Introduction to year 9.

What is development?

On a post it note…

• Write down what you think the word development means…

Key terms:

• LEDC

• MEDC

Is the country in which the following photo was taken developed or not? What is your evidence that it is a developed country? What is your

evidence that it is not a developed country?

LEDC or MEDCPicture Board

Bonus mark for guessing the city

Pick a Number – LEDC or MEDC?

21 2 3

8765

109 11 12

4

Question 1

Dhaka – Bangladesh (LEDC)

Question 2

Rio de JaneiroBrazil (LEDC)

Question 3

Nairobi – Kenya (LEDC)

Question 4

Tokyo – Japan (MEDC)

Question 5

Mumbai – India (LEDC)

Question 6

Bangkok – Thailand (LEDC)

Question 7

Cairo – Egypt (LEDC)

Question 8

Washington – USA (MEDC)

Question 9

Munich – Germany (MEDC)

Question 10

Paris – France (MEDC)

Question 11

Copenhagen – Denmark (MEDC)

Question 12

Dublin – Ireland (MEDC)

Task• Complete the sheets individually to explain

if you think the place is an MEDC or LEDC. Justify your answers as much as possible.

Answers

Kabul, Afghanistan Paris, France

Rio de Janerio, Brazil Bangkok, Thailand

Summary

• Have you come up with a new definition of development?

• Is development a difficult word to define? Why?