The document discusses the differences in standards of living between wealthier and poorer countries, using examples from the UK and Africa. It introduces concepts like economic development, Gross National Product (GNP), the Human Development Index (HDI), and Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs). Key details about Kenya in 1997 are provided to classify it as an LEDC based on indicators like adult literacy rates, life expectancy, population per doctor, and GNP per capita, which are much lower than corresponding UK statistics from the same time period.

1. Freedom Module Geography Lessons Lesson 1 The North-South Divide Aim- To understand that different parts of the world have very different standards of living.

4. EDUCATION WATER COLLECTION HEALTH CARE PUBLIC TRANSPORT AFRICA

5. EDUCATION WATER COLLECTION HEALTH CARE PUBLIC TRANSPORT UNITED KINGDOM

8. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 20% of Population, 80% of Wealth in the North 80% of Population 20% of Wealth in the South

9. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The Gross National Product (GNP) of a country is the economic value it adds in one year - GNP per capita is used to measure living standards 1999 $

10. BROADER MEASURES But economic development is not the only way to measure progress - the Human Development Index (HDI) looks at social factors too In addition to income per head, we also measure life expectancy and education

11. BROADER MEASURES The HDI is measured as a score from 0 to 1, with a higher number indicating more development

12. Is Kenya a Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC)? What is a LEDC? An LEDC is a Less Economically Developed Country. Therefore LEDCs are relatively poor countries. What do we need to know about Kenya to find out whether it is a LEDC?

13. the percentage of people that cannot read or write per capita = per person the average number of years a person lives to Internet link – statistics on Kenya www.xist.org/ Development indicators 0% 0% 14% 30% _ Adult illiteracy ( male then female for 1997) 77 yrs 54 yrs 48 yrs Life expectancy at birth 300 22,000 _ Population per doctor (1993) 3317 2075 _ Daily calorie intake per capita 18700 280 175 GNP per capita $ (1995) UK 1997 KENYA 1997 KENYA 1965 Indicator money earned in a country (value of goods and services) the population of that country

14. Choose 2 of these development indicators. On the worksheet explain how they show that Kenya is a LEDC compared to the UK. 0% 0% 14% 30% _ Adult illiteracy ( male then female for 1997) 77 yrs 54 yrs 48 yrs Life expectancy at birth 300 22,000 _ Population per doctor (1993) 3317 2075 2169 Daily calorie intake per capita 18700 280 175 GNP per capita $ (1995) UK 1997 KENYA 1997 KENYA 1965 Indicator Development indicators