Development

= Terms: = __Development__ __Economic Wealth__ __Demographic Transition Model__ __Infant Mortality rate__ __Birthrate:__ __Deathrate:__ __Natural Increase:__ __Life expectency:__ __Dependency ratio:__ __Dependant Population:__ __Replacement rate:__ __Family Planning:__ __Fertility rate:__ __Literacy:__
 * Development is the level of econimic growth of a country or a regoin and the processes of cjhange taking place witin it.
 * Economic Wealth is the wealth of a country and is measured by the Gross National Product per capita (GNP per person)
 * GNP isthe total value of goods and services produced by a nation divided by the total population of the nation.
 * The DTM is a model which measures a nation in a series of stages according to birthrate and death rate and the total popoulation.
 * Infant Mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants (people aged 1 or less) in the year.
 * This is usually represented against 1000 live births.
 * the number of live births per 1000 people per year
 * the number of deaths per 1000 people per year
 * The growth in a population resulting from an excess of births over deaths
 * the average number of years a person born in a region is expected to live
 * the ratio between non-economically active age groups (under 15yrs and over 65) and economically active age groups.
 * This is shown as: non-economically active / Economically active.
 * when a nation has more non-economically active citizens than economically active citizens.
 * The sufficient amount of children needed to be born to balance the number of people who die in that year.
 * When families begin to plan how large they want their family and how many children will be in the family.
 * Rate of live births per person can also be divised by women only
 * The abillity to read and use sources for personal gain