Development

Development means .....

• getting older

• the increasing wealth of a country & the consequent improvement in quality of life

• winning races again and again

• getting better at life

How are countries classified as HICs, MICs or LICs?

• By how many people live in the country

• By how many factories they have

• According to their wealth & standard of living of their inhabitants

Match the following countries to their level of development

• MIC

• Ethiopia

• LIC

• Brazil

• HIC

• Qatar

Where are most low income countries found?

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• South America

Reorder these countries in terms of the size of their economies - from largest to smallest

• India

• USA

• Brazil

• Japan

Which countries are likely to DROP in RANK ORDER of the size of their economy by 2050?

• USA

  UK

  Japan

• Indonesia

  Brazil

  Russia

Why are the terms 'high-income', 'middle-income' and 'low-income' better than 'developed' and 'developing'?

What factors contribute to a country being classified as a developing nation (an LIC)?

• High levels of industrialization

• Low income and limited access to education and healthcare

• Strong political stability

What is a common indicator of economic development?

• Population size

• Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita

• Number of tourist attractions

Which of the following in NOT used to indicate quality of life

• Adult literacy rate

• Number of luxury cars

• Life expectancy

• GNI per capita