Development Dynamics

Question 1

HIC

Answer 1

High Income Countries

Question 2

MIC

Answer 2

Middle Income Countries

Question 3

LIC

Answer 3

Low Income Countries

Question 4

NIC

Answer 4

Newly Industrialised Countries

Question 5

RIC

Answer 5

Recently Industrialised Countries

Question 6

Development

Answer 6

Is a process of change that affects people’s lives. It may involve an improvement in the quality of life as perceived by the people undergoing change

Question 7

GDP Per Capita (Person)

Answer 7

The total value of goods and services produced in a year. Dividing GDP by population give GDP per person (Capita)

Question 8

GDP PPP

Answer 8

GDP-Purchase Power Parity- which shows what the GDP will buy in other countries (linked to exchange)

Question 9

Human Development Index (HDI)

Answer 9

Combines wealth, health and education to show how developed a country is (0-1 the higher the better)

Question 10

Poverty Line

Answer 10

The minimum income required to meet someone’s basic needs. ($1.25 a day)

Question 11

Access to drinking water

Answer 11

The percentage of the population with access to water supply within a 1km

Question 12

Literacy Rate

Answer 12

The percentage of the population aged over 15 who can read and write

Question 13

Corruption Perception Index

Answer 13

Uses a scale from 0-10 (0 very corrupt, 10-honest) to rank how stable a government is.

Question 14

Dependency Ratio

Answer 14

Proportion of the people below (aged 14) and above (aged over 65) the normal working age

Question 15

Life expectancy

Answer 15

Average number of years a person can be expected to live

Question 16

Maternal Mortality

Answer 16

Number of mothers per 100,000 who die in childbirth

Question 17

Fertility Rate

Answer 17

Average number of births per woman

Question 18

Birth Rate

Answer 18

Number of live births per 1000 people per year

Question 19

Infant Mortality

Answer 19

Number of children per 1000 who did before their first birthday

Question 20

Death Rate

Answer 20

Number of deaths per 1000 people per year

Question 21

The Brant Line

Answer 21

• Divides the world into two sections to show the poor/less developed countries and the wealthier/more developed countries
• Majority of the wealthier countries are in the North
• Was published in 1980

Question 22

What is holding Malawi back? (Physical/Environmental Barriers)

Answer 22

• Malawi has no coastline-No port to export/import goods
• Malawi’s single track line is susceptible to flooding
• To import and export their goods they use a train that limits speed and weight. It is slow and expensive

Question 23

What is holding Malawi back? (Economic /Political Barriers)

Answer 23

-85% of Malawis population is rural