6.1 dynamic development

definition of development

economic, social and environmental developments leading to an improvement in living standards and quality of life.

global distribution of AC’s, EDC’s and LIDC’s

• AC’s tend to be North of the equator, except for Australia

• continents where AC’s are common is North America and Europe

define standard of living and give factors

• level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available to a certain geographic area

• includes factors like hospitals, education, transport links and water availability.

different types of development

• ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT = measure of countries wealth, level of industrialisation and technology

• SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT = an improvement in the human welfare to meet peoples needs

• ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT= an improvement in the quality of the environment that the people inhabit e.g. pollution

• SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT = meeting peoples needs without compromising the ability of future generations meeting their needs

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS

• GNI per capita is the gross income per person in a country.

• its the countries total income divided by their population

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS

• HDI is the human development index and has been used by the UN since 1990 to rank the development of countries across the globe.

• ranked on a scale from 0-1, 1 being the most developed

• takes into account LIFE EXPECTANCY, MEAN YEARS OF SCHOOLING, EXPECTED YEARS OF SCHOOLING, AND GNI PER CAPITA.

• gives a more well-rounded evaluation of development

HUMAN factors influencing uneven development

• social unrest - WAR - COLONIALISM

• WAR leads to loss of life

• less people working = decrease in GDP and GNI

• limited free speech

• HISTORIC factors

PHYSICAL FACTORS

• climate- extreme weather may lead to dry soil

• being LANDLOCKED - affects trade

• natural resource availability

factors why its HARD to break out of poverty

• TRADE

• DEBT