Causes Of Uneven Development

Question 1

Physical

Answer 1

Geography of a country can make development difficult

Question 2

Physical

Tropical Countries

Answer 2

• climate related diseases - malaria

- affects population so can’t work

Question 3

Physical

Extreme weather

Answer 3

• hits tropical areas

- slows development

Question 4

Physical

Lack of clean water and adequate supplies

Answer 4

• barrier to economic development

Question 5

Physical

Landlocked countries

Answer 5

• most in Africa

- cut off from seaborne trade

Question 6

Physical

Water

Answer 6

• drought affects many poor countries
• clean water is essential
• poor irrigation limits development of commercial farming
• people can waste time walking to collect water

Question 7

Economic

Answer 7

Poverty causes poverty:

• low life expectancy
• frequent illness
• lack of nutritious diet

Question 8

Economic

Trade

Answer 8

Most of world trade is with richer countries
- want to pay as little as possible for their raw materials so many come from LICs
Often more supply than demand for raw materials so keeps prices low
The processing, which is done in richer countries, adds more value to a product
Poor countries are unable to develop
LICs and NEEs used to export primary products such as minerals and agricultural products
Changed in the last 20 years to manufactured products
- now make up about 80% of exports of NEEs

Question 9

Historical

Answer 9

Richer countries have a long history of industrial and economic development
Some countries have recently emerged as industrialised nations
- China, Malaysia, Mexico …

Question 10

Historical

Colonialism

Answer 10

From 1400, European explorers set out to control new territories often seeking mineral wealth - gold
From 1650 to 1900 over 10 million people transported from Africa to North America to work as slaves on plantations
Almost all wealth produced went to European powers
Since 1950 former European colonies gained independence:
- difficult process resulting in civil wars and political power struggles
- political instability held back development

Question 11

Migration

Answer 11

BrainDrain - less developed countries list all skilled workers to more developed countries
Education levels - unskilled employment
Strain on HIC services - Health care and education