Transcript E ~ Development Indicators ake

Development indicators.
15/10/12.
To look at how we find out how
developed a country is

Development indicators…?
Women’s earning’s
as a % of men’s
Infant mortality
GDP per capita
% with access to
Adult literacy rate
clean safe water
Number of doctors
per 1000 people
Daily calorie
consumption
Life expectancy
Development indicators…?
Do people get enough to eat?
 Do they have access to clean water?
 Do they have access to medical treatment if
they fall ill?
 How much money have people got on average?
 Can most people read and write?
 How long can people expect to live?
 What are the chances of children dying
before they are five?
 Do women have the same opportunities as
men?
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MEDC OR LEDC?
Look at the statistics below – what do they tell us about a country?
Adult
Literacy
Rate
GDP
per capita
($)
Life
Expectancy
(years)
Number
of doctors
(per 1000
per year)
Birth rate
(per 1000
per year)
Death rate
(per 1000
per year)
1
100
32,380
80
177
10
7
2
31.5
140
37
10
46
26
3
92
30,060
76
147
13
4
4
84
4,570
67
134
7
21
MEDC OR LEDC – Answers!
Look at the statistics below – what do they tell us about a country?
Adult
Literacy
Rate
GDP
per capita
($)
Life
Expectancy
(years)
80
1
J100
32,380
A
2
S31.5I
E 140R
3
S 92 I 30,060
N
B
4
84
R4,570
P
R37 A
G76
67A
A
Number
of doctors
(per 1000
per year)
Birth rate
(per 1000
per year)
A 10
177
Death rate
(per 1000
per year)
7
N
10
L E46 O
26
N
147
P
O13 R
4
E
134 Z
7 I
21
E
L
Re-cap
To know how developed a country is we
use development indicators.
 An example of a development indicator is..
 Question 1 =
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Philippines V’s?????
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Go onto the CIA factbook and with the 8
main development indicators, and choose
two other compare and contrast their
development.
Homework due in Monday 22nd and 23rd October: Assignment: create your own World
choropleth Map that shows any of the other 8 main development indicators.
Make sure you write a paragraph to your graph explaining your development indicator in
full. Printed, hand coloured and written paper world map is required.
Useful web sites:
1.Gapminder (data)
2.CIAfactbook (data)
3.Indiemaper: http://indiemapper.com/education/labs/1/Choropleth_Lab_Indiemapper.pdf
Homework
Due in for Monday 22nd/23rd October,
2012.
Complete information sheet –
True or false on Ghana
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Your turn

Find the correct question to match with
each development indicator, e.g.
Life expectancy = How long can people expect to live?
Complete question 1 & 2 on your
worksheet.
 Which country is most / least developed?
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