Year 8 - Geography
Changes in wealth and quality of life over time
Global inequalities and development: how does life vary around the world?
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about the patterns, causes and impact of inequality around the world. Pupils will investigate how patterns of inequality affect people and places and how attempts have been made to reduce the development gap.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to analyse trends in development indicators over time.
Key Notes
- Overall the world has become wealthier over time.
- GDP per capita has risen in many countries, but in some countries it has remained the same.
- Statistics suggest that health and education has improved in most places around the world over time.
- Despite increasing wealth, inequality has also grown in many countries.
Vocabulary To Learn
- GDP per capita: the total monetary value of all the goods and services produced in a country over a year divided by the population
- economy: the system of money, jobs, businesses, and trade that helps people live and work
- GINI coefficient: a measure of inequality on a scale between zero and one
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The quality of life of people around the world is getting worse.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Overall the world has become wealthier over time. GDP per capita has risen in many countries, but in some countries it has remained the same.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'GDP per capita'
the total monetary value of all the goods and services produced in a country over a year divided by the population.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: The quality of life of people around the world is getting worse. Correction: In most places around the world, social indicators such as life expectancy and the average expected years of schooling, have increased.
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- Lives around the world Study Guide
- Measuring and mapping development Study Guide
- Past and present causes of inequality Study Guide
- Perspectives on inequality and development Study Guide
- Physical geography and development Study Guide
- Strategies to support development Study Guide
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