Asking geographical questions

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Asking geographical questions

• 5Ws and an H
• Who
• What
• Where
• When
• Why
• How

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Is this a developed country?

• How can we tell if this is a photo from a more or
  a less developed country?
• What else might it be useful to know?
• What do you think? Write your ideas down
• Source http//www.bugbog.com/gallery/japan_pictur
  es/japan_pictures_2.html

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Is this a developed country?

• How is this photo similar to/different from the
  previous one?
• Where is this photo from?
• Source http//www.kirikou.com/brasil/saopaulo.htm

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Where in the world do you think these people live?
Akosua Molly Marie Prema
Life expectancy 62 80 71 63
Chances of dying before age 5 6.7 0.6 3.6 6.9
Going to primary school 68 100 93 76
A safe water supply 65 100 76 81
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What conclusions can we draw about development?

• different countries are at different levels of
  development
• development can be measured in different ways
  and means different things to different people

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Are there any other questions we need to answer?
1. Where are the more and the less developed
countries of the world? 2. Why are some countries
very poor and others very rich? 3. How does a
country become more developed?
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THE END!

• Thank you for listening