Development Gap Flashcards
Who started the Grameen Bank?
- Muhammad Yunus
- From Bangladesh
- Won a Nobel prize
What does the Grameen Bank do?
Lends small amounts of money to the poorest of people, whom other banks would turn away.
What has the Grameen Bank helped to do?
- Give women opportunities to start new businesses
- Helps 16 million families
- Helps 80% of Bangladesh’s poor families
- Reduced fertility
- Reduced family sizes
What is primary industry?
Taking raw materials from the earth (farming, forestry, mining and fishing).
What is secondary industry?
Manufacturing raw materials into new products (cars, electronics and steel).
What is tertiary industry?
Providing a service (teachers, doctors and retail assistants).
What is remittance?
A remittance is a transfer of money by a foreign worker to an individual in his or her home country.
Is remittance a good or bad thing?
Good
- Provide family at home with money.
Bad
- Money is leaving the UK financial system.
What is the criteria for wealth?
- Money
- Good standard of living
- Advanced technology
- No conflict
- Building structure
- Energy usage
- Sanitation
- Food/Water supplies
- Trade
- Government
- Medical Care
- Education
- Money
CASE STUDY - Development In Bangladesh
- Flat land
- 10 metres above sea level
- Summer rainfall is increasing
- Sea levels are rising
- Erosion is occurring
- Many have moved to slums in Dhata
CASE STUDY
What were the effects of the Haiti earthquake?
- No transportation
- No shelter
- Lack of sanitation
- Lack of supplies
- 120,000 deaths
- Buildings destroyed
What does displaced mean?
When people have been forced to leave their homes and move to somewhere else.
What are the limits to development?
- Geography
- Political
- History
- Resources
What does standard of living mean?
The standard of living is set by the government and is determined by your housing, food, safety etc.
What does quality of life mean?
How happy people are and the amount of disposable income to spend on their leisure time.
