Characteristics of Developing Countries (Grade 11 NSC Matric Economics): Flashcards
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Defining features of developing countries (2 main)
Defining features of developing countries (2 main)
Lower industrialisation & lower living standards
What low per capita income means
What low per capita income means
Total income ÷ population = small share per person
Impact of high population growth in developing countries
Impact of high population growth in developing countries
Pressure on limited resources (food, water, housing, healthcare)
Primary products developing countries depend on
Primary products developing countries depend on
Agricultural produce, fishing, mining, forestry
Causes of low productivity (4 factors)
Causes of low productivity (4 factors)
Primitive tech, poor organisation, limited capital, low skills
Examples of infrastructure
Examples of infrastructure
Roads, electricity, water, telecom, schools, hospitals, ports
HDI stands for
HDI stands for
Human Development Index
Three components of HDI
Three components of HDI
Life expectancy, education index, GDP per capita
HDI scale range
HDI scale range
0 to 1 (0 = lowest, 1 = highest human development)
HDI score for very high human development
HDI score for very high human development
0.800 or above