Development

Question 1

Consequences of uneven development:

Answer 1

-large differences in wealth
-Large differences in healthcare
-Large differences in international migration
-Environmental pollution

Question 2

Examples of uneven development:

Answer 2

• Malawi has an infant mortality rate of 35 per 1000, the USA is about 6.
• life expectancy in Malawi is 63 while the USA is 77 years.
• Malawis GNI per capita was $338 but in the US it’s about $60000

Question 3

Strategies to reduce the Global Development Gap.

Answer 3

• Aid
• Debt relief
• Intermediate technology
• Fair trade
• micro finance loans (loans to support start ups of businesses)
• tourism (supports 10% jobs in Indonesia)

Question 4

Physical causes of uneven development:

Answer 4

• tropical climates make it hard for work in the middle of the day.
• having natural resources to start off with provide a steady source for the growth of economy.
• infertile, steep or flood common farm land
• being landlocked as a country
• frequency of natural hazards: governments spend money on rebuilding areas instead of furthering them.

Question 5

Historical causes of uneven development:

Answer 5

• colonisation only benefits the colonial rulers as they can have cheap labour and raw materials. Like Malawi and Lesotho
• conflict and wars. E.g. Marshall Aid from the US after WWII

Question 6

Economic causes of uneven development

Answer 6

-Trade links and geographic position
-High national debt- e.g. Malawi was spending 9.6% of his GNI on paying it’s debts
-no added value from raw materials before exporting them.