Starter quiz
- What is global inequality?
- The differences in population growth rates between countries
- The differences in political systems around the world
- The unequal distribution of resources within a country
- The unequal distribution of wealth and resources between countries ✓
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- What does "economic development" refer to?
- The total wealth of a country
- The process of improving the quality of life and standard of living in a country ✓
- The number of industries in a country
- The population growth rate of a country
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- Which region of the world is often considered the most economically developed?
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Western Europe ✓
- South Asia
- Latin America
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- What are "developed countries" typically characterised by?
- Low GDP per capita and high levels of poverty
- High GDP per capita, advanced infrastructure, access to healthcare and education ✓
- Poor access to technology and limited industrialisation
- Limited access to foreign investment
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- What role does foreign aid play in addressing global inequality?
- It completely eliminates inequality between countries
- It helps poorer countries access resources for development ✓
- It causes inequality to increase
- It only benefits wealthy countries
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- What is a common characteristic of a "developing" country?
- High life expectancy and low infant mortality rate
- High GDP per capita and strong industries
- Poor access to basic services like healthcare and education ✓
- High level of technological development and innovation
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Exit quiz
- Match the lesson's keywords and their definitions.
- poverty⇔Lack of income but also hunger, limited access to education & services ✓
- infectious disease⇔an illness that may be passed from one person to another ✓
- economic migrant⇔a person who moves to a country with better working/ living conditions ✓
- refugee⇔a person forced to flee their home and seek safety in another country ✓
- remittances⇔payments sent home by migrants to members of their family or community ✓
- ‘______ is more than lack of income, it includes hunger and malnutrition, limited access to education and other basic services … as well as the lack of participation in decision-making.’ United Nations.
- 'Poverty' ✓
- How can global inequality affect migration patterns?
- It has no effect on migration
- People migrate from wealthy countries to poorer countries for more opportunities
- People migrate from poor countries to wealthy countries for more opportunities ✓
- Migration only occurs within countries, not between them
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- What are some benefits for destination countries that receive migrants?
- Skills boost ✓
- Reduces wages locally
- Increase in supply of labour ✓
- Remittances
- Increase in national income ✓
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Key learning points
- There are consequences of global inequality.
- Uneven development can result in disparities in wealth, health and education.
- Uneven development can result in different types of international migration.
Common misconception
That the benefits of international migration are limited to the country of origin (such as remittances).
Destination countries experience a wide range of social and economic benefits as a result of immigration.
Keywords
Poverty - more than lack of income, it includes hunger and malnutrition, limited access to education and other basic services
Infectious disease - an illness that may be passed from one person to another
Economic migrant - a person who moves to another country with better working or living conditions
Refugee - a person forced to flee their home and seek safety in another country
Remittances - payments sent home by migrants to members of their family or community
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