Changing Economic world

Question 1

Development gap

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Advantages of DTM

Answer 2

• many countries in Europe and North America wen through similar stages
• helps to explain what has happened and why it has happened in that particular sequence

Question 3

Disadvantages of DTM

Answer 3

• based on the experience of industrialized countries, so it is not relevant to non-industrialized countries
• many countries in Africa have high death rates from HIV/AIDS. The model does not reflect their population changes

Question 4

Aid

Answer 4

Given to one country by another country as money or resources.

Question 5

Industrial development

Answer 5

Using tools, machines and systems that improve quality of life.

Question 6

Micro finance

Answer 6

Giving small loans to people in LICs, with the aim of helping them become financially independent.

Question 7

Fair trade

Answer 7

Giving a fair price to framers for producing coca or coffee beans.

Question 8

Debt relief

Answer 8

When some of a county’s debt is cancelled, or interest rates are lower.

Question 9

Economic investment

Answer 9

Encouraging TNCs to invest in the country, to create job opportunities.

Question 10

Top-down

Answer 10

Schemes are usually very expensive and a country often has to borrow money from large organisation. The decisions related to scheme will usually be made by the government and external groups involved.

Question 11

Bottom-up

Answer 11

Schemes are projects that are planned and controlled by local communities to help their local area. It cost less than top-down projects.

Question 12

Advantages of TNCs

Answer 12

• provide employment for local people
• modern technology is funded by company
• local companies may benefit by supporting TNCs
• government benefit from taxes paid by TNCs

Question 13

Disadvantages of TNCs

Answer 13

• environmental damage may be caused
• provide low wage jobs
• LICs can become dependent on TNCs
• local companies may find it hard to compete with TNCs

Question 14

Multilateral aid

Answer 14

From international organisations which receive money from several countries.

Question 15

Bilateral Aid

Answer 15

From one country to another.

Question 16

Development

Answer 16

The progress in economic growth, use of technology and improving welfare that country has made. Quality of life improves.

Question 17

GNI

Answer 17

Gross National Income. A total value of goods and services produced by a country in on a year.

Question 18

Adult literacy

Answer 18

The percentage of Adults who can read and write.

Question 19

Doctors per thousand population

Answer 19

The Irish number of doctors per people

Question 20

Life expectancy

Answer 20

To every change a person can expect to live to.

Question 21

Infant mortality

Answer 21

The number of babies who die under one year old per thousand babies born

Question 22

Access to safe water

Answer 22

Do percentage of people who can get clean drinking water

Question 23

HDI

Answer 23

Human development index. This is in a number that is calculated using like expectancy, education level and income per person. Number between 0 and 1

Question 24

Which one is best?

Answer 24

Human development index because it because it uses more than one measures so it’s not misleading.

Question 25

DTM

Answer 25

Demographic transition model. Did shows how changing birth rate and death rates affect population growth

Question 26

Physical Causes of uneven development

Answer 26

- Poor climate - Poor farming land - Few raw materials - Lots of natural hazards

Question 27

History reasons for uneven development

Answer 27

Colonization and conflict

Question 28

Economic causes for uneven development

Answer 28

- Poor trade links - Looks of debt - And economic based on primary products

Question 29

Consequences of uneven development

Answer 29

Wealth-People in more developed countries have higher income Health-Healthcare is Better in more developed countries International migration-People move from less developed countries to more developed countries

Question 30

Using intermediate technology

Answer 30

Includes tools, machines and systems to improve quality of life.