Chapter 2: Rich and poor in the world

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Chapter 2: Rich and poor in the world

Section 1: General section about differences in development

Section 2: How to measure economic development?

Section 3: How to measure human development?

Section 4: Causes

Section 5: Consequences

Section 6: Development and happiness

Section 1: Differences in development

Learning goals:

- Describe where we find the richest countries and the poorest countriest in the world

- Explain how development can differ within countries and cities

Important!

LEDC = less economical developed country

NIC = Newly Industrialising countries

MEDC = more economical developed country

Differences between the development is not only measurable (we learn different types of data in section 2 and 3) but you can also recognise it in pictures.

Find online a picture of a MEDC

Find online a picture of a LEDC

There aren't only differences between countries but also within countries; we call these differences regional disparities.

Rural areas in LEDC's are normally poorer than urban areas. Therefore people move from the rural areas to cities, this is called rural-urban migration.

This rural-urban migration causes the growth of slums.

Explain why rural-urban migration causes slums to grow.

Why do people migrate from the rural to urban areas?

Section 2: Measuring economic development

The most important economic indicator to measure development is GDP (Gross Domestic Product) = the total value of all products and services produced by a country.

If you divide the GDP by the number of inhabitants you have the GDP per capita.

Section 3: Measuring human development

 

Section 2 explained different ways of measuring economic development. This section focusses on human development.

Main question: how can you explain that living conditions in a MEDC are better then in a LEDC?

You make a list with the basic necessities:

- Clothing;

- Sanitation;

- Education;

- Shelter;

- Healthcare;

- Food

Write behind the basic necessity the indicator that we use to measure this necessity.

The indicators of the basic necessities

- Clothing; none

- Sanitation; percentage of houses with running water and a sewage.

- Education; literacy rate

- Shelter; percentage of houses with running water and a sewage.

- Healthcare; life expectancy, infant mortality rate, physician density

- Food: amount of energy per day expressed in KJ