Section outline

  • FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are IDENTIFYING the global population over time.
    • We are EXPLAINING Explain how living things are impacted by humans and natural occurrences.
    • We are CLARIFYING how countries deal with population increasE
    • We are EXPLAINING how animals adapt to their habitat so we can understand what interdependence is and how it is important for the earth.
    • We are FOCUSING on exploring the relationships and connections between people, across boundaries, and with the environment shape societies.


    This week we will be looking at sustainability in a global manner.


    Learning Outcome:

    To understand global variations in economic development and quality of life.

    We will be looking at:

    • Different ways of classifying parts of the world according to their level of economic development and quality of life.
    • Different economic and social measures of development.
    • Limitations of economic and social measures.
    • Link between the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) and development.
    • Causes of uneven development and consequences of uneven development.


    Development is.....?

    Define in your own words what you think development is.


    Activity: How Can We Measure Development?

    • View the slides to explain different ways of classifying the nations in the world according to their level of development.
    • Use the The Changing Economic World - Indicators Triangular Dominoes to try to match the key terms to your definition. 


    Activity: What Is the Link Between the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) and the Level of Development?

    • Define DTM in your own words and consider the question ‘What is the link between the DTM and the level of development?’  
    • Read the statements on the next sequence of slides and decide which stage on the DTM each country is at. 


    Activity: Causes of Uneven Development

    • Get into groups of 4. List some reasons why some countries are more developed than others.
    • The three main categories that the causes of uneven development can be divided into (physical causes, human causes and historical causes). 
    • Then organise the The Changing Economic World - Causes of Uneven Development Card Sort into these three categories. Remember that some cards may be in more than one category.


    Activity: Consequences of Uneven Development

    • View the slides of the main consequences of uneven development (migration, wealth and health).
    • Use an atlas or the internet to find out various measures of development for the UK, USA, Ethiopia and Haiti.
    • Follow the instructions of the The Changing Economic World - Consequences Activity Sheet and record answers on sheet. Use a red pen to circle to worst country and a green pen to circle to best country in terms of development for each measure of development.


    Extension activity

    • Find which country in the world has the best value for each measure of development. 
    • Write down the country name and in brackets write the value of that measure of development. 
    • Find which country in the world has the worst value for each measure of development. 
    • Write down the country name and in brackets write the value of that measure of development.