Course overview
During this term we will be exploring the Dynamic Development unit 6.1 and 6.2 of our OCR B Geography course. The Key Questions for this unit are ; Why are some countries richer than others? What is development and how can it be measured? What has led to uneven development?
The second part of this unit is focussed on learning about development with a focus on one Low Income Developing Country (LIDC) and we study Ethiopia. The Key Questions for this case study part of the unit are ; Are LIDCs likely to stay poor? How has an LIDC developed so far? What global connections influence its development? What development strategy is most appropriate?
Key Concept:
Development, Basic Global Economics, Rostow’s Model, Sustainability (Sutainable Development Goals) Aid, Self Help, Interdependence, TNCs and Globalisation
Assessment Points:
A summative assessment will take place at the end of the unit. Throughout the unit learners will also experience Progress Checks- short assessments to check progress, key pieces of work will be marked and feedback provided as well as spelling and definition assessments. The following pieces of work will be assessed with feedback provided:
12 mark question comparing the influences of Trade, Aid and Debt on development.
H&M TNC Case Study double page and 6 mark question
13 mark Dynamic Development section of a past paper for the whole unit
Guidance:
Learners will receive guidance in a variety of ways. These include marked assessments, reports, feedback in books, 1:1 interaction, Google Classroom & Seneca.
Key Vocabulary:
Development
Equity
Neo-Colonialism
Income
Government
Bilateral Aid : Conditional Aid
Top Down / Bottom Up Development Strategies
Trans-National Corporation (TNC)
Non Governmental Organisation (NGO)
Gender
Post-Independence
Poverty
Debt Relief
Indicator
Human Development Index