Geography Economic World 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyDevelopmentGCSEAQA Created by: ZGrimwoodCreated on: 08-12-19 12:17 How can the development in countries be measured? HDI, DTM, Access to safe water, Birth/Death Rates, GNI per capita, Infant mortality rate, Life expectancy rate, Litercay rate, People per doctor 1 of 25 What does it mean by Access to safe water? The percentage of people who have access to safe clean water 2 of 25 What does it mean by Birth Rates? The numner of live births per 1000 people 3 of 25 What does it mean by Death Rates? The number of deaths per 1000 people 4 of 25 What does it mean by GNI per capita? The value of a countries income, divided by the number of people in that country 5 of 25 What does it mean by Infant Mortaility Rate? The number of babies who don't survive the age of 1 per 1000 live births 6 of 25 What does it mean by Life expectancy? The average age that a person may live to 7 of 25 What does it mean by Literacy Rate? The percentage of adults who can read and write 8 of 25 What does it mean by People per doctor? A ratio to show the number of people per doctor 9 of 25 What is the HDI? Measure life expectancy, level of education and income. Each country is given a score between 0 - 1. The coler to 1, the more developed the country is 10 of 25 What is the DTM? Shows population changes over time? 11 of 25 What are the causes of Uneven Development? Conflict, Political instabilty, Climate, Relief, Natural hazards and Global trade 12 of 25 What are the Consequences of Uneven Development? Extreme differences in Poverty and Wealth, Well-being, Access to Jobs, Housing and Education 13 of 25 What is the Develpopment Gap? The difference in levels of development betweeen the richest and poorest countries in the world 14 of 25 How can you reduce the Development Gap? Investment, Aid, Fairtrade, Dept Relief, Miscrofinace Loans 15 of 25 How does Investment reduce Development Gap? Large companies can locate part of their business in other countries which provides jobs and tourism 16 of 25 How does Aid reduce Development Gap? Money will be spent on things which will benefit the population 17 of 25 How does Fairtrade reduce Development Gap? Allows reasonable prices for goods so producers can have a better quality of life -farmers- 18 of 25 How does Dept Relief reduce Development Gap? Interest can be expensive so countries can't spend money on development projects so dept relief reorganide dept to make them more manageable 19 of 25 How does Microfinance Loans reduce Development Gap? The money can help LICs to develop 20 of 25 What are TNCs? Companies that operate in more than one country 21 of 25 What are the Positives of TNCs? Jobs, Improvement of Education and Skills, Investment in Infrastructure, Stable Income 22 of 25 What are the Negatives of TNCs? Poor working conditions, Damage to environment, Profits don't always go to locals, Little Reinvestment 23 of 25 What are the Positives of Economic Development? Better standard of living due to more jobs and money 24 of 25 What are the Negatives of Economic Development? Creative destruction, Health challenges, Increase in Pollution 25 of 25
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