Globalisation: 1.7 - Trapped In Wilderness

Question 1

Explaining wilderness (isolation) has a simple answer: biomes

Answer 1

Countries living in a biome with extreme weather struggle with basic development like agriculture, which acts as a barrier

Poorer countries are often in tropical regions, e.g in Africa due to its warm climate there are Tsetse flies that make animals inactive = useless livestock

Question 2

Explaining wilderness (isolation) does not have a simple answer: Political Mindset

Answer 2

Many countries like Austria and Hungary are quite wealthy despite being landlocked, but countries like Sudan and Mali are also landlocked but have little development

Could be due to corruption, e.g Chad government spent 99% of the money for healthcare on its military

Question 3

Explaining wilderness (isolation) does not have a simple answer: Deliberate isolation

Answer 3

Countries like North Korea deliberately close off connections to the outside world e.g ordinary citizens having no access to the internet

A lack of trade policies means they can’t attract FDI from TNCs

Question 4

Explaining wilderness (isolation) has a simple answer: being landlocked

Answer 4

Landlocked countries have no access to the ocean, so they have no means to trade via the sea

This means countries need to rely on themselves to develop economically, which limits their development

Question 5

Explaining wilderness (isolation) has a simple answer: Environmental issues

Answer 5

Lack of access to clean water limits quality of life of population, e.g in Congo only 23% of its urban population and 17% of its rural population has access to clean water

Lack of infrastructure reduces opportunities for travel, which reduces the flow of people (Congo actually has 60 airports, UK has 40, but there are few opportunities in Congo so nobody goes)