Geography GCSE
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita
What Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita
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The total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year, divided by its total population.
The total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year, divided by its population.
Topics that use Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita
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- The level of development varies globally (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Core-Periphery Model
- Human Development Index (HDI)
- Top-down development
- Development
- Appropriate technology
- Bottom-up development
- Brandt Line
Using Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in the exam
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