Barriers To Development

Question 1

physical geography/topography

Answer 1

• landlocked = hard to trade
• steep slopes/thin soils = not good for agriculture
• Rift Valley mountains = hard to build infrastructure

Question 2

Climate

Answer 2

• Thin soils = crops don’t grow well = less income
• equatorial tropical - nov to April rainy season
• 2015 floods displaced and washed away agricultural land

Question 3

International relations

Answer 3

• WTO(world trade organisation) = helps trade, but low-value exports & high-value imports
• EU = tariffs on high-value products