The Changing Economic World · Summer Term 1

The Development Gap

Measuring quality of life and understanding why some countries remain stuck in poverty.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why are economic indicators alone insufficient to measure human progress?
  2. 2How do historical factors like colonialism continue to affect development today?
  3. 3What role does international aid play in creating or breaking cycles of dependency?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

GCSE: Geography - Economic WorldGCSE: Geography - Global Development
Year: Year 10
Subject: Geography
Unit: The Changing Economic World
Period: Summer Term 1

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