the Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite measure of development using income, life expectancy and education, ranging between 0 and 1

a data value supporting comparison within a data set, e.g. a category boundary or highest/lowest value for measures of development for different countries, such as HDI

in GIS, a read-only display of attribute information (e.g. text, images, charts) often linked to a location

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Using GIS maps to analyse links between inequality and migration

Geography

Defining development

Measuring development

Development and demography

Causes of global inequalities

Consequences of global inequalities

Rostow’s and Frank’s theories about development over time

Top-down strategies to reduce global inequalities

Bottom-up strategies to reduce global inequalities

This unit teaches pupils about global economic development. Pupils learn how, using a variety of measures, economic development is unequal and how this is reflected in demographic characteristics. Pupils learn about the causes and consequences of inequality and consider how they can be reduced.

Global inequalities

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Composite measure using income, health and education

Displays information linked to a map location

It provides extra information about a place

Strong contrasts in HDI values between areas

Which of the following might indicate inequality on a GIS map?

Because chart scales may differ across countries

Why is it important to read vertical axes on charts carefully?

Which of these is a common economic development indicator?

Why might some countries have lower development levels?

A country that is rapidly industrialising

Which of these best describes a Newly Emerging Economy (NEE)?

By damaging infrastructure and livelihoods

How can natural disasters affect economic development?

Starter Quiz

Which of these is a common economic development indicator?