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Aid is giving resources - goods or services - usua lly from MEDCs lo LEDCs, eilher in an emergency or lo promole long-lerm development.

I Arguments In Favour o, giving Aid I 1) Emergencv aid in times of disaster has saved lives and

reduced people's misery.

2) Development projects, such as provision of clean water, can lead to long-term improvements to living standards.

3) Assistance in developing natural resources and power suppl ies benefils the economy.

4) Aid ing industrial development can create jobs and improve the infraslruclure (e.g. roads, eleclricity supplies).

5) Aid for agriculture can help to increase the food supply.

6) Provision of medical lra ining and equipment can improve health and standards of living.

Arguments Against giving Aid

1) Aid can increase the dependency of LEDCs on lhe donar country.

2) Profit from large projects can go to MNCs and donors, rather than the country who is supposed lo be receiving the aid.

3) Aid doesn 't alwáys reach the people who need it and can be kept by corrupt officials.

4) Aid can be spent on 'prestige pro jects' (see p.ll O) or in urban areas rather than in areas of real need.

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5) Aid can be used as a weapon to exert political pressure on the receiving country.

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1. What do MEDC and LEDC stand for?

2. Write out this paragraph about the North-South Divide, choosing words from the box to fill in the spaces.

southern hemisphere developing

Japan area New Zealand

West developed North

The …...................... -South Divide separates developed from developing countries. The

…......................... countrires are in the northern …................................, except for

Australia and …................................. Poor countries are mostly in the tropics and the

…...............................hemisphere.

3. Give two examples of MEDCs and two examples of LEDCs.

4. Complete the table to show what these terms mean:

Development Indicator Meaning

Life expectancy

Infant mortality rate

Calorie intake

Energy consumption

Literacy rate

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5. Why can it be difficult to compare countries using development indicators?

6. Look at the map. Name the natural hazards that are a problem in the places listed below (there may be more than one for each place).

a) West Africa b) India c)The Caribbean d) China

7. How do health problems hold back the development of LEDCs?

8. Relying on selling primary goods for income causes four main problems for LEDCs. Describe why each of the following causes problems:

a) The value of raw materials

b) MEDCs decide prices

c) Fluctuation of prices

d) Man-made alternatives to raw materials

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9. What is a trade bloc?

10. Give two examples of trade blocs.

11. Explain how MEDCs have the advantage in world trade.

12. Copy out this paragraph about aid, using the correct options from the pairs.

Aid is the giving of (resources/responsibilities) from one country to another. It is

usually given from (more/less) economically developed countries to (more/less)

economically developed countries.

13. Draw a table to show the advantages and disadvantages of giving aid.

Advantages

Disadvantages

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