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PowerPoint 8: Is the
development gap
widening or
narrowing?
The development gap ...
... is the difference in levels of social well-being and
economic development between the poorest and
the richest people on the planet
... is the divide between rich and poor or the ‘haves’
and the ‘have-nots’
... can exist on different scales
... involves social and economic differences
Using Gapminder – Homepage
Step 1: Start here
Click on
Downloads
Investigate
these
interactive
graphics:
See if you
can create
graphs and
maps that
investigate
how
countries
have
changed in
recent
years.
Track one
country.
Investigate
these videos:
What do they
tell us about
the
development
gap?
Using Gapminder – Downloads
What does this chart
suggest about a
development gap?
Step 2 – scroll down to
Investigate these graphics.
Start with Income, Regions
and Poverty.
Watch this film (you may need
to use headphones).
Using Gapminder – Graphics
Step 3 – Investigate the graphics
Click here for the graphics menu
These graphics will
help you to answer the
questions on your
activity sheet
Using Gapminder – World Charts
Using Worldmapper 1
Use the A-Z map index to find Human Development
Index (HDI) changes over time:
Map 171 - Wealth Growth
Map 172 - Wealth Decline
Map 173 - Human Development
Map 175 - Development Increase
Map 176 - Development Decrease
Using Worldmapper 2
Map 171 – Wealth Growth
Territory size shows the proportion of worldwide growth in wealth
that occurred there between 1975 and 2002
Source: © Copyright 2006 SASI Group (University of
Sheffield) and Mark Newman (University of Michigan)
Using Worldmapper 3
Map 172 – Wealth Decline
Territory size shows the proportion of worldwide decline in wealth
that occurred there between 1975 and 2002
Source: © Copyright 2006 SASI Group (University of
Sheffield) and Mark Newman (University of Michigan)
Using Worldmapper 4
Map 173 – Human Development
Territory size shows the proportion of worldwide human development
of the total world population (population multiplied by Human
Development Index), found there.
Source: © Copyright 2006 SASI Group (University of
Sheffield) and Mark Newman (University of Michigan)
Using Worldmapper 5
Map 175– Development Increase
Territory size shows the proportion of worldwide human development
that occurred there between 1975 and 2002 (calculated by multiplying
human development index by population)
Source: © Copyright 2006 SASI Group (University of
Sheffield) and Mark Newman (University of Michigan)
Using Worldmapper 6
Map 176 – Development Decrease
Territory size shows the proportion of worldwide human undevelopment that occurred there between 1975 and 2002 (calculated
as the fall in Human Development Index multiplied by population)
Source: © Copyright 2006 SASI Group (University of
Sheffield) and Mark Newman (University of Michigan)
Is the development gap widening or
becoming narrower – what do you think?
Yes – the development gap is narrowing, the
world is becoming a better place
No – the development gap is widening and the
world is not becoming a better place
Both – the development gap is widening and
narrowing at the same time; it is different in
different places
The development gap – the evidence
Narrowing
There has
been global
development,
particularly in
Asia
Many poorer
countries, like
China and
India, are
industrialising
Widening
Development in much of Africa has
lagged behind, although the
percentage of people in poverty has
decreased actual numbers have
increased as population has grown
Worldwide, one billion people live on
less than US$1 dollar a day
There is an urban–rural divide in
many countries, like Mexico
Economic growth is increasing the
divide between extreme wealth and
poverty in some countries, like Brazil
The gap between rich and poor
people living in both richer and
poorer countries is growing
The development gap has narrowed for
some people but not for others