Where is the world’s wealth and poverty?
Aims
1. What is the Brandt Line?
2. Where is the Brandt Line drawn?
3. How will the Brandt Line change?
Keywords
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North South Divide
Brandt Line
Wealth
Gross Domestic Product
ACTIVITY 1
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Plot the data on the sheet as a scatter graph
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Annotate the graph with any patterns you see
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Draw a line to divide the rich and poor countries
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Add the labels ‘Rich countries’ above the line and ‘Poor countries’
below the line
Country
ACTIVITY 2
• On a world map, shade these
countries using the following key;
light colour countries with GDP
>15000; dark colour countries
with GDP <14000.
Australia
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GDP$
31900
Bangladesh
2100
China
6800
France
29900
Indonesia
3600
Iraq
3400
Italy
29200
Draw a line to separate the rich
countries from the Poor
Countries (does not have to be
straight)
Mexico
10000
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Label the line ‘the Brandt Line’
Turkey
UK
30300
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What do you notice? – write a
few notes on the map
USA
41800
Morocco
4200
New Zealand
25200
Russia
17000
Spain
25500
Brazil
8200
8400
North South Divide
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Explain what the Brandt Line shows?
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Why is it drawn where it is?
Explain how and why the line could
change in future?
Why are there some countries with high
GNP (red) South of the line?
What other statistics can we use?
How do they show development?
UK
Italy
Japan
Brazil
Indonesia
Ethiopia
Choose 6 statistics from page 136-143
And fill in the table
How do you statistics show development?
STARTER
Using the data in your tables
Choose ONE statistic and explain how you
think it shows development
RICH WORLD, POOR WORLD
Key Question
Why is there
such a divide
between rich and
poor countries
throughout the
world?
Reasons for development gap
ENVIRONMENTAL
natural features e.g. soil
HISTORICAL
things which have happen in years before
e.g. war
SOCIO – ECONOMIC
society, culture and money e.g religion
STARTER
Put the countries into above and below the
Brant line
Which do you think are the richest and
poorest countries?
Manhattan and Madagascar
Key
Question
How are
Manhattan
and
Madagascar
different?
Starter
Compare these figures
Development
Indicator
Madagascar
Manhattan
Life expectancy
57
79
Literacy
60
100
Birth Rate
41 per 1000
14 per 1000
Waste
150 x body weight
4000 x bodyweight
• Level 3 /4 – basic comparison
e.g. More Manhattans are literate
• Level 4/5 - detailed comparison
e.g. The number of Madagascans that can read and
write is 60% which is a lot lower than 100% of the
Manhattans
• Level 6 - comparison and explanation
e.g. The number of Madagascans that can read and
write is 60% which is a lot lower than 100% of the
Manhattans. This is because all children go to
school and get an education in the USA whereas
children work on the farms in Madagascar and few
are educated
Compare the development
of
Madagascar and Manhattan