Introduction To Development PDF

Development  What I see Look at the image and write 3 sentences about what you see. A visual representation of different levels of development, showing a seamless transition from an underdeveloped area on the left to a developed area on the right. Each section highlights the diff...

Development  What I see Look at the image and write 3 sentences about what you see. A visual representation of different levels of development, showing a seamless transition from an underdeveloped area on the left to a developed area on the right. Each section highlights the differences in infrastructure, economy, and society. UNDEVELOPED AREA DEVELOPING AREA DEVELOPED AREA Infrastructure: Dirt roads, basic Infrastructure: Paved roads, Infrastructure: Modern roads, huts or makeshift homes, lack of basic brick or concrete homes, skyscrapers, advanced public electricity, no formal sanitation some access to electricity, small transportation, widespread systems. clinics, and schools. electricity and internet, modern Economy: Small-scale farming, Economy: Mix of agriculture and hospitals and universities. informal markets, reliance on emerging industries, small Economy: Diversified economy subsistence agriculture. businesses, and markets. with advanced industries, Society: Limited access to Society: Improving access to services, high technology, and education and healthcare, low education and healthcare, finance sectors. literacy rates, high levels of growing middle class, increased Society: High standard of living, poverty. literacy. widespread access to education and healthcare, low poverty rates, high literacy, and life expectancy. Reflection: What do I understand about what the following terms mean? 1) Infrastructure 2) Economy 3) Society  Development definition Development refers to the standards of living and quality of life of humans. ▪ Quality of life is the general well-being of people, including health, income, education, employment and the environment. ▪ Standard of living is the level of goods, services and comfort available to people in a country, based on their income. Development is a measure of economic, social and technological progress within a country.  Comparing levels of development Task: Information Card Activity 1. Rank the 4 characters in order based on their standard of living, from the highest to the lowest. 2. Why did you choose your character with the highest standard of living? Explain your answer. 3. Why did youCriteria Success choose your character with the lowest standard of living? Explain your answer. ▪ Use evidence from the information card. ▪ You should fully justify your reasons using the word ‘because’. ▪ Aim to develop your answer. ▪ Who do you think your life is most similar to? Explain your answer. Extension  Peer assessment Peer Assessment Read through your partners two explanations and tick once ✔ in each paragraph where they have done each of the following: ▪ Used evidence from the information card. ▪ Used the word ‘because’ to explain their decision. ▪ Fully elaborated on their decision using a connective to create a developed answer. You should then give your partner a WWW and EBI. WWW: You have used evidence from the information cards and used connectives well. EBI: You could explain the benefit of having lots of job choices in the future to fully elaborate. Model Answer I chose Hannah as having the highest standard of living because playing the trumpet is a luxury ✔. She went on a trip to Mexico, another luxury and she’s given £20 a week pocket money ✔, potentially more money than she needs. Furthermore, Hannah has lots of choices in what job she can do in the future ✔.  EQ: What is development and how does it vary? Do more people live like Hannah or Nisha? The world has Around a quarter over 8 billion of us do not have humans. electricity. More than a third Around 1 billion of us live in of us do not have extreme poverty, access to on less than adequate toilets. $1.25 a day. Around 22,000 Around 800 children die every Around 1 in 10 million of us do day, from causes does not have not get enough to linked to poverty. access to clean eat… ever. safe water. Nearly half of us Around 1 in 7 live in poverty, on people aged 15 less than $2.50 a and over can’t day. read or write.  EQ: What is development and how does it vary? Which of these do you think is the worst statement about our unequal world? Why? The world has Around a quarter over 8 billion of us do not have humans. electricity. More than a third Around 1 billion of us live in of us do not have extreme poverty, access to on less than adequate toilets. $1.25 a day. Around 22,000 Around 800 children die Around 1 in 10 million of us do everyday, from does not have not get enough to causes linked to access to clean eat… ever. poverty. safe water. Nearly half of us Around 1 in 7 live in poverty, on people aged 15 less than $2.50 a and over can’t day. read or write. Task Explain how high this woman’s quality of life is. Use evidence from the picture and talk about: employment, health, education, childcare, sanitation, electricity, warmth & security in your answer. E.g. She may be unemployed as she must care for her children  EQ: What is development and how does it vary? Should we care? We have a good life here in Romania. Why should we care about people in other What do you countries? think? World Map showing countries with different levels of development Here’s a table with examples of countries that represent different levels of development: LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLES OF KEY CHARACTERISTICS COUNTRIES UNDERDEVELOPED Chad, Limited infrastructure, high Afghanistan, poverty rates, reliance on Haiti subsistence agriculture, low literacy and life expectancy. DEVELOPING India, Growing infrastructure, mixed Nigeria, economy (agriculture and Vietnam industry), improving education and healthcare, rising middle class. DEVELOPED United States, Advanced infrastructure, Germany, diversified economy (high-tech Japan industries, services), high standard of living, widespread access to education and healthcare. Video: Global Development explained Global Development Explained | World101 (youtube.co m)