GCSE Geography - Development

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    • Development
      a process of change that affects peoples lives around the world. It may include improvements in the quality of life and standard of living for people
    • Quality of life
      health and happiness
    • standard of living
      material and goods of an individual
    • economic ways of developing
      reducing levels of poverty
      increasing levels of wealth
      bringing benefits to all, not just the wealthiest in society
      reducing the gap between rich and poor
    • social ways of development
      creating equal status between men and women
      creating, justice freedom and the right to vote (democracy) for all
      making sure al children have a good standard of education
      making sure everyone has the basic necessities to survive
    • development war

      making sure everyone is safe from conflict
    • HIC
      a country that has a GNI per capita of $12746 or above
    • examples of HICS
      UK, USA, Canada, France
    • NIC
      a country that has a level of development between an LIC and HIC , they have a rapidly growing economy
    • LIC
      A country with GNI per capita lower than $1045
    • BRICS
      Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
    • MINTS
      Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey
    • 17% of countries are
      HICS
    • 45% of countries are
      NICS
    • 38% of countries are
      LICS
    • having a high literacy rate within a country
      increases the likelihood of them getting a job and having higher wages
      stable salary means they can buy groceries and necessities
      increases standard of living and quality of life
    • a country's average lifespan indicates
      high levels of development
    • average lifespan showcases

      healthcare
      good diet
      mental health
      housing provision
      leisure
      number of doctors
      literacy rate
      GNP per capita
      life expectancy
      water supply
    • aid
      assistance given from one country to another
    • aid consists of
      money
      equipment
      training
      loans
    • NGOS
      non-governmental organisations
    • bilateral aid
      country receiving the aid must spend the money on goods and services from the country providing it
    • multilateral aid
      high income countries donate money through organisations like the UN or world back
    • short term aid
      provides immediate support during or after a disaster
      food
      medicine
      tetnts
    • long term aid
      a continuous program that aims to improve standards of living
    • non governmental aid
      aid provided by charities
      emergency relief
      small scale projects
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