Theme 1: Key Idea 1.3 A global perspective on development issues — Eduqas GCSE Geography B
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Theme 1: Key Idea 1.3 A global perspective on development issues explained
Development data and images help us learn about levels of development in different countries, including the UK.
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Economic measures such as GDP per capita and income sit alongside human and social measures such as life expectancy, literacy, access to clean water and the Human Development Index. Images, such as satellite night-lights or photographs of housing and transport, give a visual impression but can mislead because they show a single place or moment. Limitations of data include being out of date, averaged so they hide inequality within a country, measured differently between countries, and incomplete for informal work. Using economic data alongside human and social data gives a fuller picture than either alone.
Your focus
- Explain how development data and images are used to learn about levels of development, including in the UK
- Evaluate the limitations of data and the merits of combining economic with human and social data
- Define LICs and NICs as groups of countries with similar characteristics
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Marking Points
- Identifies how development data and images are used to learn about levels of development, including for the UK
- Explains a limitation of using data to ascertain levels of development, such as averages hiding inequality or data being out of date
- Explains the merit of combining economic data with human and social development data
- Defines groups of countries with similar characteristics, correctly using Least Economically Developed Countries or Low Income Countries (LICs) and Newly Industrialised Countries (NICs)
Examiner Tips
- 💡Read the question carefully to identify whether it asks about data, images, limitations, merits or country groupings
- 💡Eliminate options that rely on a single measure or that ignore the limitations of data
- 💡Check that any option naming LICs or NICs matches the correct definition before selecting it
Common Mistakes
- Treats a single economic measure such as GDP per capita as a complete picture of development; combine it with human and social data
- Assumes development data is always accurate and current; recognise limitations such as averages and outdated figures
- Confuses the definitions of LICs and NICs; keep LICs as low income and low human development and NICs as rapidly industrialising economies