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Year 11
Edexcel B

Effects of economic development on people in Indonesia

I can explain how rapid economic change has had positive and negative impacts on people in Indonesia.

New
New
Year 11
Edexcel B

Effects of economic development on people in Indonesia

I can explain how rapid economic change has had positive and negative impacts on people in Indonesia.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Rapid economic growth in Indonesia has had positive and negative impacts.
  2. Rapid economic change has contributed to demographic change (fertility and death rates).
  3. Rapid economic change has caused urbanisation and created regional disparities in Indonesia.
  4. Economic development and globalisation have had positive and negative impacts on different age and gender groups.

Keywords

  • Fertility rate - average number of children per woman in a population

  • Death rate - number of deaths per 1000 people per year

  • Inequality - unequal access to resources, wealth or opportunities

Common misconception

Economic development in Indonesia benefits everyone equally.

Economic development in Indonesia is mostly focused in urban areas like Jakarta and Java. Rural areas often miss out on investment, leading to unequal access to jobs, services, and infrastructure.


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Students can use GIS maps to compare levels of development across Indonesia. For example, they could explore data layers showing population density, access to education and healthcare and income levels.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which island is home to Indonesia’s capital city, Jakarta?
Bali
Sumatra
Correct answer: Java
Borneo
Q2.
What is the climate like in most of Indonesia?
Correct answer: Tropical
Temperate
Dry desert
Cold and snowy
Q3.
What is a transnational corporation (TNC)?
A local shop in a town
A government agency
Correct answer: A company that works in several countries
A national news station
Q4.
Which natural hazards are common in Indonesia due to its location on the Ring of Fire?
Hurricanes
Correct answer: Earthquakes
Correct answer: Volcanoes
Tornadoes
Q5.
What is one impact of economic development in Indonesia?
Everyone becomes equally rich
Fewer job opportunities
Cities are getting smaller
Correct answer: More people move to cities for work
Q6.
Which of the following is an example of globalisation in Indonesia?
Correct answer: An Indonesian factory producing trainers for a global brand
Rice farming using traditional tools
Reading a local newspaper
A village without electricity

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
What does "fertility rate" mean?
The number of babies born each year in a hospital
Correct answer: The number of children per woman in a population
The number of parents in a population
How healthy the food supply is
Q2.
What does "death rate" measure?
The number of people moving to another country
The number of babies born in a year
Correct answer: The number of deaths per 1000 people per year
The number of people visiting hospitals
Q3.
Which of the following best shows that economic development in Indonesia does not benefit everyone equally?
All children go to the same school
Everyone earns the same salary
The cost of food is the same in all areas
Correct answer: Some people live in poor rural areas while others have high-paying city jobs
Q4.
How has economic development affected cities in Indonesia?
Cities have become smaller
Correct answer: More people are moving to cities for work
People are leaving cities and moving to the countryside
Cities have fewer jobs

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