What is the functional difference between GDP and GNP? Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross National Product (GNP) both try to measure the market value of all goods and services produced for final sale in an economy. The difference is how each term interprets what constitutes the economy. GDP refers to and measures the domestic levels of production, whereas GNP measures the levels of production of any person or corporation of a country. For example, the American GNP measures the production levels of any American or American-owned entity, regardless of where in the world the actual production process is taking place, and defines the economy in terms of the citizens. GNP measures the compensation and investment income received by nationals working or investing abroad. GNP is less commonly referred to than GDP, but is best described as the measure of national output. Depending on circumstances, GNP can be either higher or lower than GDP. This depends on the ratio of domestic to foreign manufacturers in a given country. For example, China's GDP is $300 billion greater than its GNP, according to Knoema, a public data platform, due to the large number of foreign companies manufacturing in the country, whereas the GNP of the U.S. is $250 billion greater than its GDP, because of the mass amounts of production that take place outside of the country's borders. Though both calculations attempt to measure the same thing, generally speaking, GDP is the more commonly utilized method of measuring a country's economic success in the world, but GNP can be useful as well. It is important to reference both when trying to get an accurate description of a given country's economic worth. Organizations like The World Bank and the Human Development Index (HDI) have replaced GNP with Gross National Income (GNI) to better measure the income of a country. While GNP and GNI are very similar in purpose and definition, the GNI is a better measure of income rather than production. : :
Physical Geography of India (Himalayas, Northern Plains) India has vast diversity in physical features. This diversity of landmass is the result of the large landmass of India formed during different geological periods and also due to various geological and geomorphological process that took place in the crust. According to Plate Tectonic theory folding, faulting and volcanic activity are the major processes involved in the creation of physical features of Indian landscape. For example, the formation of the Himalayas in the north of the country attributed to the convergence of Gondwana land with the Eurasian plate. The Northern part of the country has a vast expanse of rugged topography consisting of a series of mountain ranges with varied peaks, beautiful valleys and deep gorges. The Southern part of the country consists of stable table land with highly dissected plateaus, denuded rocks and developed series of scarps. The Great Northern Plains lies between these two landscape...
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