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What and where is the developing world?
I will:
Identify where the developing world is.
Describe some of the problems faced by people in the developing
world.
Compare ‘development indicators’ of the UK with a developing country
of your choice.
‘Developing’ is the term we use for countries considered poor (i.e. not yet
developed). Most of the countries found in the North of the world are
developed. They are often called North, Rich, More Economically Developed
countries (MEDCs) or Developed. You may also sometimes hear them referred
to as ‘First World’ countries.
Most of the countries found in the Southern half of the world are considered
poor and they are most often referred to as South, Poor, Less Economically
Developing Countries (LEDCs) or Developing. They are also sometimes known as
‘Third World’ countries.
However, not everybody who lives in the south experiences poverty. Some
people live in comfortable houses, wear good clothes and eat good food, so to
say that everybody who lives in the south is poor would be exaggerated.
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Task
Glue the following blank world map handout your teacher will give you into your jotter. Read pages 28-31 of the
following website: http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/hdr15_standalone_overview_en.pdf
It is the 2015 United Nations Human Development Index – a ranking of 188 countries in the world according to how
developed they are. Note down the 10 most developed countries and the 10 least developed, then label them on your
blank map by colouring the most developed countries one colour, and the least developed another. Include these
colours in your key. You will have to use the world map on page 3 to help you. Make a conclusion on your finished map.
Key
= 10 most developed countries
= 10 least developed countries
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Problems faced by developing countries
Many do not have safe sanitation facilities, clean drinking water,
heating, electricity or internet access.
There is sometimes a serious shortage of rainfall (drought) leading to a
lack of water and a serious shortage of food (famine) and starvation.
Many people in the developing world are severely underweight.
Many people are illiterate – they are unable to read and write, meaning
they find it difficult to get a good job and earn money.
Some people earn very little money and children are often forced into
working for very little instead of attending school.
Some children are forced into fighting in conflicts as child soldiers.
Housing conditions can be very poor, meaning homes and lives can be
destroyed by natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis.
Schools and hospitals are basic, lack resources are overcrowded, and
there are not enough of them.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zcygkqt
More than 50% do not have access to clean drinking water.
There is a very high population with limited services to help them.
Healthcare is very limited and many children die of diseases which are
easily preventable in the developed world. Diarrhoea, for example, can
be a killer in the developing world, as people there sometimes cannot
replace the fluids lost with clean drinking water, whereas in the
developed world we can.
Diseases such as malaria and HIV/Aids are big killers. There is a high
death rate amongst children and life expectancy is lower than in
developed countries.
Task
1. Use some of the above information to create a poster with the
title ‘Problems faced by developing countries’.
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2. Use the following website to complete the table comparing
‘development indicators’ of the UK with a developing country of
your choice. Where the website does not provide information for
the UK, the answers are already there for you.
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/uk_statistics.html
Development
indicator and where
to find it
What this means UK Your chosen
developing
country:
Life expectancy at
birth (years) 2012,
(in ‘basic
indicators’)
The age in years that on
average people are expected to
live to.
Total adult literacy
rate (%) 2008-2012
(in ‘basic
indicators’)
% of population who can read
and write
99%
Primary school net
enrolment ratio (%)
2008-2011 (in ‘basic
indicators’)
% of people who are enrolled at
and attend a primary school.
Low birthweight (%)
2008-2012 (in
‘Nutrition’)
% of babies born under 5
pounds (the average baby born
today weighs 7.5 pounds, below
5.5 pounds is considered low)
Use of improved
drinking water
sources (%) 2011,
total (in ‘Health’)
% with regular access to clean,
safe drinking water.
Adult HIV
prevalence (%) 2012
(in ‘HIV/AIDS’)
% of adults (over 16) with HIV
(Human Immunodeficiency Virus
– a disease that can be
contracted through
unprotected sex and which
causes the body’s immune
system to fail and unable to
fight off other viruses such as
colds and flus)
0.3%
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Trade with the developing world
I will:
Develop an understanding of how developing countries suffer from poor
terms of trade
Much of what we buy, use and consume in the developing world – food, drink,
clothing, jewellery, and technology such as mobile phone parts – comes from the
developing world. The following maps of Africa, Asia and South America show
what each country’s most valuable export (things they sell) is:
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Poor trade terms for developing countries mean they are taken advantage of by
developed countries for the resources they produce and sell. Because in the
developing world they are usually desperate and it is cheaper to pay workers
there, they are forced to sell valuable goods to developed countries for cheap
prices. They have no choice. The following documentary follows a group of Brits
who go to Ethiopia in Africa to experience how coffee is produced:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3oIXoyYEj0
As you watch, note down any observations you make or questions you have and
we will discuss these afterwards. Try to note at least 3 questions / comments.
