Download GRADE 09 LESSONS WEEK 2 WAYS OF MEASURING DEVELOPMENT

GEOGRAPHY
GRADE 9
WEEK 2
LESSONS 3 & 4: WAYS OF MEASURING DEVELOPMENT
You must know:
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You must use these Resources:
What a development indicator is.
How and why we measure development.
The terms GDP, Economic Sectors, LE, HDI
and GDP per Capita.
How to read and interpret information on various
types of graphs and infographics.
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Lesson on Page 3
Textbook: Topic 2 – Development
Geography (Measuring development)
Worksheet
Textbook: For additional Activities
Use the information on Page 3 and your textbook to complete the
following activity and questions in your workbook.
WAYS OF MEASURING DEVELOPMENT
3.
Study the following graph and answer the questions on South Africa’s GDP statistics.
3.1
Define the term GDP.
3.2
What does the abbreviation GDP stand for?
3.3
During which year and term between 2008 and 2014 was the South African GDP growth figures at…
(i)
its lowest? What was this figure?
(ii)
its highest? What was the figure?
3.4
3.5
During which year (all four terms included) did GDP show the
highest growth?
What type of development indicator is GDP statistics?
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4.
Study the following map which shows the HDI of countries of the world and answer the
questions.
4.1
What does the abbreviation HDI stand for?
4.2
Define the term HDI and explain how it is interpreted.
4.3
What aspects of development is in included (measured) in the HDI?
4.4
What is South Africa’s HDI score as shown on the map?
4.5
Comment on the quality of life in South Africa based on the score you mentioned in 4.4.
4.6
Name ONE country from the map with the lowest HDI score.
4.7
Name ONE country from the map with the highest HDI score.
4.8
What is the approximate score for the HDI of the USA as shown on the map?
4.9
Comment on the quality of life in the USA based on the score you mentioned in 4.8.
4.10
“The HDI is a more reliable indicator of measuring a country’s level development than the GDP per
Capita”. Agree or disagree with this statement. Write a paragraph of 80 words to support your
viewpoint.
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Study this topic with the following questions in mind!
TOPIC: DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS TO MEASURE LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT
What does it look like?
Example of an Economic indicator
Example of an Environmental indicator
What is it?
What are the aims?
Statistics used to measure development
are called indicators of development.
Development indicators are divided into:
• Economic, Social, Composite and
Environmental indicators
To determine if:
• people’s quality of life is improving.
• people’s standard of living is improving.
• natural and human resource potential is being
met.
Different types of indicators:
Meaning of terms:
1. Economic indicators measure the:
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP), GDP
per Capita, GDP contributions to
economic sectors, employment levels
GDP - Total value of goods, products and services produced
within the boundaries of country within one year.
2. Social indicators measure:
- poverty, ouality of life, infant
mortality, LE, birth and death rates
3. Environmental indicators measure:
- ecological footprints, carry capacity
of the environment etc.
4. Composite indicators measure:
- a combination of factors such as the
HDI or PQLI
GDP per Capita - is the GDP divided by the number of
people in a country. Shows the average amount of money
available to each person in a country in one year (pa).
LE – refers to the life expectancy which is the average
period that a person may expect to live.
Economic sectors – refers to primary, secondary and tertiary
activities in the economy.
HDI – refers to Human Development index which uses life
expectancy, income and literacy levels. Zero (0) indicates the
worse possible quality of life while 1 shows an almost
perfect place.
Created by: Hyran Gillion
Acknowledgements: Mr Gerhard Kroukamp (La Rochelle GHS) and Mr Ben Malan (Stellenbosch High School)
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