Measuring economic developoment 2.2

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

Rich and poor

Recap of 2.1

Find online a picture of a MEDC

Find online a picture of a LEDC

There aren't only differences between countries but also within countries; we call these differences regional disparities.

There aren't only differences between countries but also within countries; we call these differences regional disparities.

Rural areas in LEDC's are normally poorer than urban areas. Therefore people move from the rural areas to cities, this is called rural-urban migration.

This rural-urban migration causes the growth of slums.

Explain why rural-urban migration causes slums to grow.

Why do people migrate from the rural to urban areas?

Measuring economic developoment

LEDC or MEDC?!

Gross Domestic Product

GDP

All the money that is earned in a country per year.

Gross Domestic Product

The total value of all products and services produced by a country.

GDP per capita

The total GDP of a country divided by the number of citizens in that country.

Disadvantages of using GDP

• the GDP per capita is an average number.  

Disadvantages of using GDP

• the GDP per capita is an average number. 
• the GDP per capita cannot tell us anything about regional differences in a country. 

Disadvantages of using GDP

• the GDP per capita is an average number. 
• the GDP per capita cannot tell us anything about regional differences in a country. 
• the GDP per capita doesn’t tell you anything about what you can buy for a certain amount of money in a specific country.

Disadvantages of using GDP

• the GDP per capita is an average number. 
• the GDP per capita cannot tell us anything about regional differences in a country. 
• the GDP per capita doesn’t tell you anything about what you can buy for a certain amount of money in a specific country.
  
• in some countries it is very difficult to measure the GDP. 

Economic employment sectors

Economic employment sectors

• Another way to measure development
• How do people earn their money?
• Three different sectors

Economic employment sectors

• Another way to measure development
• How do people earn their money?
• Three different sectors

Economic employment sectors

• Another way to measure development
• How do people earn their money?
• Three different sectors

Measuring human development

Human Development-Index

Poverty trap = negative spiral of effects that keep a person poor.