Measurements of regional and global disparities
Key questions
Key terms
Development: the use of resources to improve the quality of life in a country
Gross domestic product (GDP): the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year.
Gross national income (GNI): comprises the total value of goods and services produced within a country (i.e. its GDP), together with its income received from other countries (notably interest and dividends), less similar payments made to other countries.
Gross national income per capita: The GNI of a country divided by its population
GNI at power purchasing parity (PPP): here the GNI of a country is converted US dollars on the basis of how the value of the currency with that of other countries.
Development gap: the difference in income between the richest and poorest countries in the world.
Human development index (HDI): a measure of development which combines three important aspects of human well-being: life expectancy, education and income.
Least developed countries (LDC's): the poorest and weakest economies in the developing world as identified by UNCATAD
Infant mortality rate: the number of deaths of children under the age of one years old per 1000 people
Education: the gradual process of acquiring knowledge, understanding and skills.
Adult literacy rate: the percentage of adults with basic reading and writing skills.
Sustainable development:development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the the needs of future generations.
Malnutrition: the condition that develops when the body does not get the right amount of the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients it needs to maintain healthy tissues and organ function.
Wealth disparities
Key questions
Key terms
Gini coefficient
Cumulative causation
Economic core region
Periphery
Slum
Urbanisation of poverty
Indigenous population
Privatisation
Human Development Report by the UNDP:
http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/
This is a fun way of learning where the counties of the world are and to start thinking about disparities in wealth:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/interactive/2012/dec/20/geography-game-how-well-know-world
Key questions
- How can regional and global disparities be measured?
- What are the definitions of the indices of infant mortality, education, nutrition, income, marginalisation and the Human Development Index?
- What is the value of the different indices used to measure global and regional disparities?
Key terms
Development: the use of resources to improve the quality of life in a country
Gross domestic product (GDP): the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year.
Gross national income (GNI): comprises the total value of goods and services produced within a country (i.e. its GDP), together with its income received from other countries (notably interest and dividends), less similar payments made to other countries.
Gross national income per capita: The GNI of a country divided by its population
GNI at power purchasing parity (PPP): here the GNI of a country is converted US dollars on the basis of how the value of the currency with that of other countries.
Development gap: the difference in income between the richest and poorest countries in the world.
Human development index (HDI): a measure of development which combines three important aspects of human well-being: life expectancy, education and income.
Least developed countries (LDC's): the poorest and weakest economies in the developing world as identified by UNCATAD
Infant mortality rate: the number of deaths of children under the age of one years old per 1000 people
Education: the gradual process of acquiring knowledge, understanding and skills.
Adult literacy rate: the percentage of adults with basic reading and writing skills.
Sustainable development:development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the the needs of future generations.
Malnutrition: the condition that develops when the body does not get the right amount of the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients it needs to maintain healthy tissues and organ function.
Wealth disparities
Key questions
- To what extent do disparities and inequalities occur within countries?
- What is the influence on disparities and inequalities of ethnicity, residence, parental education, income, employment (formal and informal) and land ownership?
Key terms
Gini coefficient
Cumulative causation
Economic core region
Periphery
Slum
Urbanisation of poverty
Indigenous population
Privatisation
Human Development Report by the UNDP:
http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/
This is a fun way of learning where the counties of the world are and to start thinking about disparities in wealth:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/interactive/2012/dec/20/geography-game-how-well-know-world
Indicators of development: Malnutrition and marginalisation
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Disparities and change
Key question
- What changes have occurred in the patterns and trends of regional and global disparities of life expectancy, education and income?
- What progress has been made in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in poverty reduction, education and health?
Key terms
Modernisation theory
Dependency theory
World system theory
Life expectancy at birth
Extreme poverty
Gender gap in education
Maternal mortality rate
HIV
AIDS
Disparities and change - the changing patterns and trends of regional and global disparities of LIFE EXPECTANCY
In today's lesson you will be considering LIFE EXPECTANCY (there are links here with the Populations in Transition unit we have already completed).
1 - Your first task is to define LIFE EXPECTANCY
2 - Using your computer draw a BAR graph of life expectancy. Select 20 countries. Make sure you select a range form long to short.
3 - Describe what your graph shows.
4 - How do you think the difference in life expectancy has changed over time? Do you think the gap has got wider or narrower? Can you find any evidence to support your answer?
5 - What factors influence life expectancy?
Here are some useful websites:
http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/history-of-life-expectancy
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/dec/13/life-expectancy-world-rise
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/dec/13/life-expectancy-data-surprises
http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/
CIA world fact book:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Gap minder (the home of Hans Rosling):
http://www.gapminder.org/
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Many of the MDG's are on target for being reached by 2015. However, when examined region by region, it becomes clear that some parts of the world are not making as much progress. For example, the rate of extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa is stuck at 44% of the region's population.
