Causes of Uneven Development

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Physical

  • Natural disasters
    • Volcanos
    • Earthquakes
    • Tsunamis
    • Tropical storms
  • Costs money to rebuild, money not spent on development
  • Climate
    • Sahara - droughts
  • Most people farm and rely on water
    • Lack of water leads to poor health
  • Diseases
    • Malaria, Africa
    • Diseases prevent people from working
      • Usually in tropical climates
  • Landlocked countries
    • Africa
      • Without a coastline to trade you can't earn more money
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Economic

  • Trade - tariffs and taxes
    • High tariffs and taxes make it hard for LICs to join the trade circle
  • Prices are driven down by existing trade
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Historical

  • Colonisation
    • Split tribes and religions
      • Caused civil wars
    • Loss of resources
    • Slave trade
    • Colonisation is when a country rules a foreign country
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