CAUSES OF UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT

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Physical - poor climate
-Limited crop grows=less food produced=malnutrition(e.g.Chad,Ethiopia)=low quality of life.-Fewer crops to sell=less money to spend on goods/services.-Government gets less money from taxes=less to spend on developing(e.g.improving healthcare/educatio
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Physical - poor farming land
- E.g. steep land, poor/no soil. - Less food produced. - Same affect as poor climate.
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Physical - few raw materials
-E.g. limited amount of coal, oil or metal ores.-Make less money as fewer products to sell+less money to spend on development.-Some countries have a lot of raw materials but arent very developed as no money to develop infrastructure to exploit them.
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Physical - lots of natural hazards
-Countries that have a lot of natural disasters(e.g.Bangladesh, which floods regularly) have to spend a lot of money rebuilding after disasters.-Quality of life reduced. - Lack of money for government to spend on development projects.
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Historical - colonisation
- Countries that were colonised (ruled by foreign country) are often at lower level of development when they gain independence than they would be if they hadnt been colonised.
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Historical - example of colonisation
-European countries colonised much of Africa in 19th century.-They controlled economies of their colonies, removed raw materials+slaves,+sold back expensive manufactured goods.-Bad for African development-parts of Africa dependent on Europe=famine.
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Historical - conflict
- War (especially civil wars) can slow/reduce levels of development even after war is over (e.g. worsened healthcare and increased infant mortality).-Money spend on arms+fighting instead of development.-Damage to infrastructure+property.
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Historical - example of conflict
- 10 years after the civil war in Uganda ended in 1986, levels of development had barely returned to pre-war levels.
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Economic - poor trade links
- World trade patterns seriously influence a country's economy and so affect their level of development. - If country has poor trade links (trades small amount with only a few countries) it wont make a lot of money=less to spend on development.
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Economic - lots of debt
-Very poor countries borrow money from other countries+international organisations(e.g.to help cope with aftermath of natural disaster)-Money has to be paid back (sometimes with interest).-Money country makes=used to pay back debt,not used to develop
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Economic - an economy based on primary products
-Exporting primary products(raw materials, e.g. wood)=less development.-Little profit when selling primary products+their prices fluctuate(sometimes below production cost).-Less profit=government has less to spend on development.
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Economic - an economy based on manufactured goods
- Exporting manufactured goods=more developed country. - More profit. - Wealthy countries can force down price of primary products they buy from poorer countries.
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Physical - poor farming land

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- E.g. steep land, poor/no soil. - Less food produced. - Same affect as poor climate.

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Physical - few raw materials

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Physical - lots of natural hazards

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Historical - colonisation

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