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Question 1

What does the Brandt Line show?

Answer 1

Global North/South divide between Rich/Poor

Question 2

What are the 5 stages of Rostow’s model?

Answer 2

1. Traditional society - subsistence, barter, agriculture
2. Transitional stage - specialisation, surpluses, infrastructure
3. Take off - industrialisation, growing investment, regional growth, political change
4. Drive to Maturity - diversification, innovation, less reliance on imports, investment
5. High Mass Consumption - consumer oriented, durable goods flourish, service sector becomes dominant

Question 3

Some reasons for differing levels of development within a country?

Answer 3

different Religious groups
less poverty near cities
wetter/drier areas (drought/flooding)
female headed household - divorced/widowed can be poorer
RUM 
Isolation

Question 4

Colonial difference between Haiti and DR~

Answer 4

Haiti is France’s richest colony, DR is Spain’s poorest

Question 5

Population difference between Haiti and DR?

Answer 5

Haiti has 7x higher PD, in half the area of DR