People, Work and Development

Measuring Development

Objective:

…to understand what development is, and to think about how it can be measured.

…to understand the advantages and disadvantages of using indicators to measure development

Think about this question – what is development?

How could development be measured?

So what does development mean?

• I think development means…..

…..to grow and move through different stages… to progress and change

Check point

• Development means….

Some meanings..• Birth Rate meansthe number of live births per thousand of population

per yearFor the UK the number is 12This means that for every 1000 people in the UK 12 are born every yearThe population of the UK is 70 million70 million divided by 1000 = 70,000So, the actual number of births in the UK is 70,000 x 12 = 840,000

• Death Ratethe number of deaths per one thousand people per

year.

Meaning what?..the demographic transition (population change)

Stick your copy in to your bookDescribe the stage the UK is in…refer to Birth Rate and Death Rate

So…how could you measure development?

• Pair and share 10 different ways

• Select the way you think would be best…explain your choice

• Pair and share at least 10 different ways

• Select at least 3 different identified ways .. and for each explain the good and bad points of using this method

How are levels of economic and social well being measured?

Gross National Product (GNP)

Percentage of people employed in primary, secondary, and tertiary industries.

Amount of trade the country has.

Birth and death rates

Infant mortality rate

Life expectancy

Number of people to every doctor.

Literacy rate

Measures of development

• Complete the definitions information sheet

• If you had to select just one to show a countries level of development …which would you chose and why?

• Complete the definitions information sheet

• If you had to select just one to show a countries level of development…which would you chose and why?

• Can you think of other ways to measure development

Lesson to start from the next slide please

All do the yellow boxes with green outline

• Always answer in full sentences

Extra do the green boxes• Always answer in full

sentences

Measuring Development

Objective:

…to understand the advantages and disadvantages of using different indicators to measure development

GNP (per person) US$Measurement of wealth

Birth Rate Adult Literacy %

Country A 36,600 12 99

Country B 42,200 20 93

Country C 1,800 31 87

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Copy out the data belowWhat would these countries be like……?

Can you guess the names of any of the three countries……?

Check point

• Development can be Measured by…

The good thing about using … to measure development is….

Measuring developmentPlace these indicators of development in to a diamond 9 gridCar ownershipLiteracy ratesNumber of people per doctorGross National Product% access to clean waterPopulation density% people employed in agriculture% population living in urban areasPopulation growth ratesInfant Mortality Rates

Explain your choice for the most and least important indicators

One of theses tells us nothing about how developed a country is...which one do you miss out?

The development gap

1. How much money have African (green and yellow) countries – Got in loans?– Repaid in debts?

2. Describe the characters in the cartoon…how are they dressed and what are they doing?3. What does this cartoon mean?

Why do African countries still owe so much money….and is this fair?

Where are the MEDCs and LEDCs?

• Describe the distribution of higher and lower income countries

• Try to explain this distribution

Your tasks:

What is this sketch

telling us?

Check point

• Development can be Measured using …

• An advantage of using ……. To measure development is……

• A disadvantage of using … to measure development is ….

The end….