Uneven Development

Question 1

Name the physical factors of uneven development?

Answer 1

Poor climate

Few raw materials

Poor farming land

Lots of natural disasters

Question 2

Name the economic factors of development?

Answer 2

Poor Trade links

Lots of debt

An economy based on primary products

Question 3

Name the historical causes of uneven development

Question 4

How does a poor climate lead to uneven development?

Answer 4

Climate may not be suitable to grow crops - leads to malnutrition

People have fewer crops to sell - less money to buy goods - less money to economy

Question 5

How does poor farming land cause uneven development?

Answer 5

If land is steep or has poor soil then it will difficult to grow crops

Question 6

How does few raw materials affect how developed a country is?

Answer 6

Countries whiteout raw materials have less to export - make less money - can’t fund development projects

Question 7

How does lots of natural disasters affect how developed a country is?

Answer 7

Have to spend lots of money on rebuilding - reduce quality of life if the people affected

Question 8

How does poor trade links cause uneven development?

Answer 8

If country has poor trade links it won’t make a lot of money so they will be less to spend on development

Question 9

How does lots of debt cause uneven development?

Answer 9

Poor counties have to focus on paying debts back instead of there own country and economy

Question 10

How does an economy based on primary products cause uneven development?

Answer 10

Primary products have less of a profit then manufactured goods

Prices of primary goods fluctuate - 2018 price of cocoa dropped below cost of production in Ghana