What does this map represent?

GDP - Wealth

How is it different to this one?

Voters turnout…

The Development Gap

Our last topic but one of the hardest!

What does DEVELOPMENT mean?

• Watch the video here and think about a definition….

• What did you get?

Definition:

• When a country develops, it basically GETS BETTER for the people living there – their quality of life improves (e.g. their wealth, health and safety). There is no one indicator we can look at.

• The level of development is different in different countries, e.g. the UK is more developed than Afghanistan.

How can we measure development?

• Development is hard to measure because it includes so many thing. However, we can use MEASURES OF DEVELOPMENT (Indicators) to compare different countries.

Task:

• Time to complete the table! You MUST know each of these definitions and you will be tested on them next lesson in your teams…

• Match the definition to the measure, decide what it is a measure of and what does it do as the country develops…..

Draw a table with the following headings….Name:

“Measure of development”

What it is:

Definition

A measure of…

Wealth, health, women’s rights, education, lots of things

As a country develops it gets….

Higher / lower

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Gross National Income (GNI)

GNI per head

Birth rate

Death rate

Infant mortality rate

People per doctor

Literacy rate

Access to safe water

Life expectancy

Human development Index (HDI)

The answers are…

Which are the best measures of development, in your opinion?

Some examples:

Birth rate: excellent – shows education levels as well….

Choropleth Maps

Choropleth maps show how something varies between different areas using colours or patterns.

The darker the colour, the higher the value….Use the key to work out pattern, then interpret using skills from controlled assessment…. Try the question

Death rate: poor – most countries d.r are low

GNP / GNI – poor - only economic

These measures have limitations on their own…

1. They are averages and do not show up elite groups in the population or

variations within the country.2. As a country develops, some aspects

develop quicker than others.

SOLUTION? Using a number of measures = giving a broad economic and social

picture as well as living standards (HDI)

What is HDI?

• HDI stands for Human Development Index

• It is based on three variables:• LIFE EXPECTANCY (health)• LEVEL OF EDUCATION (inc. LITERACY) (education)• INCOME PER HEAD (wealth – GDP)

• This covers QUALITY OF LIFE. Each variable is given a score from 1.0 (the best) to 0.0 (the poorest).

• Look at the table / map representing HDI…. What does it show?

• HDI can:

• Measure differences within a country as well as between countries

• Highlight where poverty is worst• Act as a measure to see how far a country has

developed – where there are improvements• Help a county to set targets – e.g. target health to

improve life expectancy.

What is the correlation (link) between different measures of development?

A SCATTERGRAPH is used to show correlations…

Look at the “how to read and understand” a scatter graph sheet…

Task:

• Turn to page 254 – 256

• Do Activities 2 and 3

• Homework: Complete all questions in “past exam questions” pack.