Sudan‚ Ethiopia and Somalia. Kenya boasts such big rivers as the Tan and Athi‚ which drain into the Indian Ocean. Kenya owns a part of lake Victoria‚ one of the largest fresh water lakes in the world which is also the source of River Nile. Kenya is a LEDC (Less Developed Country)‚ which is the name given to a country which according to the United Nations shows the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development‚ with the lowest Human Development Index ratings of all countries in the world. The country
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Why is flooding prone to Bangladesh? Bangladesh suffers from regular and extreme flooding for the following reasons‚ first being that its one meter above sea level‚ as well as it being a LEDC meaning it’s a less economical developed country. The rivers leading from the Himalayas flow into the sea‚ when they suffer with heavy rain the excess water starts to over flow and flood and waterlog land and surroundings. The physical causes are‚ the monsoon climate brings very heavy rain and snow‚ and soils
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anything I am even more determined to succeed. Growing up in a developing country has made me very aware of the need for economic reform‚ and of how important it is to create well structured financial sectors in Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs)‚ as well as to improve the systems in Newly Industrialised Countries (NICs). Nigeria has been blessed with wealth‚ especially from her oil‚ but this has been squandered by poor governance and internal conflict. Reading ’Common Wealth: Economics for
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Assignment # 1 My choice for this week’s discussion board is Morocco. Morocco is a developing country based on some of the characteristics that is hares with most developing countries. Morocco is a western African country under unitary parliamentary democracy and Constitutional Monarchy type of governments. The reasons why I have chosen Morocco as a developing country for discussion during this week are stated below: Low Standards of Living: according to the CIA (2012)‚ majority of the Moroccan
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468 Advances in Systems Modelling and ICT Applications 37 ICT as an Engine for Uganda’s Economic Growth: The Role of and Opportunities for Makerere University Venansius Baryamureeba‚ The use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to improve how goods are produced and services are delivered is a feature of everyday life in developed countries. If ICT is used appropriately‚ it has the potential to vastly improve productivity. Thus the issue for developing and least developed
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Advantages and Disadvantages of TNCs Sort the following statements into the following sets - Advantages of the presence of TNCs in a global market-place - Disadvantages of the presence of TNCs in a global market-place - Effects on country of origin - Effects on host country - Social factors - Environmental factors - Economic factors Use the statements to help you construct an answer to the following essay questions; “TNCs have had a positive
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the following paragraphs will explore the negative and positive effects of globalization. There are definitely negative aspects of globalization‚ such as increasing inequality and decreasing wages in some lesser economically developed countries (LEDC). The fact is‚ the world has been increasingly globalized and prosperous‚ “yet it is clear that inequality has grown” (Basu‚ 2006)‚ and “currently‚ the richest region has a per capita income that is 20 times the income of the poorest region” (Basu
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Account for some of the changes in global patterns of manufacturing (25 marks) JANUARY 2013 Globalisation is the process of integration throughout trade economic relations and finance. It is the process whereby the world is becoming increasingly connected due to a change on a worldwide scale. Globalisation has therefore been an important factor in how the global patterns of manufacturing have changed. Because of the spread of modern technology‚ people today can make changes in the natural environment
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country economy’s with the amount of money they have to put in for repairing buildings and funding emergency aid for people; however‚ this differs on how developed a country is. Earthquakes can also have secondary effects such as disease and starvation (LEDCs particularly) leading to more deaths and more funds being put into injuries. Furthermore‚ the reason why Earthquakes are more dangerous compared to volcanoes is that earthquakes are unpredictable; we only know they will happen along a plate margin
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as before they could not. 350 million Indians also speak English as well as their native language and as English is the world’s main trading language; this means that they can easily trade and communicate with more economically developed countries (MEDCs) who can help them develop. India is a huge part of the IT industry; 40% of the world’s IT industry is based in Bangalore. This and other factors mean that India’s economy is rapidly expanding. You may have heard it said that India is at the
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