dynamic development

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what is development
The improvement of peoples quality of life
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what are development indicators
they help to show how developed a country is
what are examples of development indicators
birth rates, death rates, life expectancy, literacy rates, GNI, HDI and GDP
what are the three types of development
social, economic, environmental
how is development distributed
it is globally uneven
how is development measured
GNI per capita
what are physical factors causing uneven development
poor climate, landlocked countries, water shortage, national hazards
what are human factors causing development
poverty, trade, history
what are the factors making it hard for countries to break out poverty
debt, trade, political unrest
what are development strategies
used to
what are bottom up strategies
small-scale initiatives, (disadvantage) usually led by the local community, low cost, minimal impact on the environment(advantage)
what are top down strategies
large-scale initiatives, usually controlled by the government(advantage), expensive, may not be sustainable(disadvantage)