Chapter 7 - Development

Question 1

Name 3 examples of community development

Answer 1

Tidy Towns Initiative
Community centres
Building an eco village

Question 2

Give examples of conflict as a result of development

Answer 2

Incinerators in urban areas e.g. Sandymount
Wind farms in rural areas
Motorways through environmentally sensitive areas

Question 3

What regions of Ireland are least developed?

Answer 3

BMW- Border, Midlands, West

Question 4

How does the EU help countries develop?

Answer 4

By providing money and practical help

Question 5

What are reasons for slow development?

Answer 5

Poor health care
Poor education levels
Lack of proper food
War
Poverty 
Famine
Drought

Question 6

Name some countries in sub Saharan Africa that are struggling to develop

Answer 6

Mali
Sudan
Ethiopia
Malawi

Question 7

How cam developed countries help less developed?

Answer 7

Development aid

Question 8

What countries does Ireland give aid to?

Answer 8

Lesotho
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia

Question 9

What are NGOs?

Answer 9

Non-Governmental Organisations

• voluntary organisations
• many receive government funding

Question 10

Give examples of NGOs

Answer 10

GOAL
Trocaire
Bother
Concern

Question 11

What is supplied to developing countries when natural disasters occur?

Answer 11

Emergency aid