c2 - paper 2 Flashcards
historical reasons for uneven development
colonisation
- creates conflict
- wars which decrease the population
- slavery increases
economic reasons for uneven development
trade
- trade deficity to lic
- trade surplus for hic
- hic exploit the lics so they stay poor
physical reasons for uneven development
- climate diseases reduces the work forces which then limits economic grwoth
- land locked areas cannot trade through boats
impacts of uneven development on wealth
- 50% of the poorest countries in the world only get 8% of global income
- lareg inequalities in salaries of hics and lic
- better job training in hics
impacts of uneven development on health
- lics - no santitation or clean water so low life expectancy
- hics - clean water and hygene - live longer
impacts of uneven development on migration
- ppl migrate to better paid countries
investment - reduce development gap
locate your buisness in another country to help develope and boost their economy and expand your buisness
aid - reduce development gap
give money to other countries to benefit their economy
intermediate technology - reduce development gap
use technology that is suitable for that poor country bc they cannot afford more £££ equiptment
fairtrade - reduce development gap
paying producers reasonable prices for their good so that eg farmers have a better chance in life
debt relief - reduce development gap
debts are reduced so they are managable and the lic can spend money on important stuff eg earthquake repairs
microfinance loans - reduce development gap
money lent to lics to help rly poor ppl - prevents starvation
list of 6 ways to reduce the development gap
investment
aid
intermediate technology
fairtrade
debt relief
microfinance loans
2 causes of economic change in the uk
- de industrialisation
- machines replaced ppl
- more technology - globalisation
- cheaper to import goods from plces like china
- more ppl work in higher paid jobs for global companiess in the quaternary sector
the uks post industrial economy - 3
- development of info and technology
- services industries - 81% of economic output
- research - employs over 250k, 1.7% of uks gdp
how do cities grow
- natural increase
- better health care
- more young adults - rural - urban migration
- push - farming is poor and hard/ rural areas are isolated so no services
- pull - higher paid better qol/ better med care/ better education / more jobs
whats a mega city and examples
pop over 10million
slowly growing - tokyo and la
growing fast - bejing and rio de janerio
fast growing - mumbai
GNI
gross national income - total amount of money earned by a nations ppl and businesses
HDI
human development index
- life expect
- education
- GNI per head
development indicators
literacy rate
infant morality rate
access to safe water
life expectancy
HDI
people per doctor
birth rate
death rate
demographic transition model
- birth and death fluctuate at the top
- death decreases but birth high
- birth drops and death low
- birth and death fluctuate at bottom
- death rise - pop decrease
