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fig.107 Displaced persons’ camp, western Myanmar, 2012.
1. Define the
geographical use of the term
development. (1)
2. Define the term environmental
development. (2)
3. Contrast social development with
economic development. (3)
4. With the aid of examples, describe
what is meant by the term development
indicator? (3)
5. Contrast social indicators of
development with economic ones. (3)
6. Outline the advantages and
disadvantages of using internet users as
a development indicator. (4)
7. Describe the social and economic
impacts for people living in a
settlement, such as the one shown in unequal place in the last thirty years.” 14. “Corruption is a bigger problem
figure 107. (5) Discuss this statement in relation to than colonialism.” Discuss this
8. Why is Gross National Income an development. (8) statement in relationship to both
incomplete indicator of a nation’s 12. Describe how the IMF groups development and international aid. (12)
development? (3) countries into three broad categories 15. Discuss the arguments for and
9. What is the Human Development according to economic indicators. (3) against the use of overseas aid to
Index? (2) 13. Outline how environmental factors promote development in Low-Income
11. “The world has become a more can impact on development. (4) Developing Countries. (6)

Your Revision checklist

You must be able to define social, economic
and environmental development as well as
explain the concept of sustainable development
(p.32). You should be aware of the range of
development indicators available to geographers,
including GNI per capita, the Human Development
Index and the number of Internet Users. You should
be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of these
indicators (pp.33-35).
You must be aware how these development indicators
illustrate the consequences of uneven development (p.36). In
addition, you must be able to describe how the IMF group
fig.108 Clearing unexploded ordnance (UXO) from farm land in Laos. Advanced Countries (ACs), Emerging and Developing
Countries (EDCs) and Low-Income Developing Countries
From 1964 to 1973, the US dropped over 2 million tons of ordnance
over Laos in 580,000 bombing missions. Of the 270 million cluster (LIDCs). You should be aware of examples and global patterns
bomblets that were dropped, 80 million failed to detonate. Unexploded (p.37).
ordnance (UXO), including cluster bombs, have killed or maimed as many You must be confident about the effects of uneven
as 50,000 civilians in Laos since 1964 (20,000 since 1973, a er the development. You should learn a range of the causes of
Vietnam War ended). In recent years there have been over 100 new uneven development so you can outline those factors,
casual es each year. 60% of accidents result in death and 40% of the including the impact of colonialism on trade and the
vic ms are children. Laos has suffered more than half of the cluster bomb
casual es in the world. It is the poorest districts in Laos which are o en exploitation of natural resources (pp.38-39). You should also
be able to discuss the different types of aid and their role in
the most contaminated with UXO. A er 40 years, less than 1% of the
both promoting and hindering development (pp.40-41).
bombs have been cleared. The USA was never officially at war with Laos.

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Many factors contribute to a country’s economic development.