Case study of trade – bananas
Ecuador is a country in South America. One of its most key exports is bananas.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z36g9j6
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00w4pfx
Your teacher will give you cards explaining the various stages of banana
production from their beginning in a developing country to them being sold in a
developed country using the following website.
Read these cards and estimate how much you think the people in each stage
should receive if a single banana costs 30p, before the answers are revealed:
http://cafod.org.uk/content/download/843/6730/version/3/Secondary_Fairtr
ade_enrichment-day_banana-split_game.pdf
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Enquiry Skills - Conclusions
I will
Be able to draw conclusions by analysing graphical sources
We learned how to answer conclusions questions in the Living in a Democracy
unit. As we go up the school, you will be asked to make conclusions on specific
bullet point headings, and you will also have to provide evidence from the
sources to justify your conclusion. Make and justify conclusions on the given
headings using sources 1 and 2 below:
Source 1
Make and justify one conclusion with evidence about the following heading:
The largest region of undernourished people
Conclusion Structure
Make a conclusion – ‘One conclusion about ______(the heading in the bullet
point you were asked to make a conclusion on)______is
____________________________________________________’.
Justify the conclusion – ‘Evidence to support this conclusion is shown in source
____ where it says/shows ____________________________________’.
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Source 2 – Life expectancy in the developing world
Make and justify one conclusion with evidence about the following heading:
Life expectancy in the developing world
Conclusion Structure
Make a conclusion – ‘One conclusion about ______(the heading in the bullet
point you were asked to make a conclusion on)______is
____________________________________________________’.
Justify the conclusion – ‘Evidence to support this conclusion is shown in source
____ where it says/shows ____________________________________’.
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Enquiry skills - Options
I will:
Be able to make a decision using sources of information
Be able to justify this decision with source evidence
The UK currently gives approximately 0.7% of its overall budget to developing
countries in foreign aid (‘international development’ or ‘overseas aid’). Some
people think this should continue, whilst others think we should give less
foreign aid to developing countries. Answer the following options question.
Source 1 – UK foreign aid spending compared with other countries
Option 1
Continue with current levels
of foreign aid the UK gives
to developing countries
Option 2
Reduce the current levels of
foreign aid the UK gives to
developing countries
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Source 2 – Breakdown of UK Government spending
Source 3 – Selected views on an internet forum on UK overseas aid
‘There are people in the UK living in poverty too – why should our government use
our taxes to help people overseas when many of us need it too? That money could
be spent on our health and education’ - Jason
‘We must continue to meet current overseas aid levels as we have a moral
responsibility to help people in developing countries who need it most’ - Ann
‘We can afford to spend money on international development – spending on
foreign aid is only a tiny proportion of our overall spending. We’re a rich country
– we should be able to help others and still help ourselves’ – Gary
‘We already spend more than a lot of other countries on overseas aid as a
percentage of our overall budget, we shouldn’t stop foreign aid altogether but we
should reduce it’ – Louise
‘We must help developing countries but aid should be cut as it’s not helping – it’s
just teaching them to rely on us too much instead of helping themselves’ - Ben
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Options structure
Remember we also introduced Options in the Living in a Democracy unit. Look
back if you need to remind yourself of how to answer, but here is the structure
again:
Use the following template to help you answer, filling in the red with source
evidence:
I choose Option _____, to _______________________________.
I chose this option as Source ____ says “evidence that backs up your option”,
which is backed up by Source ____, which shows that ‘more evidence to back up
your Option’.
I chose this option as Source ____ says “evidence that backs up your option”,
which is backed up by Source ____, which shows that ‘more evidence to back up
your Option’.
I chose this option as Source ____ says “evidence that backs up your option”,
which is backed up by Source ____, which shows that ‘more evidence to back up
your Option’.
Try to provide between 2 and 4 pieces of evidence in favour of your option.