Where is the world’s wealth and poverty?Aims1. What is the Brandt Line?2. Where is the Brandt Line drawn?3. How will the Brandt Line change?

Keywords• North South Divide• Brandt Line• Wealth• Gross Domestic Product

ACTIVITY 1• Plot the data on the sheet as a scatter graph• Annotate the graph with any patterns you see• Draw a line to divide the rich and poor countries• Add the labels ‘Rich countries’ above the line and ‘Poor

countries’ below the lineCountry GDP$

Australia 31900

Bangladesh 2100

China 6800

France 29900

Indonesia 3600

Iraq 3400

Italy 29200

Mexico 10000

Morocco 4200

New Zealand 25200

Russia 17000

Spain 25500

Turkey 8200

UK 30300

USA 41800

Brazil 8400

ACTIVITY 2ACTIVITY 2• On a world map, shade these On a world map, shade these

countries using the following countries using the following key; light colour countries with key; light colour countries with GDP >15000; dark colour GDP >15000; dark colour countries with GDP <14000.countries with GDP <14000.

• Draw a line to separate the Draw a line to separate the rich countries from the Poor rich countries from the Poor Countries (does not have to be Countries (does not have to be straight)straight)

• Label the line ‘the Brandt Line’Label the line ‘the Brandt Line’

• What do you notice? – write a What do you notice? – write a few notes on the mapfew notes on the map

North South Divide

• Explain what the Brandt Line shows?

• Why is it drawn where it is?

• Explain how and why the line could change in future?

Why are there some countries with high GNP (red) South of the line?

What other statistics can we use?How do they show development?

UK

Italy

Japan

Brazil

Indonesia

Ethiopia

Choose 6 statistics from page 136-143And fill in the table

How do you statistics show development?

STARTER

Using the data in your tablesChoose ONE statistic and explain how

you think it shows development

RICH WORLD, POOR WORLD

Key Question

Why is there such a divide between rich

and poor countries

throughout the world?

Reasons for development gap

ENVIRONMENTAL natural features e.g. soil

HISTORICAL things which have happen in years before

e.g. war

SOCIO – ECONOMIC society, culture and money e.g religion

STARTER

Put the countries into above and below the Brant line

Which do you think are the richest and poorest countries?

Manhattan and Madagascar

Key Question

How are Manhattan

and Madagasc

ar different?

Starter

Compare these figures

Development Indicator

Madagascar Manhattan

Life expectancy 57 79

Literacy 60 100

Birth Rate 41 per 1000 14 per 1000

Waste 150 x body weight

4000 x bodyweight

• Level 3 /4 – basic comparisone.g. More Manhattans are literate

• Level 4/5 - detailed comparisone.g. The number of Madagascans that can read and

write is 60% which is a lot lower than 100% of the Manhattans

• Level 6 - comparison and explanatione.g. The number of Madagascans that can read and

write is 60% which is a lot lower than 100% of the Manhattans. This is because all children go to school and get an education in the USA whereas children work on the farms in Madagascar and few are educated

Compare the development of

Madagascar and Manhattan