Time Duration: - 4 Days Criteria for Assessment A: Knowing and understanding B: Investigating C: Thinking critically D: Communicating Task: Write a Report on “Why do LEDCs (Less Economically Developed Country) suffer greater damage from earthquake than MEDCs (More Economically Developed Country)?”(800 – 1000 words). Refer to the unit of Lithosphere Unit and your own research (e.g. school library and websites). ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTIONS: Research and compile
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compare and contrast MEDC/LEDC During this project i will be comparing and contrasting the united kingdom (england‚wales‚scotland and northern ireland) to Somalia.I will include ; Location Food Water Education Health care Poverty/Wealth Debt Other issues Location The united kingdom is located to the left of europe its capital is london which is home to many famous monuments like nelsons column.It has a population of 7‚825‚200.Its area is 607 square miles. London’s co-ordinates are
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contrasting a LEDC and MEDC James Sweeney 9E- In this project I will be comparing and contrasting and LEDC and MEDC of my choice and critically evaluate each country‚ it’s resources‚ wealth and other demographic indicators and then showing examples of a demographic transition models (DTM’s) and population pyramid for each country. The two countries I am going to study are; The UK (MEDC) and Ethiopia (LEDC). How do we define a MEDC from a LEDC? An
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LEDC: Bangladesh Between July-September 1998‚ Bangladesh suffered one of its worse ever floods. Despite flooding being common in this country‚ the floods of 1998 were particularly severe resulting in over 1000 deaths and 30 million people being made homeless POSITIVE EFFECTS OF FLOODING It is important to remember that whilst flooding has serious impacts on human life in Bangladesh it is also instrumental in the wellbeing of Bangladesh’s economy and the survival of its people. So what are these
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Comparing the effect of flooding in MEDCs and LEDCs: Boscastle and Bangladesh: The main difference between floods in MEDCs and LEDCs are the impacts of floods in each place. Very similar floods produce severely worse effects in Ledcs than they do in Medcs. The Boscastle and Bangladesh floods were essentially very similar in terms of amount of rain and water that flooded the land‚ never the less in Boscastle‚ despite there being severe damage to property and the whole of the town being flooded
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Why are earthquake impacts different in LEDCs and MEDCs? Any disaster either caused by humans or Mother Nature will make an impact but this depends where it hits. Obviously‚ if a disaster‚ or an earthquake in this case occurs somewhere densely populated rather an isolated area it will have a greater impact as life could be lost‚ buildings destroyed and as a result‚ high prices to pay. We will be looking at the impacts of earthquakes in Lower Economically Developed Countries and More Economically
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IMPACT OF A VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN A LEDC AND MEDC A MEDC is a more economically developed country. It has the money to spend on improving the country’s establishment and therefore it is more likely to have the resources and technology to help decrease the damage from a volcanic eruption. Using the technology‚ they can also predict when a volcano is probably going to erupt. In a MEDC‚ the people are more educated and know what to do in a situation like a volcanic eruption. They are aware of how they
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Tourism in LEDCs- Gambia Gambia is described as ‘The Smiling Coast of Africa’ and despite being one of the smallest countries within Africa‚ it is quite a stable place. However‚ the level of stability within the country is much higher than that of wealth or prosperity as the soil quality mainly only allows the growth of peanuts‚ which Gambia highly relies upon the export of. In recent years there have been attempts to generate oil from Gambia‚ but there has been no successful attempts at striking
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MEDC: JAPAN Japan is a country in East Asia‚ which consists of over 3‚000 islands making it an archipelago (chain of islands). The largest islands are Honshū‚ Hokkaidō‚ Kyūshū and Shikoku‚ which make up 97% of Japan’s land area! The population of Japan is estimated to be 127.3 million but it is expected to drop to 100 million by 2050 and to 64 million by 2100. This is because many young adults do not want to have children but to put their carreers first. The most popular jobs in Japan are offiice
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Malawi Less developed countries case study Malawi is one of the world’s poorest countries‚ ranking 160th out of 182 countries on the Human Development Index. Progress towards reaching the Millennium Development Goal of eradicating extreme poverty has been limited. According to the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Report for 2009‚ about 74 per cent of the population still lives below the income poverty line of US$1.25 a day and 90 per cent below the US$2 a day threshold
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