Geography GCSE
Development
What Development means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Development
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The progress of a country in terms of economic growth, the use of technology, and human welfare.
Topics that use Development
- Definitions of development vary as do attempts to measure it (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- The level of development varies globally (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Core-Periphery Model
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita
- Human Development Index (HDI)
- Top-down development
- Appropriate technology
- Bottom-up development
- Brandt Line
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