geography

what is development?

developent refers to the use of resources to improve the standard of living and quality of life.

what does LEDC/NIC (BRICS & MINT)/MEDC

LEDC means less economically developed, and MEDC more economically developed countries.

what is NIC??

it’s in the middle of economically developed. KOREA, TAIWAN, INDONESIA

What is MEDC?

More economically developed. UK, USA, Canada, australia.

WHAT IS LEDC?

Less economically developed, chad, sudan, ethiopia

standard of living and quality life.

standard living means how rich w country it is, measures is GNP

Quality of life??

quality life is well being and happiness of the peopoe , it is measuref by social indicators, food intake and literacy.

what are development indicators.

indicators help us compare data about countries , THERE ARE MANY INDICATORS: Social, environment, political.

what development indicators are there

social: life expectancy, literacy rate, calorie intake per person.

economic, GDP per capita, energy consumption per person,

environmental, Co2 emissions per person also known as carbon footprint

political, stability of government, freedom of speech, war civil unrest,

what are some indicators to show if the country is MEDC.

Long life expectancy, low birth rated, low death rates, low infant mortality, high GDP per capita, low unemployment,

what are some indicators of LEDC?

short life expectancy, high birth rates, high death rated, low literacy rates, high unemployment

disadvantage of single indicators

one indicator will not represent the whole country,it just gives a snapchot of ine aspect of the development,

incase they might be out of date inaccurate.

causes of global inequality

an unequal distribution of wealth, resources, oppurtunities

why are some countries rich abd others poor??

human factors, conflict and war + spending money on military equipment

dictatorships and corrupt governments, do not invest in health and education to help themselves

type of industry, countries with a large % of emissions loyed in industries that are polluted like farming

population, generally, a large population can limit resources

diseases, if a country has an edemic disease like malaria, the population may be a lil ill to work.

PHYSICAL FACTORS to why a country is rich or poor

climate, countries with extreme climates are poor because they have droughts or natural disasters

natural hazards,suffer from disasters struggle to develop

relief, mountainous ciuntries find it difficult to develop gecause it is provlematic to build communication links

landlocked, countries that are landlocked find it difficult to trade as it is difficult and expebsuve to transport their good to other countries

natural resources, countries rich in resources can extract them to other countries for money.

consequences of global inequality,

the rich countries continue ti get richrr and the poor ones get poorer.

malnutrition, conflict and illiteracy are a daily reality for millions

SOLUTIONS to global inequality

encourage fair trade, make a guaranteed and fair price for farmer for their product , their wuality of life should improve.

increase the aid, aid is money resources ajd other forms of help giveb from MEDC countries to LEDC countries.

cancel workd debt, many development countries owe developed countries money, they cannot afford to repay.