Data used to compare how developed countries are. For each you should know whether a high or low figure would be expected for MEDCs and LEDCs.
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GDP (PPP)
Gross Domestic Product: The total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year in US $ (Purchasing Power Parity means it is adjusted to take into account what the $ will buy in each country)
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GDP per capita
Gross Domestic Product: the total value of all good and services produced in a country in a year divided up by the population in US $
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Infant Mortality
The number of babies per thousand born alive who die before their first birthday
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Literacy Rate
The % of people over the age of 15 who can read and write a simple sentence.
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Birth Rate
Number of live births per 1000 population per year
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Death Rate
Number of deaths per 1000 population per year
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Desertification
When soil in a Savanna region gets worn out, dusty and useless
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The Development gap
When MEDCs become relatively richer over time as well as absolutely richer than LEDCs
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Card 2
Front
Gross Domestic Product: The total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year in US $ (Purchasing Power Parity means it is adjusted to take into account what the $ will buy in each country)
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GDP (PPP)
Card 3
Front
Gross Domestic Product: the total value of all good and services produced in a country in a year divided up by the population in US $
Back
Card 4
Front
The number of babies per thousand born alive who die before their first birthday
Back
Card 5
Front
The % of people over the age of 15 who can read and write a simple sentence.
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