uneven development P2

• What type of factors affect a country's level of development?

  Physical and economic
• What are the physical factors that affect the level of development of a country?

  Poor climate, farming land, raw materials, disasters
• How does a poor climate affect a country's development?

  Lack of growth, malnutrition, low quality life
• How does a poor climate affect government tax revenue?

  Fewer crops to sell, less tax revenue
• How does poor farming land affect a country's development?

  Difficult to grow crops or graze animals
• What is the impact of few raw materials on a country's economy?

  Fewer products to export, less money made
• What is a barrier to extracting raw materials that some countries face?

  Inability to afford the infrastructure
• What are the economic factors affecting a country's development?

  Poor trade links, debt, primary product economy
• How do poor trade links affect a country's economy?

  Affects its trade relationships, making less money
• How does high debt affect a country's development?

  Less money for development, paying back debt
• What is the economic disadvantage of an economy based on primary products?

  Primary products make less money
• What are two causes of uneven development?

  Colonization and conflict
• How does colonization affect the development of countries?

  Raw materials removed and profits were made
• How does conflict slow or reduce development?

  Money spent on arms instead of development
• What effect does war have on important services such as healthcare?

  Disrupted services, increased infant mortality rates
• What is a consequence of uneven development?

  Wealth inequality
• How does wealth differ in more and less developed countries?

  Higher income in more developed countries
• How does uneven development affect healthcare?

  Healthcare is better in more developed countries
• How does life expectancy and infant mortality rate vary between high and low-income countries?

  Longer life and lower mortality in high-income