Topic 4
Development Geography
Mr K Whitlock (2021)
, Contents
• Chapter 1: The Concept of development
• Chapter 2: Frameworks for development
• Chapter 3: Trade and development
• Chapter 4: Development issues and challenges
• Chapter 5: Role of development aid
, Chapter 1: The Concept of development
• Unit 1: Development terminology
• Unit 2: Indicators of development
• Unit 3: The concepts of development
• Unit 4: Differences in development
, Unit 1: Development terminology
• Developing is related to the improvement and growth
• Developed, developing and industrial countries
– Development is the means by which a traditional, low-tech
society is changed into a modern, high-tech society, with a
corresponding increase in incomes
– These changes happened in many, but not all, countries after
World War II
– When searching for resources countries were then classified
o Developing Countries
Countries that have low standards of living as resources are not yet
utilised effectively
o Developed Countries
Countries that are economically, culturally and socially advanced
Development Geography
Mr K Whitlock (2021)
, Contents
• Chapter 1: The Concept of development
• Chapter 2: Frameworks for development
• Chapter 3: Trade and development
• Chapter 4: Development issues and challenges
• Chapter 5: Role of development aid
, Chapter 1: The Concept of development
• Unit 1: Development terminology
• Unit 2: Indicators of development
• Unit 3: The concepts of development
• Unit 4: Differences in development
, Unit 1: Development terminology
• Developing is related to the improvement and growth
• Developed, developing and industrial countries
– Development is the means by which a traditional, low-tech
society is changed into a modern, high-tech society, with a
corresponding increase in incomes
– These changes happened in many, but not all, countries after
World War II
– When searching for resources countries were then classified
o Developing Countries
Countries that have low standards of living as resources are not yet
utilised effectively
o Developed Countries
Countries that are economically, culturally and socially advanced
