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FlashCards por Seth Bailey, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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| Questão | Responda |
| What does GNI per capit, stand for? Similar to GDP but includes money from people of that nationality living abroad. | Gross National Income |
| What is GNI Per Capita? Is it a social or economic issue? | The value of goods and services produced in the country and from its exports in a year. measured in US $ Economic |
| What does MEDC stand for? | More Economically Developed Country |
| What does LEDC stand for? | Less Economically Developed Country |
| What is Development? | is a process of change and growth in a place (or country) which should be for the better . |
| Name 5 examples of when development, change, growth isn't for the better | Climate change due to GHG's crowding job shortages destroying ecosystems increase in population |
| Development is not just about getting richer, or having more things, It's about improving the ... of ... for people | quality of life |
| What do people NEED to have a good quality of life? (4) | food water shelter electricity |
| How could we IMPROVE a persons quality of life? (9) | more - schools & jobs better - paid jobs & healthcare healthy food access - clean water & electricity freedom from poverty wealth shared equally |
| What is economic development? Give an example | An increase in a country's wealth an increase in the number of people working in the SECONDARY sector |
| What is Social Development | changes that have a direct impact on the population's quality of life |
| What is Political Development | Freedom for people to have more say in who governs their country eg being able to vote |
| Give an example of Cultural Development | better equality for women and better race relations |
| Name 5 factors that contribute to the human development of a country (tip carrot stew) | Cultural Social Technology Economic Water security, food |
| Name 2 TECHNOLOGY developments? | Mechanisation Machines do the humans jobs Electrification internet access |
| Describe what is meant by FOOD AND WATER SECURITY in human development | the country produces it's own food or can trade for food. the majority of its population have fresh piped water to their homes |
| Describe what is meant by SOCIAL development | society tries to even the distribution of wealth All children attend school improvements in health care and living conditions |
| Describe what is meant by CULTURAL development | Women's becoming equal to men eg. they are given the right to vote for the government, work-life balance. |
| Describe what is meant by ECONOMIC development (4) | Move from primary to secondary tertiary sector Employment for the majority of population. Increase in GDP for the country. Low unemployment rates |
| What are PRIMARY resources | the earths raw materials |
| What is meant by the term TERTIARY | jobs that provide a service |
| What are the strands of FOOD security? (3) | Availability sufficient amounts being available Access having sufficient resources Consumption making appropriate use of the food |
| There is huge geographical imbalance between food ... and ... In 2015 how many people didn't have enough food? | production and consumption 800 million |
| Approx .. countries which home ..% of the worlds population lack water. This situation is getting worse as the demand for water is doubling every .. years | 80 40% 20 |
| In areas where there is sufficient water it is ofter ... or being ... | polluted wasted |
| What is Calorie intake? How many calories does an adult woman need per day? Is it a social or economic issue? | The average number of calories eaten per day 2000 Social |
| What is HDI (human development index) used for? (4) Is it a social or economic issue? | A measurement of life expectancy Access to education Gross national income per capita Progress a county has made Social & Economic |
| What is Adult Literacy Rate? Is it a social or economic issue? | Percentage of adults who can read enough to 'get by' Social |
| What is Birth Rate? Is it a social or economic issue? | The number of live babies being born each year (per thousand of the population) Social |
| What is Death Rate? Is it a social or economic issue? | the number of people that die each year (per thousand of the population) Social |
| What is Infant Mortality? Is it a social or economic issue? | Number of babies who die under 1 year old per thousand live births Social |
| What is Doctor: patient ratio? Is it a social or economic issue? | Number of potential patients for every doctor Social |
| What is Access to safe water? Is it a social or economic issue? | The percentage of people who have access to safe drinking water Social |
| What is GNP (wealth) per capita? Is it a social or economic issue? | Total money earned by a country divided by number of people living in that county Economic |
| What is Life Expectancy? Is it a social or economic issue? | The average age a person can expect to live to. Usually higher for women |
| List 8 indicators of development | Gross Domestic Product Life expectancy Infant mortality rate Calorie intake Energy consumption Urban population Literacy rate Number of people per doctor |
| The richer countries are almost all in the N... H... except Australia and New Zeland | Northern Hemisphere |
| The world can be divided into richer and poorer countries. 20% of the world's population live in ....'s and own 80% of the worlds wealth. | MEDC's |
| Poorer countries are described as LEDC's what does LEDC stand for? Name 2 other titles given to these countries. | Less Economically Developed Countries Developing Countries Third World Countries |
| The term DEVELOPMENT refers to how m... a country's e... i... and s... s... are - the more developed a country's economic systems are, the wealthier it is. | mature economy infrastructure social systems |
| What is the Development Gap | the contrast between rich and poor countries. |
| Poorer countries are mostly in the t... and s... h... Places that suffer from natural disasters like droughts and cyclones are often d... countries | tropics, Southern Hemisphere, developing |
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