Overview Changing Economic World

Question 1

Disadvantages of GNI

Answer 1

Only considers income

Question 2

Disadvantages of birth rate

Answer 2

Figures could be distorted by birth control policies

Question 3

Disadvantages of death rates

Answer 3

Could be high in HICs due to old population

Question 4

Disadvantages of infant mortality

Answer 4

Death may not be recorded in LICs

Question 5

Disadvantages of life expectancy

Answer 5

Data not always reliable

Question 6

Disadvantages of access to safe water

Answer 6

People may technically have access but it’s very expensive

Question 7

Disadvantages + features of HDI

Answer 7

Stats may be unreliable
GNI, no years in education, life expectancy

Question 8

Facts for Haiti:

Answer 8

189th HDI
Exploited by France - deforestation

Question 9

Facts for Dominican Republic:

Answer 9

89th HDI
Allowed to develop by Spain

Question 10

Strategies to reduce development gap

Answer 10

Investment by TNCs
Industrial development
Intermediate technology
Aid
Fairtrade
Debt relief
Micro finance loans

Question 11

Consequences of uneven development

Answer 11

Wealth
Health
International migration