where money is spent in a country to improve infrastructure or resources

help given by a group or country to support development in another country or for disaster relief

an organisation dedicated to improving the income and lives of farmers in lower income countries by making trade fairer

Strategies to support development

Geography

Lives around the world

Perspectives on inequality and development

Measuring and mapping development

GIS: Analysing inequality at different scales

Changes in wealth and quality of life over time

Physical geography and development

Past and present causes of inequality

Inequality and migration

Gender and inequality

Climate justice and environmental inequality

Grassroots movements and development

This unit teaches pupils about the patterns, causes and impact of inequality around the world. Pupils will investigate how patterns of inequality affect people and places and how attempts have been made to reduce the development gap.

Global inequalities and development: how does life vary around the world?

where money is spent in a country to improve infrastructure

help given by one country or group to another to support development

where farmers are guaranteed more money and better working conditions

What is the main aim of development strategies?

{{}} projects can allow people to take the lead in development.

That’s correct, no one else is involved

Individuals and communities can lead successful projects

Development doesn’t need any people at all

Only banks have the power to develop an area

A student says “Only governments and big groups make development happen.” What’s a better understanding?

What is an example of a development indicator?

Which of these shows inequality between countries?

What is the Human Development Index (HDI) based on?

Some people have better life chances because of {{}} in development.

Resources and opportunities are not shared equally

What is the main reason that life varies around the world?

One with a high HDI and good infrastructure

One where most people farm to feed only themselves

Which of these countries is likely to have high development?

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