Global Development Flashcards
What is economic development?
An increase in a country’s wealth.
What is social development?
A number of changes that impacts the population’s lives.
What is political development?
Improvements in political stability or freedom for the people choosing the government.
What is cultural development?
Improvements in cultural relations and rights.
What factors contribute to the human development of a country?
Technological improvements.
Economic improvements.
An inprovement in food and water security.
Social improvements.
Cultural improvements.
What is the primary sector?
Extractive industries like fishing or farming.
What is the secondary sector?
Manufacturing industries.
What is the tertiary sector?
Service industries and jobs like teaching or nursing.
What is the quarternary sector?
Financial services and telecommunications.
What is a development gap?
The difference between wealthy and poor areas of the world.
What is a north-south divide?
A difference in development and wealth in different geographical locations.
What is total GDP?
The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year.
What is human development index? (HDI)
A comparative measure of different aspects of life between countries or regions.
What are measures of inequality?
These are ways of measuring inequality/equality in a country.
What is the Corruptions Perceptions Index?
The perceived corruption in governments and the public sector.
It is perceived as corruption is hidden and not easily quantifiable.
What is gross national income?
The value of all the goods and services produced in a country during a year.
What is a mineral?
A solid, naturally occuring non-living substance.
What are fossil fuels?
A naturally occuring fuel like coal, oil or natural gas formed by the remains of dead organisms over millions of years.
What is tectonic activity?
The movement of tectonic plates around the Earth.
What are spacial variations?
Differences in something on the Earth’s surface.
What physical variations have led to variations in global development?
Climate - some areas have higher average rainfall and temperature to support life.
Natural resources - some areas have more than others, increasing the amount of trade a country can trade.
Landlocked countries - they do not have sea access, thus trade is infrequent and the economy develops slowly.
Natural hazards - Floods, tectonic activity and droughts occuring more frequently prevents rapid development.
What are the historic reasons for variations in development?
Some countries colonised areas which provided resources for the mother country, taking resources from the colony.
Trading partnerships have allowed certain countries to develop quickly.
Politically stable countries develop more quickly as they do not have to spend money fighting insurgency or other factions.
What economic reasons for variations in development are there?
World trade - developing countries sell primary products to developed countries. These get manufactured. Manufactured goods generate more profit making the developed world richer.
Infrastructure - Countries infrastructure allows for industry to develop faster.
Foreign investment - This can improve infrastructure, allowing development to occur at a faster rate.
What physical factors have led to uneven development in the UK?
The south is flatter.
The south and east have a better climate
The midlands and North have more natural resources
The south and east are closer to trading partners.
