Year 11 - Geography
Consequences of global inequalities
Global variations in economic development
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about global economic development. Pupils learn how, using a variety of measures, economic development is unequal and how this is reflected in demographic characteristics. Pupils learn about the causes and consequences of inequality and consider how they can be reduced.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain what the consequences of global inequalities are.
Key Notes
- There are consequences of global inequality.
- Uneven development can result in disparities in wealth, health and education.
- Uneven development can result in different types of international migration.
Vocabulary To Learn
- poverty: more than lack of income, it includes hunger and malnutrition, limited access to education and other basic services
- infectious disease: an illness that may be passed from one person to another
- economic migrant: a person who moves to another country with better working or living conditions
- refugee: a person forced to flee their home and seek safety in another country
- remittances: payments sent home by migrants to members of their family or community
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That the benefits of international migration are limited to the country of origin (such as remittances).
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
There are consequences of global inequality. Uneven development can result in disparities in wealth, health and education.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'poverty'
more than lack of income, it includes hunger and malnutrition, limited access to education and other basic services.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: That the benefits of international migration are limited to the country of origin (such as remittances). Correction: Destination countries experience a wide range of social and economic benefits as a result of immigration.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Causes of global inequalities Study Guide
- Defining development Study Guide
- Development and demography Study Guide
- Example of how tourism can reduce the development gap Study Guide
- Measuring development Study Guide
- Strategies to reduce the development gap: Fairtrade, debt relief and aid Study Guide
- Strategies to reduce the development gap: industry and investment Study Guide
- Using GIS maps to analyse links between inequality and migration Study Guide
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