1. Development
L/O: To understand what development is and how
it is measured
Starter: What is development?

2. Development
Development – Improvement in human
welfare, quality of life, social well being.
Satisfying the population’s needs and wants.

3. North South Divide
Brandt Commission in 1981

4. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the
total value of goods and services
produced by a country in a year.

5. Birth rate is the number of babies
born per 1000. The higher the
number the less developed a
country is.

6. Life expectancy - the average age
to which a person lives, eg this is
79 in the UK and 48 in Kenya.

7. Literacy rate is the percentage of
adults who can read and write. This
is 99% in the UK, 85% in Kenya and
60% in India.

8. Doctors per 100,000 tells us how
rich a country is. The more doctors
there are, the less time patients
have to wait.

9. HDI-Human Development Index
Gives a country a score between 0
and 1 and is based on life
expectancy, education and income.