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level questions: Development Dynamics

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What is an advantage of the envirmonental performance index?It shows how countries are looking after their people and environment using a variety of indicators.
What is development?Improvement for the better, with the idea of reaching acceptable standards of living and a good quality of life.
What are some examples of economic development?GDP, GNI and types of employment.
What are some examples of envirometal development?Access to clean water, drainage systems and bins (recycling unit).
What are some examples of social development?Literacy, birth rates, death rates and access to a doctor.
What is sustainability?The ability to be able to meet the needs of the present generation, without compromising on the needs of the future generation.
What are some examples of political development?Disctatorship or democracy, women voting and access to education.
What is GDP?Gross domestic product - all of a countries goods and services produced in a year, divided with the population.
What is GNI?Gross national income - a measure of all the money in the country and overseas.
What is a development gap?An increasing gap between the worlds richest and the worlds poorest.
What is PPP?Purchasing power parity - the strength of how far your money can stretch, after being converted to a different currency.
What is HDI?Human development index - literacy rates, healthcare and GNI per capita. It's a more holistic approach to measuring development.
What is the gini coefficient?Something that measures the distribution and inequality of income in a country. 0 = everyone has the same income. 1 = one person has all the countries income.
What is the coruption perception index?Something that measures a countries corruption. 0 = very corrupt, 100 = very clean.
What are some examples of very clean countries, from the corruption perception index?Denmark (92), New Zealand (91) and Finland (89).
What are some examples of very corrupt countries, from the corruption perception index?Somalia (8), North Korea (8) and Sudan (11).
What is an advantage of GDP?Data is available for every country with an economy.
What is an advantage of HDI?It covers a wide range of factors, making it more accurate.
What is an advantage of HPI?It shows how well a population is considered by its government.
What is HPI?Happy planet index - how efficient a country is at using its resources to benefit the population without causing negative environmental impacts in the long-term.
What is an advantage of the gender inequality index?Specifically targets a group that is specifically excluded in the development of a country.
What is the gender inequality index?Something that considers the female participation to workforce, decision, pregnancy and education.
What are 2 advantages of political freedom?Uses 7 different measures and questions judged by experts. Trends overtime can be identified since was assembled in 1973.
What are 2 advantages of the corruption perception index?It covers 183 countries. Combines different sources of information.
What is political freedom?The measure of political rights and civil liberties like elections, votings and freedom of speech.
What is an advantage of the envirmonental performance index?It shows how countries are looking after their people and environment using a variety of indicators.
What is the environment performance index?Something that considers the health of people and the natural environment with 22 indicators.
What are two disadvantages of GDP?It uses an average, so it hides any differences. It doesn't include important activities that dont involve money (like subsistence farming)
What are two disadvantages of HDI?Some data isn't available for all countries. It doesn't consider the natural environment.
What are two disadvantages of HPI?The economic aspect is absent. The measure needs to be used with other indicators to see development better.
What is a disadvantage of gender inequality index?The role of women varies, so the results can be biased.
What is a disadvantage of political freedom?Bias towards the western ideas of freedom.
What is a disadvantage of the corruption perception index?Corruption may be hidden and difficult to measure.
What is a disadvantage of the environment performance index?Doesn't cover economic factors.
What does birthrate mean?The total number of births per 1,000 per year.
What does deathrate mean?The total number of deaths per 1,000 per year.
What does youthful population mean?The group of young people under the age of 15.
What does ageing population mean?The group of people above the age of 65.
What does economically active population mean?Between the ages 15 and 65 who are working.
What does fertility rate mean?Average number of births per woman.
What does maternal mortality rate mean?The number of mothers per 100,000 who die during childbirth.
What does infant mortality rate mean?The number of children per 1,000 who die before their first birthday.
What is a population pyramid?A graph that shows the ages within a population of a country.
What is stage 1 of the DTM model and what is it called?Birth rates and death rates are high, causing population to be low. High stationary.
What is stage 2 of the DTM model and what is it called?The birth rates are high, and death rates fall rapidly, causing the population to increase rapidly. Early expanding.
What is stage 3 of the DTM model and what is it called?Birth rates fall rapidly and death rates stay low, the population increases slowly. Late expanding
What is stage 4 of the DTM model and what is it called?The birth rates and death rates are both low, causing the population to level and stay stable. Low stationary.
What is stage 5 of the DTM model and what is it called?Birth rates are lower then death rates, causing the population to decrease. Declining.
What is a DTM model?A demographic transition model that shows the population change as countries develop. Drafting population, birth rates and death rates.
What is globalisation?The process of the world becoming more interconnected through culture, trade and technology.
What is outsourcing?Getting services in a different couutry for cheaper labour.
What is FDI?Foreign direct investment, which is investment into one country by another/
What is a global shift?When manufactured goods are made in developing countries instead of developed.
What is the clark fisher model?A model that shows how countries move through three economic phases: pre-industrial, industrial and post-industrial.
What type of countries are mainly predominated by the primary sector, and what jobs are they usually?Low income countries that collect and sell raw materials, mainly from farming and mining.
What type of countries are mainly predominated by the secondary sector, and what jobs are they usually?Middle income countries whose economies are developing and incomes are rising. They sell manufactured and agricultural goods as demands increase. People are starting to work in factories.
What type of countries are mainly predominated by the tertiary and quaternary sector, and what jobs are they usually?High income countries that have specialized sectors kuje banking, legal service, leisure, IT, medical services and media, usually being high income jobs.
What are some economic barriers to Malawi's development?Terms of trade and dept.
What is a reason for Malawi's poor terms of trade?The large exportation of raw materials (primary sector products). Manufactured goods are brought in exchange, however the raw material is a lot cheaper.
What is international trade?The movement of goods and services across borders and between countries.
What is economic liberalisation?When the market and individual companies can set their own products, prices and investments, instead of the government.
When did India's economy began and why?In 1991 when economic liberalisation began.
Why is shipping an important way to transport goods?Ships transport 90% of goods, while only needing one crew. Meaning that larger ships are only slightly more expensive than a small one. Imports from India like jewellery and fruit are 70x more valuable and transported by sea.
Why is contanerization an important way to transport goods?The UK imports textiles, clothing and footwear from India. Containers on ships make things easier and quicker to transport to ports and load.
Why is aircraft technology an important way to transport goods?Air transport is more expensive than sea, so it is more efficient, but, only 2% of UK's imports arrive by air but make 15% more value.
How much did the GDP of India increase by in 23 years after 1991?6.1 billion.
What had the GDP per capita in PPP increase from in India after 1991?1150 to 5800.
Which country is predicted to be the 2nd ;argest economy by 2050?India.