Development gap

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  • what is 2 physical cause for the development gap:
    1. extreme climate in LIC'S - crops cannot be grown = lic's have less food to eat and export =less taxes
    2. money spent on rebuilding infrastructure after natural hazards = less money for development
  • 2 economic causes for DG:
    1. countries with poor trade links = less money
    2. countries have a lot of debt = less money to spend on development
  • 2 impacts/effects of the DG:
    1. wealth- USA's share of global wealth is 35%. africa's is 1%
    2. health - higher death rate and lower life expectancy in LIC'S uks is 81 years, chad is 51 years, infant mortality rate is higher in LIC'S
  • 4 examples of development indicators?
    birth/death rate, life expectancy, literacy rate, infant mortality rate
  • what is aid?
    A country receives help. It is spent on development projects but can become not effective due to the lack of funding
  • what is debt relief?
    HIC'S reduce the amount of money LIC'S/NEEs have to pay back but LIC'S are reliant on HIC'S
  • what is investment?
    TNCs open factories/offices in LICs due to cheap labour. It helps LICs with employment but most of the money goes abroad
  • what is microfinance loans?
    Very small loans given to locals in LICs to start small businesses. They help the economy to grow but it is really small
  • what is intermediate technology?
    Countries and NGOs develop simple, easy to learn, cheap technology to help improve LIC businesses.
  • what is fair trade?
    • Ensures farmers get a fair price for their crops • Invests money in local communities.
  • where is jamaica located?
    Caribbean
  • what are some good impacts on tourism in jamaica?
    1. 24% of its GDP comes from tourism
    2. 200,000 jobs
  • what are 2 bad impacts on tourism in jamaica?
    1. most profits go abroad
    2. jobs are seasonal
  • what occurs in stage 1 of the DTM?
    High birth rates and high death rates.
  • what occurs in stage 2 of the DTM?
    High birth rates and decreasing death rates.
    afghanistan, ethopia
  • what occurs in stage 3 of the DTM?
    Decreasing birth rates and decreasing death rates.
    India, China
  • what occurs in stage 4 of the DTM?
    Low birth rates and death rate
    UK, USA
  • when does natural increase occur?
    stage 3
  • what occurs at stage 5 of the DTM?
    Low birth rates but slightly increasing death rate (more old people)
    Japan, Italy