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Development DIlemmas
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- 1Why is it not accurate to measure a country's development as a whole?Because it doesn't show any difference or extremes
- 2Define the core regionBased on the urban area, has the majority of the services, businesses and people
- 3Define the peripheryIt is rural, it is remote countryside involved in producing raw materials and it's poor
- 4Define Corruption Perception IndexIt ranks countries/territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be
- 5According to the C.P.I, what are the 4 best places to live?Sweden, Finland, Norway and New Zealand
- 6According to the C.P.I, where are 2 of the worst places to live?Sudan and Chad
- 7Define the Democracy IndexAn index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (private business) that measures the state of democracy in 167 countries
- 8What is the development gap?The widening difference in development levels between MEDCs and LEDCs
- 9Define MEDCCountries with high levels of economic and social development
- 10Define LEDCCountries with low levels of economic and social development
- 11What is the order of the stages in the Rostow model?The traditional society, the pre-conditions for take off, take off, the drive to maturity, the age of high-mass consumption
- 12What happens in 'the traditional society' stage?Subsistence economy based mainly on farming-insufficient technology to process raw materials or develop services
- 13What happens in 'the pre-conditions for take off' stage?Needs external help to get to this stage...primary activities developed...improvements: GNP, technology, industry, transport
- 14What happens in 'take off' stage?Capital can process raw materials...increasing investment in transport, agriculture and services...improved GNP
- 15What happens in 'the drive to maturity' stage?Economic growth throughout...complex transport system...urbanisation and improved GNP
- 16What happens in 'the age of high-mass consumption' stage?Rapid expansion of service industries...decline in manufacturing
- 17What are the four parts of the cycle of poverty?Subsistence agriculture ---> little/no surplus farm produce --> little/no income --> no investment in land improvement/machinery/materials --> (back to start)
- 18How much of global goods and services does the core have and how much does the periphery have?Core - 80%
Periphery - 20% - 19Which out of the core and periphery have the most influence on the global economy and makes the most global investments?Core
- 20What is the dependency theory?Core countries rely on the periphery for resources & periphery countries rely on core for money
- 21What is the multiplier effect (in stages)?Growth of industry -> demand for workers etc -> people move there ->need food -> shops open, more services needed -> workers needed to build and provide these -> growth continues and settlements and economy expands
- 225 reasons why a core region developsGrowth of industry...people move there...jobs available...need of services...building housing
- 233 problems faced by periphery regionsLack of jobs...poverty...low income
- 24What is top-down development?Big schemes and decisions made by the national government/private companies. Local people often don't get involved in the process
- 25What is bottom-up development?Local people are fully involved in the process and decision making and usually intermediate technology is used
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- GCSE (Development Dilemmas) Geography Fichas sobre Development DIlemmas, creado por Anna Hollywood el 27/03/2014.
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