Changing developing world

Question 1

What is development?

Answer 1

The progress of a country in terms of economic growth, the use of technology and human welfare.

Question 2

What are human factors that may inhibit development?

Answer 2

.Lack of education
.There may be corrupt leaders
.War
.Colonised by countries in Europe

Question 3

What will corrupt leaders mean for education?

Answer 3

They may be taking bribes and don’t spend money on improving people’s lives

Question 4

What are some natural factors that may inhibit development?

Answer 4

.Landlocked countries
.Lack of natural resources
.May suffer from diseases like maleria and other tropical diseases
.Natural hazards

Question 5

What is Gross national income?

Answer 5

A measure of wealth. The total value of a countries businesses and services.

Question 6

What is Gross domestic product?

Answer 6

A measurement of wealth. The total
value of a country’s domestic businesses and services.

Question 7

What is the Brandt Line?

Answer 7

Divides rich (industrial) north from the poor (agricultural) south

Question 8

What are benefits of the Brandt line?

Answer 8

Easily divides the world onto 2. Less complex.

Question 9

What are some problems of the Brant line?

Answer 9

Was made in 1980s countries have become more developed

Question 10

What are benefits of 1st/2nd/3rd world?

Answer 10

.World can clearly be split into 3
.Simple
.Took account of communist countries

Question 10

What are problems with 1st/2nd/3rd world?

Answer 10

.Mainly categorised by political ideals
.Out dated
.People can find 3rd world offensive

Question 11

What are benefits of world bank classification by GNI?

Answer 11

.Avoids some pitfalls of N/S divide
.More detailed

Question 12

What is a problem of world bank classification by GNI?

Answer 12

Still mainly an economic measure

Question 13

What is a 1st world country?

Answer 13

The richer democratic industrialised countries

Question 13

What is a 2nd world country?

Answer 13

Centrally organised and often communist countries

Question 14

What is a 3rd class county?

Answer 14

Any county that didn’t fall into the first 2 countries

Question 15

What are some measures/ indicators of development?

Answer 15

.GNI
.Birth/ death rate
.Infant mortality rate
.Number of people per doctor
.Life expectancy
.Access to safe water
.HDI

Question 16

Why is death rate unreliable as a development index?

Answer 16

Developed countries have an aging populations so death rates will be high

Question 17

Why is birth rate a reliable development index?

Answer 17

Women are more likely to be educated as and want a career rather than having children at home

Question 18

Why is high literacy rate a reliable development index?

Answer 18

Shows the country has a good education system

Question 18

Why is infant mortality a reliable development index?

Answer 18

A useful measure of a countries health care system

Question 19

What does stage 1 of the DTM look like?

Answer 19

.High birth and death rate
.Low total population

Question 20

What does stage 2 of the DTM look like?

Answer 20

.High birth rate
.Decreasing death rate
.Increasing population

Question 21

What does stage 3 of the DTM look like?

Answer 21

.Decreasing birth rate
.Death rate still decreasing
.Total population still rising

Question 22

What does stage 4 of the DTM look like?

Answer 22

.High total population .Low steady death rate .Birth rate still decreasing

Question 23

What does stage 5 of the DTM look like?

Answer 23

Birth rate lower than the death rate leads to natural decrease

Question 24

What countries would be in stage 1 of the DTM?

Answer 24

Non all have moved past this stage Rural tribes

Question 25

What countries would be in stage 2 of the DTM?

Answer 25

.Uganda .Pakistan

Question 26

What countries would be in stage 3 of the DTM?

Answer 26

.India .Brazil

Question 27

What countries would be in stage 4 of the DTM?

Answer 27

.USA .Uk

Question 28

What countries would be in stage 5 of the DTM?

Answer 28

.Japan

Question 29

Limitations of th DTM?

Answer 29

.Fluctuations due to war .Migration

Question 30

What does a wide base show on a population prymid?

Answer 30

High birth rate LIC

Question 31

What does a low and thin top show on a population pyramid?

Answer 31

Low life expectancy LIC

Question 32

What is disparity?

Answer 32

A lack of equality for unfair reasons

Question 33

What are some consequences of migration?

Answer 33

.’Brain drain’ educated people leave the country decreasing

Question 33

What is the development gap?

Answer 33

The difference in standards of living between the world’s richest and poorest countries

Question 34

What is positive of TNC coming into counties?

Answer 34

Helps to close the development gap by providing jobs

Question 35

An example of a TNC helping to close the development gap?

Answer 35

Land rover in Rio employed 400 people

Question 36

Down sides of TNC coming into LICs?

Answer 36

Lax environmental laws Can employ people for less money

Question 37

Example of Intermediate technology?

Answer 37

Water aid - produces clean water, community is healthier

Question 38

Why does intermediate technology help to close the development gap?

Answer 38

Improves quality of life. Water aid means they can get an education

Question 39

What are some strategies to reduce the development gap?

Answer 39

.TNCs .Tourism .Debt relief .Intermediate technology Fair trade