Measuring Development 4

Question 1

HDI

Answer 1

• Human development Index

Question 2

GDP

Answer 2

• Gross Domestic Product

Question 3

1 cause of global inequality:

Answer 3

• Landlocked and mountainous countries develop slower as trade is more difficult

Question 4

1 consequence of global inequality:

Answer 4

• More than 775 million people in the World cannot read or write

Question 5

How does HDI measure the health of a country?

Answer 5

• Life Expectancy - the richer the healthier

Question 6

How many stages does Rostows’ model have?

Answer 6

• 5

Question 7

Describe Frank’s dependency theory

Answer 7

• Resources are transferred from the periphery to the core and goods are sent from the core to the periphery

Question 8

Benefit of top-down development:

Answer 8

• Improves development

Question 9

Problems of top-down development:

Answer 9

• Locals are often not involved in the project

Question 10

Define the term bottom-up development

Answer 10

• Charities and NGO’s focus on a small area/issue and improve it for the local people.

Question 11

2 factors that can contribute towards development

Answer 11

• Debt relief for developing countries
• Remittance of wages from migrant workers.