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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