Development Gap

What is the development gap?

• The difference in health and wealth between countries

• The difference in air quality between countries

• The difference in types of transport between different countries

• A physical distance between countries

Answer explanation

Remember development = health and wealth!

Which of the following is a PHYSICAL cause of uneven development?

• debt

• war

• landlocked

• corrupt government

Answer explanation

Remember physical = natural

Which of the following is an ECONOMIC cause of uneven development?

• debt

• war

• landlocked

• climate

Answer explanation

Remember economic = money

Which of the following is a HISTORICAL cause of uneven development?

• debt

• Colonialism

• landlocked

• climate

Answer explanation

Remember historical = past

What does HIC stand for?

What does LIC stand for?

What does NEE stand for?

Tropical disease is an example of a ....... cause of the development gap

• Physical

• Economic

• Historical

• Political

Poor governance is an example of a ....... cause of the development gap

• Physical

• Economic

• Historical

• Political

Investment is an example of a ....... cause of the development gap

• Physical

• Economic

• Historical

• Political

Answer explanation

Investment = putting money into something