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Development and Health Introduction

Development and Health Introduction.

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Development and Health Introduction

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  1. Development and Health Introduction Standard Question[Sample Question] Infant Mortality Rate per 1000 live births is a social indicator of development. Name two other social indicators and explain how they show a country’s level of development. [8 marks]What 4 indicators do you need to know to answer questions like these?

  2. Development and Health Introduction Hard Question: [2011] “Levels of wealth, health and economic development are not evenly spread within individual countries.” (i) In what ways does the information given in the table below suggest that the eight provinces of Kenya are at different levels of development? [10 marks]

  3. Development and Health Indicators Problems with Indicators [Date]Today I will:- Understand the reasons why single indicators are not completely accurate

  4. Development and Health Indicators [A] They are averages which disguise or distort wide internal variations [B] eg. a few immensely wealthy families but the majority of the population may be living at subsistence level. Cameroon: Subsistence agriculture and Paul Biya worth between $300 and $400 million.

  5. Development and Health Indicators [A] Subsistence agriculture and ‘barter economies’ are not included in wealth indicators

  6. Development and Health Indicators [A] Some regions/areas of a country may be much better off than others [B] for example the regional disparities found in Brazil and ‘urban-rural’ contrasts

  7. Development and Health Indicators [A] GNP figures are in some cases inflated by oil revenues (showing a big gap between these and other indicators that have yet to ‘catch up’) [B] For example 45% of Saudi Arabia’s GNP is from oil which causes an inflated statistic.

  8. Development and Health Indicators [A] Certain indicators are perhaps irrelevant to the real quality of life in many poorer ELDCs [B] eg TVs per household when there is no electricity supply.

  9. Development and Health Indicators [A] One indicator is not enough on its own [B] for example being literate does not make up for being hungry or ill.

  10. Development and Health Indicators [A] GNP has to be converted to a common currency. [B] Monetary calculations change daily for example [Ex] £50 will not always equal $75.

  11. Development and Health Indicators [Practice Question] Name two types of economic indicators and explain how they show a country’s level of development [8 marks]2001 [b] Explain why indicators of development may fail to reflect accurately the true quality of life throughout a country [8 marks]

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