Economic development...
Countries are compared according to wealth and development. As geographers we use a wide range of data and indicators when assessing if a country is more developed than another and to enable us to give good reasons why. Terms such as GDP, birth rate, death rate, literacy rate and infant mortality will become widely used and understood as you go through this section of your GCSE.
Is the gap widening?...
Use this link to research about aid programmes and why the development gap is widening....
Aid projects in lEDCs...
Aid projects are a way in which the development gap can be reduced in LEDCs. Have a look at this sheet and research some examples of aid projects and remember to comment / understand how sustainable these can be. Also remember to think how economic / social / environmentally sustainable each project is!