Geography - Development

• Brazil, India, Russia and China

• Developing quickly so they can spend more money on healthcare, education and infrastructure to improve quality of life

BRIC Countries

• LICs such as Haiti have a low GDP per capita which means there is less money to invest in healthcare, education and infrastructure such as safe drinking water

• In Somalia the majority of people are employed in farming

• The lack of investment in healthcare and education means that people get trapped in a cycle of poverty

Comparing Development (LICs)

• Brazil and China are middle income countries

• In Brazil access to health and education has improved and it has a large tertiary sector as a result

• In China access to health and education has also improved though it has a large rural population still living in poverty

• China has a substantial secondary sector from manufacturing so many products for multinational companies

Comparing Development (NEEs)

• Qatar is a high income country that generates most of its wealth through oil

• The development indicators show that this money isn’t always spent on improving in services in the country, such as education

• Russia is a high/middle income country, like China it still has some rural areas living in poverty

• Russia has a large manufacturing base to produce good for multinational companies

Comparing Development (HICs)

Consequences of Uneven Development

• Income

• Health - developed countries have better healthcare systems and higher life expectancies

• The environment- development often comes with industrialisation and new industries in metals, mining, chemicals and manufacturing can release a lot of pollutants into the environment

• International Migration - people try to migrate to nations with a better quality of life