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THE DEVELOPMENT GAP (Indicators of development (GNI, birth rate, death…
THE DEVELOPMENT GAP
Indicators of development
GNI
birth rate
death rate
literacy rate
life expectancy
Infant mortality rate
How useful are the measures of development
Birth Rate
As a country develops women are likely to become educated and want a career instead of wanting childern
a reliable measure
Death Rate
less reliable measure
countries with older populations are more likley to have a highrer death rate
infant mortality rate
useful measure
sees how good the health care is
literacy rate
reliable
shows how many people can read and write in the countries
number of doctors per 1000 people
a bit less reliable
shows how much money a country has for medical services
countries at different stages of development
stage 1 - traditional rainforests tribes
in parts of indonesia, brazil and malaysia small groups live seperatky with no contact on the outside world
Stage 2 - Afghanistan
afghanistan is one of the poorestand least developed countries in the world. Its birth rate is 39 per 1000 and its death rate is 14 per 1000
Stage 3 - Nigeria
Nigeria is a newly emerging economy experiencing economic growth
Stage 4 - USA
the USA is one of the most developed countries in the world. Good quality health care means that the death rates are low
Stage 5 - Germany
germany is a well developed country experiencing population decline as death rate exceeds birth rate
reasons the data could be unreliable
data could be hard to collect
data is out of date
they only focus on certian aspects of development
government might make the data incorrect
measuring development
HIC
High income country
america and the uk
LIC
Low income country
chad and south sudan
NEEs
china
newly emerging economy
The rich north and the poor south
the north south divide is considered as a social economic and political divide
reasons for uneven development
landlocked countries
this means that the country is only boarded by land with no access to see
climate related diseases
it affects the ability of people to stay healthy and work
eg mosquitos cause malaria
extreame weather
extreame weather can affect development by causing damage
Development means
Positive change that makes things better
different factors affect a countries development
natural hazards
earthquakes
trade and debt
access to clean water and education
stable government or civil war
Measuring quality of life
A good quality of life will mean differnt things for different countries. for example saftey and security freedom and the right to vote
