DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT
Across
- 2. emerging and developing country
- 4. Countries that are rapidly growing their economies: Brazil, Russia, India and China
- 7. Non-Governmental Organisations. These are normally charities that work on local community projects such as the Room to Read project in Zambia.
- 11. Human Development Index: A rank of how developed a country is based on key development indicators such as wealth, life expectancy and education (literacy rate).
- 13. An increase in the total goods and services that a country produces. This leads to more jobs and income
- 15. Millennium Development Goals: in 2000 world leaders agree on 8 goals for governments to aim for so as to cut world poverty in half by 2015.
- 17. low income developing country
- 20. Money that is owed. In this topic we learned that many LIDCS are in debt to ACs that have lent them money in the past
- 22. Where communities supported by NGOs work on a development project at local level. For example, Room to Read is a project to improve literacy and gender equality through giving better access to education to all. Particularly to girls in rural areas.
- 23. Trans National Companies: Companies based in several countries, normally with the headquarters in an AC, which is where the profits go.
- 28. Access to basic infrastructure for drainage and sewerage.
- 29. A spectacular physical feature in Zambia, with huge potential to attract tourism.
- 31. The buying and selling of goods and services
- 32. A British international charity working to provide clean water and sanitation. E.g. 5 million in Zambia do not have access to safe water. In one year Water Aid provided 54,000 Zambians with safe water.
- 35. Where you receive help from another country.
- 37. When a foreign country invests their money into a country. E.g. China spends money investing in Zambia’s copper mining industry.
- 38. The health of women during pregnancy and just after they have given birth.
- 39. An improvement in human welfare to meet people’s needs. E.g. clean water, medical care
- 40. Where the development strategy involves large, government implemented strategies. These are often expensive projects with lots of infrastructure development.
Down
- 1. Environmental, Economic and Social development that meets people’s needs now, without making it harder for future generations to meet their needs
- 3. Geography this means an improvement in living standards over time. Normally this links to increasing wealth leading to better health
- 5. When the Chinese government or Chinese companies spend money in another country on a projects, such as investing in the Zambian Copper industry.
- 6. The period when European countries controlled many other countries in different parts of the world. E.g. the UK controlled Sambia.
- 8. A large dam built to create a reservoir so as to create hydro-electric power (HEP). This was a Top Down government strategy implemented in Zambia.
- 9. The state of being extremely poor, such that it is difficult to have a reasonable standard of living.
- 10. Where the debts owed to ACs or the IMF by LIDCs are cancelled or at least partially cancelled. This allows the LIDCs to keep more of their money to spend on development.
- 12. Where you receive help.
- 14. A model showing the different stages of economic development that a country is likely to go through.
- 16. The average life span in a particular country. This gives a useful indicator of development.
- 18. Countries with the potential to follow in the footsteps of the BRICS: Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey.
- 19. A line that divides the more developed countries called ‘The rich North’ , from the less developed countries. ‘The poor South’.
- 21. Gross National Income: The total sum of all the money earned in a country.
- 24. The capital city of Zambia. Many of the important sugar factories are in this area
- 25. A TNC that operates in 46 countries including Zambia. In 2001 they brought the Zambia Sugar company. Its products include Silver Spoon Sugar. This is also an example of foreign investment
- 26. An area to the North of Zambia that is rich in copper and so this has led to the development of Copper mining in this area.
- 27. The idea that women get the same rights and opportunities as men
- 30. When a large number of people are protesting, often with violence, due to their dissatisfaction with the government of a country.
- 33. Advanced country
- 34. Our case study country: Located in Central Southern Africa, to the South of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
- 36. International Monetary Fund: 189 member countries working together to help countries to develop and so reduce poverty.