Flashcards
Development key terms
Flashcards do conjunto (13)
- 1DevelopmentThe improvement in living standards over time
- 2Development indicatorA measure of an aspect of development e.g. wealth
- 3GDP per capitaThe average income per person in a country
- 4Birth rateNumber of births in a population per 1000 people per year
- 5Death rateNumber of deaths in a population per 1000 people per year
- 6Infant mortality rateNumber /1000 live births of children who die before the age of 1
- 7Life expectancyHow long a person can be expected to live for
- 8Literacy rateThe percentage of the adult population that can read and write
- 9% Access to waterThe percentage of the population with access to clean water
- 10Doctors per 100,000 populationNumber of doctors for each 100,000 people
- 11HICHigh Income Country e.g. UK
- 12LICLow income country e.g. Zimbabwe
- 13NEENewly Emerging Economy e.g. India