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2. Give a historical reason for the cause of the development gap. You should include the positive impacts

  • Colonialism impacted LEDCs socially, politically and economically. Positive impacts were that more jobs were created in mines and plantations, and Christianity was introduced and mission schools introduced education in Africa.
  • If you don’t mention colonialism
  • If you don’t give a positive impact

3. Name an economic indicator of development

  • GNP per capita, % employed in primary/tertiary/secondary industry, % of manufactured exports, trade, energy consumption
  • School enrolment
  • Number of people per doctor
  • Adult literacy rate

4. Name and explain goal 1

  • If you don’t quote figures
  • If you don’t give strategy
  • No poverty: as of 2015, 80% of ppl live on less than $1.25 in South Asia. It is aimed to end poverty by 2030. Strategy is to improve access to sustainable jobs, provide basic social services and to empower ppl living in poverty.
  • If you don’t name places

5. Describe how debt is a cause of the development gap

  • If you don’t state how they got into debt.
  • If you don’t state figures
  • Many LEDCs borrowed from banks in attempt to develop and set up industries. The poorest 60 countries have spent $550 billion off loans. There is still $523 billion to be paid. This means LEDCs spend more money on loans than the economy.
  • If you don’t talk about the effect of debt

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