Factors Causing Uneven Development

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  • Created on: 14-03-18 14:49
Physical Environment
-Soil erosion, desertification, climate (and climate change), overgrazing and infertile soils affect farming. Areas without fertile land, natural resources, water and energy suffer.Natural hazards make little progress with development e.g.Haiti.
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Trade
Trade blocs favor member states. Primary products sold by LICs are sold for cheap prices that can fluctuate. HICs make more expensive products so earn more. Poor infrastructure or conflict menas some people cannot sell their goods at all.
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Health
Disease can make people too weak to work or go to school. 80% of all developing world disease is water-related. 2 million die a year. LIC's are unable to invest in good quality health care.
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History
Colonialism: Many countries in Asia, South America and Africa have spent a lot of time and money on civil wars and political struggles for power since being made separate from european superpowers.
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Trade blocs favor member states. Primary products sold by LICs are sold for cheap prices that can fluctuate. HICs make more expensive products so earn more. Poor infrastructure or conflict menas some people cannot sell their goods at all.

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