Geography Changing economic world

Tunisia location and background

North african nee has gni $5000 and attracts over 6 million tourists a year.

Why is tunisia popular?

Popular for it’s climate, short haul flights for europe, Unesco sites, cheap package holidays such as thomas cook

Is Tunisia sustainable for the future?

sewage pollution from hotels, terrorist attack of 2015 meant european tourists didn’t visit, affecting the tourism industry.

Tunisia’s impact on the development gap

One of Africa’s wealthiest countries, income has quadrupled since 1970s, healthcare system gets 4% funding every year

consequences of uneven development

wealth- people in HICs have a higher QoL due to higher incomes

health-people in HICs live longer and vice versa

migration- “brain drain“ causes the most intelligent/ best paid to move to more successful locations, leaving that area even worse off.

physical causes of uneven development

location-landlocked countries struggle with trade, scenery attracts tourists

natural hazards- eg Haiti 2010, risk of tectonic hazards lead to devastating effects

natural resources- access to safe water, fuel resources like oil

climate- climate attracts tourists

human causes of uneven development

aid- improves services like healthcare, schools and roads

trade-trade surplus improves national economy

health- lack of clean water= diseases= less people available for work

education- educated people earn more money= they pay more tax= improved country development

politics- corruption of governments and their ability to trade

history- colonialism

types of aid

debt relief- countries debt is cancelled so more money can be spent on development, however this could be abused by some countries

aid- improved literacy rates, agriculture etc but corrupt governments

fair trade- fair pay for farmers

technology

microfinance loans

industrial development

investment

measuring development

economic- GNI per capita, HDI

social- birth rate, death rate, infant mortality rate, people per doctor, literacy rate, life expectancy, access to drinking water, HDi

HDI is a measure of life expectancy, education level and income per person (1 is high, 0 is low)

limitations of measures

doesn’t take into account geographical divides (north south divide)

averages hide inequalities