Inequality of access to technology

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A-Levels Geography (The Technological Fix) Mind Map on Inequality of access to technology, created by Jodie Goodacre on 10/31/2013.
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Inequality of access to technology
  1. Wealth is the reason why some parts of the world are at the technological cutting edge whereas others lack even the most basic access to technology. However Wealth is not the only explanation for the geographical pattern of technology
    1. HIV/AIDS anti-retroviral drugs
      1. Used to treat HIV, prolong life by decades but are costly
        1. Drugs are patented and protected by companies that develop them
          1. This prevents cheap 'generic' copies being made that the developing world could afford
            1. Some countries ignore patent laws, feeling they have no choice
            2. Nuclear power
              1. 31 countries operated nuclear power plants in 2007
                1. They can be used to manufacture plutonium for nuclear weapons
                  1. Western powers have used military force, economic sanctions and tied aid to prevent countries such as Iraq, Iran and North Korea from gaining access to nuclear technology
                  2. Communications
                    1. In North Korea, citizens have been banned from having private phones or mobiles since 2004
                      1. Access to the internet is restricted to government officials and tourists, and is filtered
                        1. There is a national intranet, with no connection to the outside world
                          1. The North Korean communist government fears political unrest if citizens gain information about everyday life in the West
                          2. Contraception
                            1. Catholicism bans the use of contraception, such as condoms and the pill, on religious grounds
                              1. Italy where 90% of the population are catholic has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world, but access to contraception is less developed catholic countries is much more restricted
                              2. GM crops
                                1. Genetically modified crops are not grown in the UK because of public opposition
                                  1. In consumer surveys, 90% of the UK public are against them, because of concern about the ethics of transplanting gees into food crops, and their impacts on biodiversity
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