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| How are population and development related? |
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Developing countries often have a problem with the population growing too fast and not being able to feed everyone. In last 30 years 99% of the increase in population has been in developing countries
Through value systems- i.e. Islam and Roman Catholicism – women only gain status and power through having sons. Contraception banned
Nick Eberstadt – demographer – growth in developing world is due to decline in infant mortality rates and death rates and increase in life expectancy – better health. |
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| What are the health problems faced by Third World countries? |
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Definition
*AIDS/HIV
*Lack of medical supplies
*Lack of trained nurses
*Huge patient numbers per doctor
*Unclean water
*Lack of sanitation
*Not educated in health issues
*Not enough birth control
*High infant mortality rates
*Low life expectancy |
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| How can the dependency theory help an understanding of development and underdevelopment? |
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Definition
| shows how developed countries int eh western world colonialised many developing countries and even though the colonialisation ended their power continued. |
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| What are thirld world countries strategies for dealing with health problems? |
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Definition
*gaining financial support from overseas organisations to promote and *improve medicin and knowledge
*encourage women to get their children vaccinated
*encourage NGO aid |
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| Relationship between urbanisation and economic development |
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Definition
*criticised by dependancy theory - urbanisation sustains underdevelopment
*european urbanisation = result of industrialisation
*in developing countries = young and fertlie - over population - |
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| dependancy theory sociologists and what did they say? |
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Definition
Frank - - metropolis = developed
periphary = developing countries - periphary elites live in urban areas - sponsered by developed countries - exploit people in rural areas of country - wealth to metropolis |
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| what is the dependancy theory? |
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Definition
capitalism is dominant.
underdeveloped countries remain in their position because capitalism relies upon exploiting their resources.
origins - slavery, colonialism |
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