factors affecting development

Question 1

reasons for differences in development

name 2 categories

Answer 1

1. external factors

2. internal factors

Question 2

explain the two categories

Answer 2

EXTERNAL FACTORS
historical factors and geographical location

INTERNAL FACTORS
education , technology and industrialisation

Question 3

give examples that fall under historical reasons (external factors)

Answer 3

colonialism
slave trade
trade imbalance

Question 4

explain colonialism

Answer 4

colonialism
- countries were robbed of the resources and forced to become dependent on developed countries

• government deliberately neglected them and made sure that they were given inferior education so that they would become labourers to would hep produce resources that western coutures wanted
• therefore people weren’t given enough educated to help develop their country

Question 5

explain slave trade

Answer 5

main affected development in Africa

12 millions africans were taken across the atlantic to help provide labour which helped American and European countries become developed

africa was left without strong men to help develop their country

Question 6

explain trade balance

Answer 6

it is the difference in value between the total exports and total imports of a country during a specific period of time