Development Revision What is development and key terms of indicators Indicators of Development DEVELOPMENT is the process of Social people and Birth rate The number of live births per 1000 people per year. – – change and growth in a place; it quality of life Death rate The number of deaths per 1000 people per year. – should be for the better. Natural Increase - rate minus death rate and shows population increase. Development is when a country or Economic based on Life Expectancy - The average number of years a person born in a country might be place improves. – money and wealth expected to live. only. Infant mortality rate - The average number of deaths of children under 1 year of age per MEDC more economically developed country 1000 live births. LEDC less economically developed The richest 20% of the People per doctor - The number of patients each doctor is responsible for on average. – countries world’s population Adult Literacy - The percentage of people who can read and write. NIC newly industrialised countries receives more than 80% – GDP $ - The total value of goods and services produced by its total population. of the world’s income The Human Development Index (HDI) is an alternate way of measuring development. The poorest 60% receives A score is given between 0-1, based on a composite of three indicators. The closer to 1, the less than 6% of the more developed the country. income Limitations: The statistics are averages, therefore hide differences within the population- extremes in wealth, gender differences in education. Brandt Line Regional Inequality Aid: Differences in Out of date as now have NIC development (all social and economic indicators) WITHIN a country or place.
Development Revision What is development and key terms DEVELOPMENT is the process of change and growth in a place; it should be for the better. Development is when a country or place improves. MEDC more economically developed country LEDC – less economically developed countries NIC – newly industrialised countries of indicators Social – people and quality of life Economic – based on money and wealth only. The richest 20% of the world’s population receives more than 80% of the world’s income The poorest 60% receives less than 6% of the income Indicators of Development Birth rate – The number of live births per 1000 people per year. Death rate – The number of deaths per 1000 people per year. Natural Increase - rate minus death rate and shows population increase. Life Expectancy - The average number of years a person born in a country might be expected to live. Infant mortality rate - The average number of deaths of children under 1 year of age per 1000 live births. People per doctor - The number of patients each doctor is responsible for on average. Adult Literacy - The percentage of people who can read and write. GDP $ - The total value of goods and services produced by its total population. The Human Development Index (HDI) is an alternate way of measuring development. A score is given between 0-1, based on a composite of three indicators. The closer to 1, the more developed the country. Limitations: The statistics are averages, therefore hide differences within the population- extremes in wealth, gender differences in education. Brandt Line Out of date as now have NIC Regional Inequality Differences in development (all social and economic indicators) WITHIN a country or place. Aid:
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