QUALITY OF LIFE

LEDCs & MEDCs

WHAT IS QUALITY OF LIFE?

Quality of life is not the same as standard of living. The differences between quality of life and standard of living are QUALITY OF LIFE STANDARD OF Standard of living & Material wealth LIVING other things

Examples of Quality of life

The higher the standard of living the higher the quality of life but this dont reflect they have a good quality of life. For example; a person have high earning and flashy cars but live somewhere where theres a lot of crime and pollution. Different parts of the world define different meaning or ideas of quality of life. In UK, they might think being posh, having nice house, owning a car and having access to leisure facilities In Ethiopia, they might think it means having clean drinking water, plenty of food and somewhere to live and no threat of violence.

Global Inequalities
More Economically Richer countries Developed Countries North (MEDCs) The USA, European countries, Australia and New Zealand Less Economically Poorer countries Developed Countries South (LEDCs) India, China, Mexico , Brazil and All the African countries

Environmental factors affect how developed a country is

Poor Climate

cold) they wont be able to grow much so the amount of food pr Chad and Ethiopia fewer crops to sell and government will get less money from t

Poor Farming land

If the land in a country is steep (mountainous areas) or has poor soil then they wont be able to produce a lot of food.

Limited water supplies

Some countries dont have a lot of water. Examples Egypt and Jordan. This makes it harder for them to produce a lot of food.

Lots of Natural Hazards

Event like earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruption, tropical storm, droughts and flooding will affect the peoples live and property.

Bangladesh spend a lot of money to rebuild after the disaster. This reduce the quality of life where the government will reduce the amount of money spend on development projects.

Few raw materials

Countries without the raw materials like coals, oil or metal ores tend to make less money because they ve got fewer products to sell. Less money will spend on development. Some countries do have a lot of raw materials but still arent very developed because they dont have the money to develop the infrastructure to exploit them.

POLITICAL FACTORS
UNSTABLE GOVERNMENT- might not invest on healthcare, education and improving the economy. CORRUPTED GOVERNMENT- the richer gets more richer while poorer gets more poorer and have low quality of life. POLITICAL TURMOIL- wars in a country will loses the money that they could spend on development also reduce the countrys economy where people will not working, buildings are destroyed etc.

ECONOMIC FACTORS
Poor Trade links

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Debts $$
Very poor countries borrow money from other countries and international organization to help with the aftermath of a natural disaster Money has to pay with some interest No money to use for economic

AN ECONOMY BASED ON PRIMARY PRODUCTS

Countries that are mostly export primary products (raw materials like wood , metal and stone) tend to be less developed. Primary products tend to be not much profitable and sometimes the price falls below the cost of production. Countries that are producing manufacture goods tend to be more developed. With manufacture goods usually can make a decent profit by selling manufactured goods. Wealthy countries can also force down the price of raw materials that they buy from poorer countries.

SOCIAL FACTORS

DRINKING WATER

More developed countries will have clean drinking water available. If the water is dirty, they will get ill and waterbourne disease include typhoid and cholera.

Being ill will reduce a persons quality of life.

Ill people cant work and will reduce the economy and cost money to treat.

THE PLACE OF WOMEN IN SOCIETY

A country will be more developed if women have an equal place with men in society.

Women who have an equal place in society are more likely to be educated and to work.

Women who are educated and work have a better quality of life and the country has more money to spend on development because there are more people contributing to the economy.

CHILD EDUCATION

The more children that go to school (rather than work) the more developed a country will be. Better education will get better jobs. Being educated and have a good job improves the persons quality of life and increase the money country country has to spend on development.

REDUCING GLOBAL INEQUALITY

Fair Trade

Fair trade means that the producer receives a guaranteed and fair price for their product regardless of the price on the world market. This means their quality of life should improve, as well as the long-term prospects for their children.

Fair trade products sometimes cost more in supermarkets in MEDCs, but many consumers consider this a small price to pay for the benefits they bring.

Fair trade sets minimum standards for the pay and conditions of workers. The Fair Trade Organisation promotes Global Citizenship by guaranteeing a fair, minimum price for

INTERNATIONAL AID
More Economically Developed Countries (MEDCs) have high levels of economic development compared with Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs). Many MEDCs make allowance in their domestic budgets to provide aid to LEDCs. This aid may be given as part of a planned process or as a response to an emergency. Many charities also exist to provide aid

Types of aid
1. Emergency or short-term aid - needed after sudden disasters such as the 2000 Mozambique floods or the 2004 Asian tsunami. 2. Conditional or tied aid - when one country donates money or resources to another (bilateral aid) but with conditions attached. These conditions will often be in the MEDC's favour, eg the controversial Pergau Dam project in Malaysia, where Britain used aid to secure trade deals with Malaysia. 3. Charitable aid - funded by donations from the public through organisations such as OXFAM. 4. Long term or development aid - involves providing local communities with education and skills for sustainable development, usually through organisations such as Practical Action. 5. Multilateral aid - given through international organisations such as the World Bank rather than by one specific country.

Measure of Development
Name Definition A measure of As country develops it gets Higher Higher

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Gross National Income (GNI) Infant Mortality rate People per doctor Literacy rate Life expectancy Birth rate / Death rate

The total value of goods and services a country produces Wealth in a year. $ US The total value of goods and services people of that nationality produce in a year. Also known as GNP (Gross National Product) The number of babies who die under 1 year old per thousand babies born The average number of people for each doctor The percentage of adults who can read and write The average age of a person can expect to live Wealth

Health Health Education Health

Lower Lower Higher Higher Lower

Birth rate is the number of babies born per thousand per Health year Death rate is the number of people who died per thousand per year This is a number thats calculated using life expectancy, Lots of things literacy rate, education level(e.g. degree) and income per head

Human Development Index

Higher