Transcript Development

Over half of the worlds population live on less
than $2.50 per day.
At least 80% live on less than $10
a day.
There are over 1 billion people who
Can’t sign their own name.
Of 2.2 billion children 1 billion live
in poverty.
41 countries have less money than
the 7 richest people in the world.
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Pick 3 countries you think are ‘rich’
and three you think are ‘poor’.
We will discuss your reasons for your
choices.
Development
We are learning to:
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Understand the term ‘Development’.
To be able to explain what quality of
life is.
Can you tell if a country is developed
by looking at a photo?
Quality of Life
Underneath are all the things you require for a
‘good’ quality of life.
Freedom of speech
Water
Healthcare
Energy(electric)
Jobs
Shelter
Food
Education
Money
Rank these in order of most
important. Start with the most important
Once you have done this, write a sub title
‘Quality of Life’ and write down your list.
Development - Key Words
LEDC – Less economically developed
country
 MEDC – More economically developed
country
 Development – A process of change
which improves the quality of life for
people.
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How could we rank countries?
Try and think of at least three ways
we could rank one country over
another.
E.g. Amount of doctors a country has.
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Money per
person
(GDP per
person)
Health
This is measured in
population per
doctor.
How long people
live.
Development
Indicators
Food Intake
The number of
calories each
person takes in
each day.
How many babies
are born and the
amount that survive.
Literacy Rate
The number of
adults who read
and write in
every 100.
Development
Explain whether you think that United States
citizens have a ‘good’ quality of life.
REMEMBER to use
the words below in your explanation
Shelter
Water
Healthcare
Energy
Food
Jobs
Education
Shelter
Money
Now look at the data for the four baby girls below.
Using the data, give each country a score 1 – 4 for each
indicator. The highest score gets 4 points.
Find the total for each country.
Of the four countries which appears to be:
a) the most developed?
b) the least developed?
Task.
Summarize your table by completing these
statements.
1.
The most developed country is _____
2.
The least developed country is _____
3.
_______ has the best provision of safe
water.
4.
Your chances of dying before age 5 are
highest in ________
Review.
Can you tell me,
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What is meant by the term
development?
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Three ways in which development
can be measured
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One example of a less developed
country and a more developed
country
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Development Indicators
Make a copy of the table below.
Life expectancy
Infant mortality
Enrolment in
primary school
Access to safe
water
GDP per capita
Total
Ghana
1
Score for …
UK
Brazil
4
India