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- 1development indicator of wealth: gross domestic product (GDP)total value of goods and services a country produces in a year - gets higher as country develops
- 2development indicator of wealth: GDP per capitaGDP divided by total population - gets higher as country develops
- 3development indicator of female education and birth control: birth ratethe number of live babies born per thousand of the population per year - gets lower as country develops
- 4development indicator of healthcare quality/access: death ratethe number of deaths per thousand of the population per year - gets lower as country develops
- 5development indicator of sanitation and healthcare: infant mortality ratethe number of babies who die under 1 year old per thousand babies born - gets lower as country develops
- 6development indicator of access to healthcare: people per doctorthe average number of people for each doctor - gets lower as country develops
- 7development indicator of access to education: literacy ratethe percentage of adults who can read and write - gets higher as country develops
- 8development indicator of healthcare quality/access: life expectancythe average age a person can expect to live to - gets higher as country develops
- 9development indicator of sanitation: access to safe waterthe percentage of people that can get clean drinking water - gets higher as country develops
- 10development indicator of quality of life: physical quality of life indexnumber calculated using life expectancy, literacy rate and infant mortality rate - gets higher as country develops
- 11development indicator of access to healthy diet: calorie intakethe average number of calories eaten per day - gets higher as country develops
- 12development indicator of lots of things: human development indexnumber calculated using life expectancy, literacy rate, education level and income per head - gets higher as country develops
- 13disadvantages of economic indicatorscan be inaccurate for countries where trade is informal (not taxed)
exchange rate changes - 14disadvantages of social indicatorsdifficult to measure
don't indicate human rights - 15MEDCs more economically developed countriesgenerally found in the north:
USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Europe - 16LEDCs less economically developed countriesgenerally found in the south:
India, China, Mexico, Brazil, Africa - 17NICs newly industrialised countriesrapidly getting richer as industry is moving from primary to secondary:
China, India, Brazil, Mexico - 18environmental factors affecting how developed a country ispoor climate
poor farming land
limited water supplies
lots of natural hazards
few raw materials
geographical location - 19economic factors affecting how developed a country ispoor trade links
lots of debt
economy based on primary products - 20social factors affecting how developed a country isdrinking water availability
the place of women in society
child education - 21international aidthe giving of resources (money, goods, expertise) by one country to another aiming to improve quality of life in the recipient country
- 22official government aida government gives aid directly and determines what the money is spent on
- 23voluntary aidaid is delivered and controlled by charities
- 24NGOs non-governmental organisationsprivate organisations that work on big issues affecting humanity
- 25donor countrycountry that gives aid
- 26recipient countrycountry that receives aid
- 27bilateral aidaid given directly from one country to another
- 28multilateral aidaid provided by many countries and organised by an international body - United Nations
- 29short term emergency aidaid provided to cope with unexpected disasters
- 30long term development aidaid directed towards continuous improvements in the quality of life of people in a country
- 31tied aidaid that is linked to the purchase of goods and services from a donor country
- 32sustainable developmentdevelopment that meets the needs of the present without harming the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- 33developmentthe use of resources and the application of available technology to improve the quality of life in a country
- 34standard of livingthose factors which can affect a person's quality of life and can be measured
- 35quality of lifethe happiness, well being and satisfaction of a person
- 36PPP purchasing power paritythe differences in costs of living between countries:
£1 a day in England and bread costs £1, you get 1 loaf
£1 a day in India and bread costs 50p, you get 2 loaves
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