How Uneven Development Happened (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Quizzes
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What advantage does a warm climate provide for a country's development?
What advantage does a warm climate provide for a country's development?
Year-round agriculture & lower heating costs
What does a large population provide that helps a country develop?
What does a large population provide that helps a country develop?
A workforce for industries and services
Why don't physical factors fully explain development patterns?
Why don't physical factors fully explain development patterns?
Countries with advantages stay poor; some without became rich
What provides a better explanation for uneven development than physical factors?
What provides a better explanation for uneven development than physical factors?
History, particularly colonialism
What are colonies?
What are colonies?
Places under political & economic control of a foreign power
Which regions came under European colonial control?
Which regions came under European colonial control?
Africa, Asia, Caribbean, and Americas
Which commodities were extracted from colonies?
Which commodities were extracted from colonies?
Sugar, cotton, rubber, coffee, and minerals
How did raw materials from colonies benefit Europe?
How did raw materials from colonies benefit Europe?
Processed into manufactured goods in factories
What happened to local industries in colonized regions?
What happened to local industries in colonized regions?
They were suppressed
What economic pattern continues in former colonies today?
What economic pattern continues in former colonies today?
Export commodities, import manufactured goods