Disparities+in+wealth+and+development

Disparities in wealth and development

Have a go at the quiz at [] best to open all the graphs first?

See animations at []

Watch [] Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years

See []

Create your own development index at http://hdr.undp.org/en/data/build/



[] = scattergraphs

· Look in the atlases at the back for a table of other data. See PG p66/67 or [|http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/DATASTATISTICS/0,,contentMDK:20535285~menuPK:1192694~pagePK:64133150~piPK:64133175~theSitePK:239419,00.html]

The UN has four human development indices: See []

The closer the HDI is to 1, the closer the country is to achieving the maximum values defined for each of the three indicators. See [] for tables, etc.and [] for country comparisons.


 * Human Poverty Index** []
 * Gender-related development index** []
 * Gender Empowerment Measure** []

See [] for world HDI map


 * Case Study: Papua New Guinea:** [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Papua_new_guinea_provinces_(numbers).png]

**Millennium Development Goals:**

Progress in: · POVERTY REDUCTION · EDUCATION · HEALTH.

GCC p42-43 [] [] [] [] = Google maps of progress on goals []

[] = > Presentation will be shared with the rest of the class. Try to include:
 * 1) Watch starter clips on background to the 8 goals.
 * 2) See BBC news clip and article.
 * 3) Task 1: Brief notes on each of the relevant goals.
 * 4) Task 2: Presentations in groups on the 3 relevant areas (could include goals 1, 2, 4, 5. 6 depending on numbers in the class?). Handouts will probably be a little longer than 60 words?
 * What are the relevant MDG’s relating to this issue?
 * Details of the problem / why was this chosen as a goal?
 * What progress has been made? Evaluate the progress, giving a ‘grade’ and a comment.
 * Examples of specific data for the world and / or for specific countries / regions.
 * Photos, maps, diagrams to illustrate your information.
 * A list of websites / links for information
 * A list of questions / discussion points for other groups.

Reducing Disparities:

Read GCC p44-51