accurate and also its updated every year
what are the disadvantages to hdi?
some are concerned wealth has too much importance, rich countries can be artificially high but corrupt
what is the demographic transition model?
simplified way of looking at how population is changing and has changed around the world whilst focusing on natural increase, birth and death rates
what is the brandt line?
a line to separate the rich north and poor south, it was accurate at the time because the world was more evenly rich
adv of brandt line?
easy to compare now to 1980, clear visual map
