3.1 Development

Question 1

Development

Answer 1

Positive change and growth, improving a person’s standard of living and quality of life

Question 2

What are the advantages of using GDP per Capita as a development indicator?

Answer 2

• Good to compare wealth of different countries
• Fairly easy to calculate
• Good indicator of the state of the economy

Question 3

What are the disadvantages of using GDP per Capita as a development indicator?

Answer 3

• Can hide inequalities in wealth distribution
• Can be manipulated by governments
• Doesn’t account of subsistence

Question 4

How is GDP per Capita calculated?

Answer 4

Total value of goods and services / population

Question 5

HDI

Answer 5

Human development index

Question 6

GDP per Capita

Answer 6

Gross domestic product per person

Question 7

What does HDI take into account?

Answer 7

• Life expectancy
• Number of years in education
• GDP per Capita

Question 8

How is HDI expressed?

Answer 8

As a value between 0 and 1 inclusive

Question 9

What are the advantages of using HDI as a development indicator?

Answer 9

• Widespread use
• Does not solely concentrate on economic development
• Easy to compare countries

Question 10

What are the disadvantages of using HDI as a development indicator?

Answer 10

• Data may not be reliable
• Does not measure equal distribution through country

Question 11

The Brandt Line

Answer 11

A line that geographically divides the map into the ‘rich North’ and ‘poor South’

Question 12

Give some examples of development indicators

Answer 12

• People per doctor
• Life expectancy
• Infant mortality rate
• Birth rate
• Calories consumed per day
• Amount of debt
• People per room in a house
• Adult literacy rate
• Death rate
• Percentage of people working in agriculture