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Global Disparities of Wealth and Change. MR. KARNES IB GEOGGRAPHY. Wha t does it mean to be an IB student studying global d isparities of wealth and change?. MR. KARNES IB GEOGGRAPHY. Anyone can study this stuff! What makes you special!? . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Global Disparities of Wealth and Change
MR. KARNESIB GEOGGRAPHY
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What does it mean to be an IB student
studying global disparities of wealth
and change?MR. KARNES
IB GEOGGRAPHY
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Anyone can study this stuff!
What makes you
special!?
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Are you capable of having a positive
impact on our world?
If so, what are your ideas for solving
these problems?
Disparities of Wealth and Change
Objectives
Explain disparities and
inequities that occur
within countries because of
ethnicity, residence,
parental education, income,
employment (formal and
informal) and land
ownership.
Disparities of Wealth and Change
Objectives
We are going to
explain what the
disparities and
inequities actually
are.
Disparities of Wealth and Change
Why do disparities arise?
Disparities of Wealth and Change
The world has never produced so much food.
There is enough rice and wheat to feed every person on Earth not including fruits or vegetables
Farmers prefer to dump food rather than sell it for a low price
Must think of food as a commodity
Insufficiently distributed
Food Aid – Can make things worse
The Problems!
Disparities of Wealth and Change
Disparities in access to food
Why do farmers in LEDCs produce less food?
Problems LECD
Subsistence farming Traditional farming methods Poor Storage Facilities Small divided landholdings
Absentee landlords – essentially feudalism
No Specialization – Not experts Agribusiness – Food ≠
Commercial Products OVERALL ITS NOT EFFICIENT
Disparities of Wealth and Change
Solutions High Yield Varieties
Irrigation
Chemical pesticides and fertilizers
Mechanical Technology
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Disparities in access to shelter
Shortage of housing
LEDCs – Spend money on food
No development of large – scale low – cost housing
Rural – urban migration – effects
Shanties
Disparities of Wealth and Change
Disparities in access to health and education
Basic illness Poor Education - Results Mutating diseases – lack of
nutrition – strong immune system – transportation
Poor water quality Malaria Bilharzia
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In groups, study the following slides and compose thoughtful responses to each of
the previous questions?
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Each group will create a PPT and
present a well organized
presentation on the causes of global disparity and on ideas for how to
solve them.