development gap past papers

Development Gap:SAM

5. Study Figure 5. (a) Explain the message of the cartoon, and state how far you agree with its message. (10)

(b) Assess the view that economic development is not possible without causing environmental degradation. (15)

Development Gap: January 2010

Bridging the Development Gap.4 Study Figure 4.(a) Using information in Figure 4, and your own knowledge, explain why it is difficultto measure development.(10)

(b) Evaluate the role of different global organisations in narrowing the developmentgap.(15)

Development Gap: June 2010

Bridging the Development Gap4 Study Figure 4. (a) Using Figure 4 and your own knowledge, explain why some groups of people within a country have a lower level of development than others. (10)

(b) Using named examples, assess the advantages and disadvantages of top-down and bottom-up development strategies.(15)

Development Gap : January 2011

Bridging the Development Gap4 Study Figure 4. (a) Suggest how the information shown can be considered as both good and badnews for the developing world. (10)

(b) Using named examples, evaluate the success oftwo contrasting strategies used to narrow the development gap. (15)

Development Gap : January 2012

Bridging the Development Gap5 Study Figure 5. (a) Suggest why the people shown have contrasting views on the priorities for development. (10)(b) Using named examples, examine the extent to which the development gap occurs within countries as well as globally. (15)

Development Gap : June 2012

Bridging the Development Gap4 Study Figure 4.(a) Suggest reasons for the variable progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goal targets. (10)(b) Using named examples, assess the advantages and disadvantages of contrasting ways of measuring development. (15)

Development Gap : January 2013

Bridging the Development Gap4 Study Figure 4. (a) Using Figure 4, explain how the groups of players have both positive and negative impacts on the development process. (10) (b) Assess the extent to which models and theories, such as the North-South divide and dependency theory, are useful in helping to understand the development gap.(15)