Last summer...East Africa drought:DEC appeals for funds
The Disasters Emergency Committee is made up of 14 member agencies which provide aid after a disaster in one of the world's poorer countries. They are the leading UK humanitarian charities
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Should we keep donating money to overseas countries?
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1. What is happening in the pictures?
2. Who causes these to happen? Man or nature?
Causes of poverty, hunger and disease.
1 debt
9 lack of health care
8 famine/ drought Somalia 2004
6 AIDS/ HIV
5 homelessness
4 unfair trade
3 no education
2 war
7 oil spill USA 2010
10 tsunami 2004
The causes of world poverty
All will: Know the meaning of LEDC and MEDC.
Most will: Understand the causes of world poverty.
A Divided World..?• 80% of the world’s
population have 20% of the worlds resources. These are MEDC’s or the developed world.
• 20% of the world’s population have 80% of the worlds resources. These are LEDC’s or the developing world.
Developing country – (LEDC) used to be known as a third world county.
Ledc/medc
Answers
• LEDC = Less Economically Developed Country, *Kenya *Ghana *Brazil *India *Bangladesh
• MEDC = More Economically Developed Country, *America *UK *Japan *Hong Kong
* France
What have you learnt so far?
• If you know what an MEDC and an LEDC are draw a smiley face in your jotter
Many people in the LEDC live in absolute poverty and lack the necessities such as…
* Food* Clean water * Sanitation(40,000 a day die from starvation!!)
Basic education is £6billion yet we spend £8billion on cosmetics
Water and sanitation is £9Billion yet we spend £11billion on ice cream
Basic health is £13 billion yet we spend £17 billion on pet food
Wealth and Poverty: With a partner add reasons below each heading…
• People are rich because…
• People are poor because…