IGCSE Geography DEVELOPMENT Study Guide Test 2024.

IGCSE Geography DEVELOPMENT Study Guide Test 2024. % of people employed in Agriculture - CORRECT ANSWER Reduces as a country develops economically. It's often as low as 2% is the wealthiest countries Cheap labour - CORRECT ANSWER Workers who are lowly paid, whose jobs are not protected and who have little access to the usual worker benefits. This is why many companies have their factories in LEDCs Climatic factors - CORRECT ANSWER factors such wind, water, light, temperature that affect why a country may have become richer or why it might have struggled and stayed poor Coastal - CORRECT ANSWER Countries located on or near or bordering on a coast have easier and cheaper trade and travel and therefore develop more quickly Colonialisation - CORRECT ANSWER Exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one, a driving force behind why much of the world remained poor (colonies) whilst the colonisers became richer and richer (eg. UK, France etc.) Colonised - CORRECT ANSWER Countries that have a history of being oppressed or taken over by a foreign power (eg. India) Corruption - CORRECT ANSWER dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery. This keeps a country poor Democracy - CORRECT ANSWER a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. This helps countries to develop; economically, socially and politically.