Development
- Created by: Geogstudent123
- Created on: 07-06-20 07:14
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- Development
- Important Definitions
- GDP- Gross Domestic Product
- Measures the value of economic activity within a country. GDP is the sum of the market values, or prices, of all final goods and services produced in an economy during a period of time.
- HDI- Human Development Index
- Literacy rate
- Total number of literate people in a given age group, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.
- GDP- Gross Domestic Product
- Uneven Development around the World
- Unequal distribution of people, resources, and wealth that is a fundamental characteristic of human geography.
- Can be caused from historical human factors such as conflict and political instability, to physical factors such as climate, relief and natural hazards.
- People who do this known as economic migrants. Others are forced to move as the result of natural disasters or wars.
- Factors
- Natural Resources
- Uneven Development in the UK
- The government may also be forced to invest more in these big, happening and exciting cities, because of all the pull factors for youngsters and because of how successful these certain places have been in development.
- Many people may migrate to cities like London rather than Wales etc. for major economic reasons like their job employment, better economic stability, projects etc.
- However people may also migrate for social reasons like a better future for their family, free education for their children, safer environment, to flee from conflict etc.
- Example: MALAWI
- Malawi is located in southeastern Africa, bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast and Mozambique to the south, southwest and southeast.
- Natural disasters are one of the biggest impacting factors towards Malawi, it experiences a variety of natural disasters, including cyclones, cyclical drought, earthquakes, flooding, and severe storms.
- Climate affects every country very diversely but for the public and country to adapt to it can take quite a bit of economy which countries like Malawi cannot afford to spend on.
- Some areas of Malawi look rich in agriculture with all the greenery and various water bodies, however in other pictures we see a lot of people around roads roaming free and undeveloped housing (huts).
- Malawi is located in southeastern Africa, bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast and Mozambique to the south, southwest and southeast.
- Important Definitions
- Over population
- Can lead to a limited distribution of resources and basic needs for the public.
- Factors
- Natural Resources
- Potentially causes civil war and protests, slowing down the rate of development.
- Discrimination
- Discrimination
- Uneducated people will lack basic knowledge like sanitation etc, and it will be harder to find jobs leading to weak economy.
- Education
- Education
- Costs a lot for countries, most of the economy is spent on weaponry etc, and demolition in various aspects is guaranteed.
- War and Conflict
- War and Conflict
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