Module 4- Development indiacators

Question 1

GDP-ECO

Answer 1

Total amount of foods and services

Question 2

Poverty Line-ECO

Answer 2

minimum level of a satisfying income in a given country. It is hight in HIC’s and lower in LIC’s.

Question 3

Debt: GPP Ratio-ECO

Answer 3

The amount of money that is spent paying off debts owed to other countries in a % of a county’s GDP.

Question 4

Literacy Rate -SOC

Answer 4

% who can read/write a simple sentance

Question 5

Dependency Ratio-SOC

Answer 5

Less than 15 and older than 65 divided by 16 - 64.

Question 6

Infant Mortality-SOC

Answer 6

The number of children per 1000 live births who die before their first birthday

Question 7

Maternal Mortality-SOC

Answer 7

Number of mothers id 1000 births who die whilst pregnant or through child birth.

Question 8

Life Expectancy-SOC

Answer 8

The average number of years a person can expect to live

Question 9

Undernourished/Being Underfed-SOC

Answer 9

Not getting enough food or not the correct nutrients

Question 10

Quality of Healthcare-SOC

Answer 10

The number of doctors per 1000 people

Question 11

Birth Care-SOC

Answer 11

The number of births per 1000 people

Question 12

Death Rate-SOC

Answer 12

The number of deaths per 1000 people.

Question 13

Fertility Rate-SOC

Answer 13

The average number of deaths per woman

Question 14

Access to Safe Drinking Water

Answer 14

% of access to clean water

Question 15

Political Freedom

Answer 15

Measures political rights and civil liberties, including the freedom of elections, the number of people voting, freedom of speech etc.

Question 16

PPP

Answer 16

Purchasing, power parity

Question 17

Birth Rate-good

Answer 17

Good, as a country develops, women are more likely to be educated, marry better and have fewer children

Question 18

Death Rate-bad

Answer 18

Bad, as developed countries tend to have older populations, so death rate are high. LIC’s have younger population.

Question 19

Infant Mortality- Very Good

Answer 19

Good, as it is a measure of a country’s heath care system.

Question 20

Doctors per 1000- good

Answer 20

Good, shows us how wealthy a country is to invest in medical training.

Question 21

Literacy Rate- Good

Answer 21

Good, shows us level of investment in education

Question 22

Access to clean water- good

Answer 22

Good, shows us level of investment in infrastructure, dams, reservoirs, treatment plants… wells etc.

Question 23

Problem with Indicators

Answer 23

• single indicators can give false impression on a countries average
• data can be out of date, hard to count, not count informal sectors
• corruption
• quality of life is not equal to standard of living

Question 24

informal sector

Answer 24

sector which doesn’t pay tax

Question 25

GNI

Answer 25

gross national income

Question 26

What is GNI?

Answer 26

Measurement of economic activity, total value of goods and services produced by a country

Question 27

How is GNI calculated?

Answer 27

dividing the gross(total) nationals income by the size of population

Question 28

HDI

Answer 28

human development index

Question 29

What is HDI?

Answer 29

Shows how far development helps the people

Question 30

How is HDI calculated?

Answer 30

- life expectancy - number of years of education - GNI per capita

Question 31

MINT

Answer 31

Malasia, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey

Question 32

NEE

Answer 32

Newly Emerging Economies

Question 33

BRIC

Answer 33

Brazil, Russia, India, China

Question 34

Stage 1

Answer 34

high stationary

Question 35

Stage 1-DR/BR- what does this mean/ examples

Answer 35

high+fluctuating- population is stable- Malaysia+Indonesia

Question 36

Stage 2

Answer 36

early expanding

Question 37

Stage 2-DR

Answer 37

decreases

Question 38

Stage 2-BR-what does this mean/ examples

Answer 38

high- population grows rapidly- Afghanistan

Question 39

Stage 3

Answer 39

late expanding

Question 40

Stage 3-DR/BR-what does this mean/ examples

Answer 40

decreases rapidly- population is growing, but slows down at the end of this stage-Nigeria

Question 41

Stage 4

Answer 41

low stationary

Question 42

Stage 4-DR/BR-what does this mean/ examples

Answer 42

low- stable population-USA

Question 43

Stage 5

Answer 43

declining

Question 44

Stage 5-DR

Answer 44

increases slightly because of ageing population

Question 45

Stage 5- BR-what does this mean/ examples

Answer 45

low- decrease in population-Germany

Question 46

Stages- why?

Answer 46

- Urbanisation - Changes to farming methods - Education and Women

Question 47

Stage 1- examples-Indonesia Brazil Malaysia

Answer 47

- small groups of people, | - high birth and death rates

Question 48

Stage 2- examples-Afghanistan

Answer 48

- poorest and least developed country, - birth rate- 39 per 1000 death rate- 14 per 1000, - 80% farmers-need help

Question 49

Stage 3-examples- Nigeria

Answer 49

- NEE - death rate is smaller than birth rate - population is growing - death rate-13 per 1000 birth rate- 38 per 1000

Question 50

Stage 4- examples- USA

Answer 50

- most developed - death rate- 8 per 1000 birth rate- 13 per 1000 - population growing due to immigration

Question 51

Stage 5- examples- Germany

Answer 51

- population decline - birth rate- 2.2 per 1000- lowest - death rate- 11.2 per 1000-still rising

Question 52

NI

Answer 52

natural increase- br - dr

Question 53

Stage 1 + 2 reason for change in br

Answer 53

many children needed for farming, many children die at early age, no family planning

Question 54

Stage 1 reason for change in dr

Answer 54

disease, children die early on

Question 55

Stage 2 + 3 reason for change in dr

Answer 55

improvements in medical care, water supply, fewer children die

Question 56

Stage 3 reason for change in br

Answer 56

improved medical and diet, fewer children needed

Question 57

Stage 4 + 5 reason for change in br

Answer 57

family planning, good health, later marriages

Question 58

Stage 4 + 5 reason for change in dr

Answer 58

good health care, reliable food supply

Question 59

Causes of uneven development-physical

Answer 59

LANDLOCK - Africa - no access to water around - cut off from trade

Question 60

Causes of uneven development-physical

Answer 60

CLIMATE - climate related diseases - population gets affected - tropical africa, asia

Question 61

Causes of uneven development-physical

Answer 61

EXTREME WEATHER - cyclones, floods, droughts - slow development and it can be costly to repair

Question 62

Causes of uneven development-physical

Answer 62

LACK OF SAFE WATER | -barrier to economic development

Question 63

Causes of uneven development-economic

Answer 63

POVERTY - poverty causes poverty - low life expectancy - frequent illness - lack of nutritious diet

Question 64

Causes of uneven development-economic

Answer 64

TRADE - North America + Europe dominate world trade - Rich countries

Question 65

Causes of uneven development-economic

Answer 65

POWER - LIC's less pay than MIC's - value goes to richer countries - rich countries--more - poor countries--less

Question 66

Causes of uneven development-economic

Answer 66

DEBT - LIC's export primary products like minerals - Manufacture is 80% of exports-LIC's do this - Countries export more than import-others have debt defects--- this is known as debt trap

Question 67

Causes of uneven development-historical

Answer 67

COLONIALISM - 1400, European explorers seek wealth - 1650 -1900 10 million ppl went from Africa to America to work as slaves - wealth went to European powers - end of 1800, Africa + South America + Asia divided up between European powers - UK, Germany, Spain had powerful colonies - since 1950 these colonies gained independence - this was hard because of the government was corrupt - this held back development