KQ3: To what extent is the development gap increasing or decreasing?

Question 1

What is the ‘development gap’?

Answer 1

a flexible concept used to identify differences in economic attributes and quality of life between MEDCs, LEDCs and NICs

Question 2

What is the general change noted in the development gap over the past 50 years?

Answer 2

The development gap between the rich and poor nations has increased over the past 50 years

Question 3

What are 5 factors holding countries back?

Answer 3

• war
• natural hazards
• political instability
• physical landscape
• lack of natural resources

Question 4

What are 5 factors propelling countries forward?

Answer 4

• FDI
• Strong governance
• resoucrces
• using population to advantage

Question 5

Why can natural hazards affect the development gap?

Answer 5

recover slowly in LEDCs to natural hazards so set bakc development = more difficult to close the development gap

Question 6

How can the impact of climate change influence the development gap?

Answer 6

many ledcs are dry and so an increase in aridity would increase poverty
falling crop yields puts extra pressure on land
lack resources to afford high prices for basic food that climate change could bring
increasing frequency of drought