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    • Definitions
      • Gross Domestic Product [GDP] - Total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year.
      • Literacy rate - Percentage of people who can read and write
      • Human Development Index [HDI] is a measure of development which combines indicators of life expectancy, educational attainment and income into one measure
      • Birth rate is the ratio of live births in a specified area, group, etc, to the population of that area.
        • Death rate is the number of deaths occurring among the population of a given area during a given year.
      • Political corruption is the use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain.
      • Happiness index is a development index which is used to measure the collective happiness in a nation.
    • Factors affecting development
      • Physical factors
        • Climate - many of the poorest countries are in the tropics where it is hot , the land is less fertile, water is scarce, and diseases flourish.
        • Natural Resources - some raw materials are valuable and can help a country develop if they have the resources to collect and process them, e.g diamonds, forests and gold
        • Location- being near trade routes and having access to the sea, e.g ports have been important for trade. Landlocked countries are at a disadvantage.
        • Natural hazards- some places are vulnerable to natural disasters
      • Social factors
        • Discrimination - some groups may have fewer opportunities and this can hold back overall development
        • Population - overpopulation occurs where population growth outstrips resources
      • Consequences of uneven development
        • There are many forms of classification linked to world development levels such as LICs and HICs. In simple terms it easy to divide the wold into rich and poor, but in reality there is a development continuum which is a sliding scale from very rich to very poor
    • Uneven development
      • There are many factors which lead to the which lead to the world being unevenly developed. From historical human factors such as conflict to physical factors such as climate , relief and natural hazards
        • It is important to recognize and understand the range of Geo-political factors, such as global trade, which is one of the most important issues affecting a country's development today
          • Uneven development
            • There are many factors which lead to the which lead to the world being unevenly developed. From historical human factors such as conflict to physical factors such as climate , relief and natural hazards
              • It is important to recognize and understand the range of Geo-political factors, such as global trade, which is one of the most important issues affecting a country's development today
              • The older members of the EU have higher levels of GNP than those who have joined the EU recently. UK is one example. But there is uneven development in the UK because bigger cities tend to develop more than the rural areas.
        • The older members of the EU have higher levels of GNP than those who have joined the EU recently. UK is one example. But there is uneven development in the UK because bigger cities tend to develop more than the rural areas.
      • Malawi
        • Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa, bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast and Mozambique to the south, southwest and southeast.
        • A largely agricultural country, which is making efforts to overcome decades of underdevelopment, corruption and the impact of an HIV-Aids problem, which claims the lives of tens of thousands every year,
          • Facts
            • Population : 18 million
            • Area : 118,484 sq km
            • Major languages : English, Chichewa
            • Major religions : Christianity, Islam
            • Life expectancy : 60 years (men), 65 years (women)
            • Currency : Malawi kwacha
            • President : Peter Mutharika
    • Historical and political factors
      • Trade - goods are traded on a global scale but it is difficult for poor countries to compete. Some believe the rules of trade are unfair
      • Corruption and poor management - countries need strong, stable and honest leaders to help them develop
      • War - wars use up resources and make it difficult to produce goods and trade
      • Factors affecting development
        • Physical factors
          • Climate - many of the poorest countries are in the tropics where it is hot , the land is less fertile, water is scarce, and diseases flourish.
          • Natural Resources - some raw materials are valuable and can help a country develop if they have the resources to collect and process them, e.g diamonds, forests and gold
          • Location- being near trade routes and having access to the sea, e.g ports have been important for trade. Landlocked countries are at a disadvantage.
          • Natural hazards- some places are vulnerable to natural disasters
        • Social factors
          • Discrimination - some groups may have fewer opportunities and this can hold back overall development
          • Population - overpopulation occurs where population growth outstrips resources
        • Consequences of uneven development
          • There are many forms of classification linked to world development levels such as LICs and HICs. In simple terms it easy to divide the wold into rich and poor, but in reality there is a development continuum which is a sliding scale from very rich to very poor

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