Factors Affecting Development

Question 1

Name 5 environmental factors that affect how developed a country is

Answer 1

• poor climate
• poor farming land
• limited water supplies
• lots of natural hazards
• few raw materials

Question 2

How does a poor climate result in less development? Same as poor farming land and limited water supplies

Answer 2

• can’t grow much
• less food produced
• malnutrition
• low quality of life
• can’t sell much
• less money to spend on services
• less money from taxes
• less money for government to spend on devoting the country

Question 3

How does the amount of natural hazards a country has affect its amount of development?

Answer 3

• spend a lot of money rebuilding and recovering from natural disasters
• reduces amount of money to be spent on development projects

Question 4

How does the amount of raw materials a country has affect how developed it is?

Answer 4

• fewer raw materials
• less to sell
• less money from selling them
• less money to spend on development

Question 5

Name the 3 main political factors that slow down development

Answer 5

• unstable government
• corrupt government
• war

Question 6

Why would an unstable government slow down development?

Answer 6

•might not invest in things like healthcare or education or improving the economy

Question 7

Why would a corrupt government slow down development?

Answer 7

• some people get richer by breaking the law

* others stay poor and have a low quality of life

Question 8

Why would war lead to slow development?

Answer 8

• country uses money for war efforts
• loses money could be spent for development
• directly reduces quality of life in a country

Question 9

Name 3 economic factors that affect development

Answer 9

• poor trade links
• lots of debt
• economy based on primary products

Question 10

Why would poor trade links affect a countries development?

Answer 10

• poor trade links = doesn’t trade with a lot of countries
• makes less money
• less money to spend on development

Question 11

Why would lots of debt affect a countries development?

Answer 11

• borrowed money has to be paid back, sometimes with interest
• any money a country makes is used to pay off debts so can’t be used to develop

Question 12

Why would an economy based on primary products affect the development of a country?

Answer 12

• don’t make much profit selling primary products
• prices fluctuate, sometimes fall below cost of production
• don’t make much money
• less money to spend on development

Question 13

Name 3 social factors that affect development

Answer 13

• drinking water
• place of women in society
• child education

Question 14

Why would drinking water affect development in a country?

Answer 14

• if only water is dirty, waterborne diseases spread
• being ill reduces a persons quality of life
• ill people can’t work, can’t earn money and add to economy
• ill people also expensive to treat

Question 15

Why would the place of women in society affect a countries development?

Answer 15

• women who have an equal place are more likely to be educated and work
• earn money and pay taxes to improve economy

Question 16

Why would child education affect a countries development?

Answer 16

•more children go to school instead of work 
•get a better education 
•get better jobs 
•earn more money 
•pay more taxes 
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