Development Terminology (Grade 11 NSC Matric Geography): Flashcards
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Development definition
Development definition
Efficient use of resources to improve living standards & quality
Developed countries main features
Developed countries main features
High economic/social progress, industrialized, high living standards
Developing countries main challenges
Developing countries main challenges
Smaller industry, lower incomes, lower living standards
MEDCs acronym meaning
MEDCs acronym meaning
More Economically Developed Countries
MEDCs key characteristics
MEDCs key characteristics
Efficient resources, high industry, excellent services, export goods
LEDCs acronym meaning
LEDCs acronym meaning
Less Economically Developed Countries
LEDCs key characteristics
LEDCs key characteristics
High poverty, weak systems, export raw materials, need financial aid
North-South divide meaning
North-South divide meaning
North hemisphere more developed, south faces more challenges
Industrialized countries examples
Industrialized countries examples
China and Brazil - rapid growth through industrialization
Multidimensional development meaning
Multidimensional development meaning
Not just economic - includes healthcare, education, infrastructure