Causes of the development gap

Which of the following TWO are physical causes of the development gap?

• Debt

• Natural resources

• War

• Climate hazards

• World trade

Which of the following TWO are historical causes of the development gap?

• War

• Water supply

• Poor governance

• Being landlocked

• Colonialism

Which of the following TWO are economic causes of the development gap?

• Climate

• World trade

• Poverty trap

• Rapid population growth

• Climate-related disease

Why does being landlocked make countries poor?

• They cannot trade

• Tourists don't like countries without beaches

• They do not have access to the sea for shipping trade

• They have bad neighbours

How does poor governance increase the development gap?

• Some politicians are corrupt and use money to fund military weapons or elite lifestyles

• Some politicians want their country to remain in poverty indefinitely

• Poor governance can mean a lack of investment in essential services, keeping people in poverty

• Because they have a hot climate

The slave trade is linked to which cause of the development gap?

• Natural resources

• World trade

• Colonialism

• War

How can climate help countries develop?

• Diseases

• Great for crop growth

• Hazards like hurricanes

• Tourism

100% of LICs have at least ___ tropical diseases in their country at any one time

• 2

• 5

• 3

• 4

What is the theory that states that countries can overexploit a single resource at the expense of other industries?

• Overexploitation theory

• Natural resource curse theory

• Curse theory

• Natural resource overexploitation theory

LICs generally have the highest percentage of religious populations in the world. True or False.

• True

• False