“In its broadest ecological

context, economic development

is the development of more

intensive ways of exploiting the

natural environment.”

- Richard Wilkinson

Learning Objective

By the end of this lesson I will…

Analyse the way in which Geographers

categorise and classify nations according

to their levels of wealth and power.

How extreme can differences in quality of life

be for people living in the same places?

How extreme can differences in quality of life

be for people living in the same places?

Before examining

Global GroupingsIt’s important to recognise

That there will always be inequalities

within the countries we’re examining

This will always reduce the validity of

our assessments and there will, as long

as capitalism remains dominant, be a

divide between the rich and the poor

What do all

European

countries have

in common?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

What do all

European

countries have

in common?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

How strong is the evidence that we ally ourselves

more with our direct neighbours?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Which of these groups did we successfully identify?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Are monetary unions influenced

by geophysical proximity?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

How does Geophysical

Proximity influence

global groupings?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Are there

linguistic

similarities?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Is Europe more

linguistically

diverse than

Africa?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

No

Is Europe more

linguistically

diverse than

Africa?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Why don’t we

like the French?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Why don’t we

like the French?

Is there a language barrier?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Why don’t we

like the French?

Is there a language barrier?

Cultural differences?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

What makes the USA our closest ally?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

What makes the USA our closest ally?

Are we exposed to their culture much?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

What makes the USA our closest ally?

Are we exposed to their culture much?

Language?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Are we close to

Germany?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Are we close to

Germany?

Do we share

many cultural

values?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Are we close to

Germany?

Do we share

many cultural

values?

What linguistic

challenges are we

presented with?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

What is the language

of Saudi Arabia?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

What is the language

of Saudi Arabia?

How have we overcome our

ethnolinguistic barriers?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

How does ethnolinguistic homogeneity

influence international relationships?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

How does ethnolinguistic homogeneity

influence international relationships?

Does it promote

countries with a shared

language and culture to

work closely together?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

How does ethnolinguistic homogeneity

influence international relationships?

Does it promote

countries with a shared

language and culture to

work closely together?

Does it present barriers

for countries with

contrasting cultures to

work closely together?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

How does ethnolinguistic homogeneity

influence international relationships?

Does it promote

countries with a shared

language and culture to

work closely together?

Does it present barriers

for countries with

contrasting cultures to

work closely together?

Are ethnolinguistic barriers more of an

issue for individuals than for nations?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

What do we mean by

developing developed

and nations?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Watch

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

How accurate is the Brandt line?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Towards a more fact based world

High Income Countries

Low Income Countries

Least Developed Countries

Newly Industrialised

CountriesMiddle Income Countries

Developed

Developing

BRIC

MINT

Brazil, Russia, India, and China

Mexico, Indonesia,Nigeria, and Turkey

G7

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Can we group countries by

economic similarities?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Why might countries form

into political groups?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Watch

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Are EU member

states fairly

balanced in

GDP per capita?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Are NAFTA members equal in wealth and power?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Can we group countries by

political affiliations?

Geophysical

Proximity Political

AffiliationsEthnolinguistic

Homogeneity Economic

Similarities

Research TaskInvestigate which stage of

trade bloc relations each

of these groups are in

Learning Objective

At the end of this lesson I can…

Analyse the way in which Geographers

categorise and classify nations according

to their levels of wealth and power.