Reducing the Development Gap

Start with Fairtrade

The Fairtrade mind maps offer a starting point for exploring the resources on this page. One looks at fair trade products, environmental sustainability, the fair trade mark, markets and cost. Another describes a guaranteed price for producers and considers advantages for farmers, including wages and working conditions.

Read a map, then use the fairtrade flashcards to return to the ideas. You could write a short explanation of a term before checking it against the map.

Explore technology

The mind map on appropriate technology describes technology made with local materials by local people at an affordable price, with benefits for individuals and communities. It also includes solar cookers as a case study. The Technology and development mind map looks at links between technology, infrastructure and development.

For a different perspective, the Technology Case Studies notes include Amish Christians and people opposed to technological change. Other technology case study notes cover Mexico City and the Three Gorges Dam. Compare what each resource focuses on as you read.

Use the quiz and maps together

The Millennium Development Goals mind map covers goals including reducing extreme hunger and poverty. Start there, then take the Human Wellbeing Quiz, which includes questions about the goals and human wellbeing in developing countries. Afterward, return to the map and review any ideas you want to understand better.

The Bridging the Development Gap flashcards provide another format to use alongside the maps and notes. A teacher could also use these resources to select material for students to explore.

Place the topic in the unit

Reducing the Development Gap is a section of Development and the Changing Economic World in Geography. The resources on this page give you several ways to study that section, from short quiz questions to maps and case study notes. Choose a map, then follow it with a related quiz or set of flashcards.