TASK
Video about the MDGs:
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=191104
Many of the MDG's are on target for being reached by 2015. However, when examined region by region, it becomes clear that some parts of the world are not making as much progress. For example, the rate of extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa is stuck at 44% of the region's population.
TASK
- Each group will focus on ONE of the 8 Millennium Development Goals.
- Open the map of the world (on the right). Open the other document with information about the 8 goals. Find the information that your group is working on.
- Read the information on your goal. Summarise the update information for each region.
- Using powerpoint (or similar) write up your summary in paragraphs around the map and draw lines from your writing to the region on the map.
- A hard copy of this must be brought to next lesson.
- Question: How is education a key to helping people break out of poverty?
Video about the MDGs:
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=191104
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Reducing disparities
Key questions
Key terms
Foreign direct investment (FDI)
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
Resource nationalisation
Terms of trade
Primary product development
Trade deficit
Fair trade
International aid
Debt relief
Appropriate technology
Microcredit
Social business
TASK
You are going to work in groups to produce a study booklet. You have only one lesson and a homework to complete your task. Next lesson we will repeat the process and then share what we have produced. Questions you should aim to deal with are:
What are they?
What do they do?
Why were they set up?
Are they achieving their aims?
What are the positive and negative impacts?
Key questions
- How can disparities in wealth and development be reduced?
- How important are trade, market access, debt relief, aid and remittances in reducing disparities?
Key terms
Foreign direct investment (FDI)
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
Resource nationalisation
Terms of trade
Primary product development
Trade deficit
Fair trade
International aid
Debt relief
Appropriate technology
Microcredit
Social business
TASK
You are going to work in groups to produce a study booklet. You have only one lesson and a homework to complete your task. Next lesson we will repeat the process and then share what we have produced. Questions you should aim to deal with are:
What are they?
What do they do?
Why were they set up?
Are they achieving their aims?
What are the positive and negative impacts?
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Trading Blocs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_bloc http://www.economicsonline.co.uk/Global_economics/Trading_blocs.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4510792.stm
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Fair Trade
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_trade http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/ http://www.fairtradehk.org/?lang=en http://www.fairtradefederation.org/
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Remittances
Research REMITTANCES using domestic helpers in Hong Kong as a case study. This is a case study that can be used all over the geography course - disparities in wealth, populations in transition (migration), and globalisation.
Answer the following questions:
1 - What is a remittance?
2 - What are the ECONOMIC and SOCIAL PUSH FACTORS for Fillipino migration to Hong Kong
3 - What are the ECONOMIC and SOCIAL IMPACTS (positive and negative) of Fillipino migration on Hong Kong?
4 - What are the What are the ECONOMIC and SOCIAL IMPACTS (positive and negative) of Fillipino migration to Hong Kong on the Philippines?
5 - If possible...interview your helper. You can use them as a case study. Respectfully ask them about their lives...why did they leave the Philippines, why did they chose Hong Kong, what was it like when they first got here, did they use an agency, how long have they been Hong Kong, do they have family (children) at home, who is bringing them up, etc.
Useful online resources:
http://www.chinadailyapac.com/article/strong-peso-hurting-overseas-workers
http://www.unifil.org.hk/uniprimer.html
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1106841/domestic-helpers-demand-recognition-labour-rights
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_domestic_helpers_in_Hong_Kong
http://business.inquirer.net/76985/overseas-filipino-remittances-up-by-5-to-p10-b-in-1st-half
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/interactive/2013/jan/31/remittances-money-migrants-home-interactive
Debt relief and aid
Read through the information and take notes.
Research REMITTANCES using domestic helpers in Hong Kong as a case study. This is a case study that can be used all over the geography course - disparities in wealth, populations in transition (migration), and globalisation.
Answer the following questions:
1 - What is a remittance?
2 - What are the ECONOMIC and SOCIAL PUSH FACTORS for Fillipino migration to Hong Kong
3 - What are the ECONOMIC and SOCIAL IMPACTS (positive and negative) of Fillipino migration on Hong Kong?
4 - What are the What are the ECONOMIC and SOCIAL IMPACTS (positive and negative) of Fillipino migration to Hong Kong on the Philippines?
5 - If possible...interview your helper. You can use them as a case study. Respectfully ask them about their lives...why did they leave the Philippines, why did they chose Hong Kong, what was it like when they first got here, did they use an agency, how long have they been Hong Kong, do they have family (children) at home, who is bringing them up, etc.
Useful online resources:
http://www.chinadailyapac.com/article/strong-peso-hurting-overseas-workers
http://www.unifil.org.hk/uniprimer.html
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1106841/domestic-helpers-demand-recognition-labour-rights
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_domestic_helpers_in_Hong_Kong
http://business.inquirer.net/76985/overseas-filipino-remittances-up-by-5-to-p10-b-in-1st-half
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/interactive/2013/jan/31/remittances-money-migrants-home-interactive
Debt relief and aid
Read through the information and take notes.
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