GeographyYears 7–9Human Geography

Development and global inequality

Learn Development and global inequality for Years 7–9 pupils (ages 11–14). Free practice questions, lessons and worked examples — aligned to the UK National Curriculum.

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Development means improvement in living standards. It is measured by wealth, health, education and more.

  2. 2

    GNI per head measures income only. The Human Development Index combines income, life expectancy and schooling.

  3. 3

    What does HDI include that GNI per head does not?

  4. 4

    Averages hide inequality. A country with a high average income can still contain widespread poverty.

  5. 5

    Strategies include aid, trade, debt relief, microfinance and intermediate technology. Aid can help fast but may create dependency; fairer trade is slower but more sustainable.

  6. 6

    What is a drawback of relying on aid?

  7. 7

    Why can a high average income be misleading?

Practise Development and global inequality with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 11–14. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.