Studied by 3 people
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
the total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year
Gross National Product (GNP)
measures the total economic output of a country
GNP per capita
a country’s GNP divided by its population
economic growth
measures the annual (every year) increase in GDP, GNP or GDP per capita
inequality of wealth
the gap in income between a country’s richest and poorest people
inflation
measures how much the prices of goods, services and wages increase each year
what does high inflation suggest?
the governement lacks control over the economy
unemployment
the number of people who cannot find work
economic structure
shows the division of a country’s economy between primary, secondary and tertiary structures
demographics
studies population growth and stucture
compares birth rates to death rates, life expectancy and urban and rural ratios
life expectancy
the average age to which a person lives
infant mortality rate
counts the number of babies, per 1000 live births, who die under the age of one
poverty
indices count the percentage of people living below the poverty level, or on very small incomes
access to basic services
the availability of services necessary for a healthy life, such as clean water and sanitation
access to healthcare
takes into account statistics such as how many doctors there are for every patient
risk of disease
calculates the percentage of people with diseases such as AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis
access to education
measures how many people attend primary school, secondary school and higher education.
literacy rate
the percentage of adults who can read and write
access to technology
includes statistics such as the percentage of people with access to phones, television and the internet
male/female equality
compares statistics such as the literacy rates and employment between the two
government spending priorities
compares health and education expenditure with military expenditure and paying off debts
fertility rate
the average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime
maternal mortality rate
the annual nummber of deaths of women from pregnancy related causes per 100,000 live births
what is development?
a process that creates growth, progress, positive change or the addition of physical, economic, environmental, social and demographic components
basically meant: any improvement in the standard of living of people in the country
list all the social factors
GNP
GNP per capita
Inequality of wealth
Unemployment
Demographics
Life expectancy
Infant mortality rate
Access to basic services
Access to healthcare
Risk of disease
Access to education
Literacy rate
Access to technology
Male/female equality
Fertility rate
Maternal mortality rate
list all the economic factors
GDP
economic growth
inflation
economic structure
poverty
list all the political factors
government spending priorities
population pyramid
a bar chart arranged vertically, which shows the distribution of a population by age and sex
how to read a population pyramid?
shape of the pyramids
highest/lowest age groups
reasons for different shapes
Corruption Perceptions Index
a ranking of countries according to percieved levels of corruption
Gini Coefficient
a way of measuring inequality in a country
the higher the value of the Gini coefficient, the more unequal the country is
explain one factor that causes the fertility rate to vary so much around the world.
access to education
access to healthcare
etc.
