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Causes of uneven development (Economic (WTO unfair trade terms (e.g. using…
Causes of uneven development
Historical
Conflict
e.g.6 million people lost their homes since 2012 in civil war in Syria
Colonisation
Economies controlled, raw materials exploited e.g. europian countries colonised countries in africa in the 17 and 1800s
Power struggles following independence e.g. DRC 5 million deaths in ethnic conflicts.
Economic
WTO unfair trade terms
e.g. using prices from 25 years ago
corrupt leaders
e.g. Nigeria 1% of population recieves 80% of oil revinues and the rest goes missing.
Food prices fluctuate e.g. cocoa bean over production Ghana 1990. (economy based on primary products)
debt
Physical
pore climate
Few raw materials
Natural hazards
Land locked
45 land locked countries and most are nee/lic's