An Unequal World
If you could smell this image what would it smell like?
If you could hear this image what would it sound like?
If you could feel this image what would it feel like?
If you could taste this image what would it taste like?
What is meant by the term 'poor'?
Where do you think developing countries are located?
If you could hear this image what would it sound like?
If you could feel this image what would it feel like?
If you could taste this image what would it taste like?
What is meant by the term 'poor'?
Where do you think developing countries are located?
How do we measure how rich or poor (developed or undeveloped) a country is?
GDP. Gross Domestic Product per capita. This measures a countries wealth by dividing the final value of goods produced by a country in one year divided by the population (cap on your head).. Australia's GDP is $33, 035, in contrast Malawi has a GDP of $703.
GDP. Gross Domestic Product per capita. This measures a countries wealth by dividing the final value of goods produced by a country in one year divided by the population (cap on your head).. Australia's GDP is $33, 035, in contrast Malawi has a GDP of $703.
1. Use your text book (pg. 220) to identify 4 countries with the lowest GDP.
2. What continent are the majority these countries located in?
3. What is one country with a GDP of 5,000- 10, 000?
4. Identify four countries which have the highest GDP.
2. What continent are the majority these countries located in?
3. What is one country with a GDP of 5,000- 10, 000?
4. Identify four countries which have the highest GDP.
Is GDP a good indicator of development?
It is evident that in countries like Equatorial Guinea, GDP is not a good indicator of wealth because....
HDI as the second indicator of development
Wealth is not the only measure of a country's level of development. The Human Development Index (HDI), devised by the United Nations, attempts to indicate living standards beyond simple economic factors. It is calculated by using four measures:
1. Life expectancy at birth
2. Adult literacy rates
3. Education standards
4. GDP per capita
HDI as the second indicator of development
Wealth is not the only measure of a country's level of development. The Human Development Index (HDI), devised by the United Nations, attempts to indicate living standards beyond simple economic factors. It is calculated by using four measures:
1. Life expectancy at birth
2. Adult literacy rates
3. Education standards
4. GDP per capita
What is the United Nations?
- Founded in 1945, shortly after ww1
- Almost every country in the world is a member
- It is funded by contributions from all of the countries
Homework
On page 222 there are 8 Millennium Development Goals created by the UN.
What do you think the two most important targets are?
You are to write a letter to the UN explaining why you believe these targets are so important. This will be 4 paragraphs in total:
1) Introduction
2) Target 1
3) Target 2
4) Conclusion
Example answer
Dear United Nations,
I have been learning about the UN in class this week and I wanted to write to you to let you know that I believe that the two most important targets are reducing child mortality and combating HIV/AIDs....
Access to food
What does it feel live to be starving? What does it feel like to be hungry?
List all of the food you have eaten in the last 24 hours.
Where do you go to access your food?
If you have so much food, why are more than one billion people in the world hungry?
-Many people are trapped in a cycle of poverty. People can not afford to pay for food.
- Natural disasters: droughts, floods and earthquakes can cause famines.
- Wars displace millions of people and cause some of the world's worst hunger emergencies.
- Many countries export the food they grow to pay off debts.
Where do you go to access your food?
If you have so much food, why are more than one billion people in the world hungry?
-Many people are trapped in a cycle of poverty. People can not afford to pay for food.
- Natural disasters: droughts, floods and earthquakes can cause famines.
- Wars displace millions of people and cause some of the world's worst hunger emergencies.
- Many countries export the food they grow to pay off debts.
Food is a human right that is essential to live a safe and healthy life. In order for people to grow and develop, food must be available, food must be affordable, and food must be prepared safely
More than one BILLION people suffer from extreme poverty and hunger. The cannot buy or produce enough food for their basic needs. Halving the number of hungry people in the world is at the top of the list of the UN's 'Millennium Development Goals'.
Let's see what the rest of the world eats!
We will look specifically at:
- US
- Australia
- Italy
- Chad
- Egypt
How much does the family spend per week?
How many people eat?
What types of food do they eat?
What is the world doing to stop hunger?
- Make Poverty History: largest anti-poverty movement.
- World Vision: 40 hour famine.
- Freedom from Hunger: provides emergency aid for people in desperate need.
- Both of these NGO's educate families in impoverished areas to make their own food.
Access to water: Quantity and quality
What do we use water for?
How much do we rely on water?
You have this 100 L bottle of water to share over 1 month with 4 people:
65L must go to agriculture to ensure all your family members have enough food to survive life after the harvest
35L must go to sanitation (sewerage disposal) to ensure the health of your family and those around you.
You are to work out how you are going to have enough water to
1) Drink
2) Cook with
3) Bathe with
4 Clean with
How much do we rely on water?
You have this 100 L bottle of water to share over 1 month with 4 people:
65L must go to agriculture to ensure all your family members have enough food to survive life after the harvest
35L must go to sanitation (sewerage disposal) to ensure the health of your family and those around you.
You are to work out how you are going to have enough water to
1) Drink
2) Cook with
3) Bathe with
4 Clean with
Quantity VS Quality
We use water more than we think! On average, Australian's use 160L of water per day. We use water for drinking, bathing, cleaning, sanitation, cooking, agriculture, generate power and much more! Unsafe water coupled with a lack of basic sanitation, however, kills at least 1.6 million children under the age of 5 each year. Access to clear water and sanitation is part of Millennium Development Goal 7.
Where do people not have access to water?
Many countries, most of them in Africa and the Middle East. In many countries in Asia, water may be available but unusable because of pollution.
Where do people not have access to water?
Many countries, most of them in Africa and the Middle East. In many countries in Asia, water may be available but unusable because of pollution.
What do you notice about this photograph?
INEQUALITIES IN EDUCATION
What do you use your education for in your daily life?
Literacy is the ability to read and write. In developing countries about 15% of males and 30% of females can not read or write.
Many children leave primary school because they must work so that their family can survive despite the fact that education is considered a human right.
Girls are worst affected. Some countries still do not allow women the right to an education for cultural reasons. In countries like Chad and Bangladesh women are expected to be married by the age of 12 and 13. Furthermore, women are expected to complete their domestic roles rather than gaining an education.
What are groups doing to help?
World Vision is attempting to combat this inequality by their sponsor a child program.