Geography Paper 1 2010

Development: they way a country's economy grows

MEDC'S:

• Good average wealth
• Majority of people are employed
• High energy consumption
• High standards of living
• Good access to healthcare
• Compulsary education

LEDC'S:

• Most people low paid
• Most work in primary industry
• Low energy consumption
• Most people live in poor quality housing
• Few doctors and hospitals
• Varied access to education and vary literate levels

Quality of life: A good quality of life is someone having access to healthcare, good quality housing, access to clean water, good sanitation, access to a power supply, able to afford a good diet, good level of peronal security and safety and a low level of pollution and general environmental conditions.

Human development index: Uses the following to come up with a figure between 0 and 1. 1 being excellent

• Life expectancy
• School enrolement and atainment (literacy rates)
• real GNP per person and what this actually buys them in the area they live in.

Why does the development gap exist?

- Level of industrial development: some countries have few industries and rely on a narrow range of industrial opportunities.

- Reliance on primary prroducts: some countries rely on a narrow range of primary products to earn money. The price of these products…