GeographyYears 10–11Human Geography

Economic development

Explain the development gap, indicators of development, strategies to reduce it, and a case study of a LIC or NEE

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine your town gets a new factory 🏭. More people have jobs, shops get busier, and roads get improved — that's economic development!

  2. 2

    Which of these is a sign of economic development?

  3. 3

    Drag the bars to show how a country's wealth changes as it develops — poor countries have most people working on farms, rich countries have most in services.

  4. 4

    Let's see how a country develops using the 'development ladder' idea.

  5. 5

    Sort these countries from lowest to highest development: Ethiopia (farming), Brazil (factories), Norway (services).

  6. 6

    What do we call it when a country gets richer and people's lives improve?

  7. 7

    Which job type becomes MOST common as a country develops?

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