Myanmar on the 2nd of May‚ a poor LEDC in Asia. Their infrastructure is poor and housing was appalling‚ resulting in deaths of over 80‚000 people‚ and two million survivors waiting for food aid/shelter. Food aid was given by NGOs (Red Cross) and other MEDC governments‚ as a short term solution to the hungry survivors. This short term form of aid isn’t going to benefit the rich MEDCs much‚ except getting rid of it’s excess food supply in their own markets. However LEDCs receiving aid will benefit‚ their
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Compare Floods in LEDC and MEDC I am going to discuss two case studies regarding floods. One of my case studies is of Cocker mouth‚ this is a town in England exposed to floods this is my case study of an MEDC. My other case study is the LEDC in which I talk about Bangladesh. Cocker mouth is situated in the Lake District in England. England is an MEDC and this area experienced vast ranges of flooding during late November. The town lies among the confluence of two rivers that leave it prone to flooding
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impacts will differ considerably in a MEDC and LEDC where volcanic eruptions have taken place. These may be seen in the Mount St. Helen volcano eruption as well as in the Iceland volcanic eruption. They may also show that the impacts vary from volcano to volcano‚ place to place. Primary impacts are just as serious in LEDCs as in MEDCs. In the volcanic eruption of Mount St Helens there was little they could do to reduce the primary impacts of this disaster in an MEDC. Mount St Helens erupted in 1980 and
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both LEDCs and MEDCs. Urban areas are created and further developed by the process of urbanization. Their existence is very important because they can provide more economic opportunities for people who move in. Thus urban areas are usually defined as areas with high population density and vast cultural resources. From the case studies we looked at urban areas like Calcutta and Cairo in less economically developed countries (LEDCs) and New York City in a more economically developed country (MEDC). Cities
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labour productivity and this leads to low income levels. Many LEDCs also suffer from uneven bargaining power during their trade in primary goods as they often lack knowledge of what the right price should be‚ and therefore are often exploit by buyers that negotiate prices‚ limiting economic development in developing countries. Although the LEDCs rely heavily on farming‚ their agricultural productivity is not high compared to that of the MEDCs as they lack technology and chemicals that increases productivity
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Policy: In the twentieth century the government in South Africa made it legal to separate the races according to their skin colour. Blacks‚ whites‚ coloureds and Asians lived in separated areas under the policy of apartheid. Anyone who criticised the government was “banned” and faced prison. Blacks had to register if they wanted to go into white areas. Blacks‚ Asians and coloureds were denied their basic human rights under the policy of apartheid Whites: High standard of living‚ earning good
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trade may mean MEDCs do not have to offer so much foreign aid * LEDCs may be able to repay their debts to MEDCs * Increasing trade links mean a long lasting measure to create growth and development rather than relying in short term fixes such as debt reliefs and foreign aid * However‚ LEDCs may become even more dependent on ‘primary products’ amd reliant on exports to MEDCs Typically‚ there are unfavourable terms of trade for agricultural goods 2. Diversification LEDCs may seal to diversify
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rural areas. This is due to a large proportion of people migrating to urban areas from rural areas. This is due to a large amount of LEDC countries undergoing an industrialisation. This took place in the UK during the industrial revolution and LEDC countries are now beginning to go through the same plan of development. The rural urban migration that has occurred in LEDC countries is due to many reasons which are either push or pull factors. Pull factors are factors such as better paid jobs‚ the prospect
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Country | Per capita water use m³ yr¯¹ | Population growth rate % yr¯¹ | LEDCS | Bangladesh | 560 | 2.2 | Cameroon | 61 | 2.2 | Egypt | 69 | 1.7 | India | 585 | 1.6 | Kenya | 46 | 2.8 | MEDCS | Malta | 50 | 0.4 | Saudi Arabia | 705 | 1.9 | Australia | 1‚200 | 0.8 | UK | 200 | 0.3 | USA | 1‚600 | 0.9 | Hydrosphere work | Capital | Cameroon | 2.2 | Egypt | 1.7 | India | 1.6 | Kenya | 2.8 | Malta | 0.4 | Saudi Arabia | 1.9 | Australia | 0.8 | UK | 0.3 |
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Coasts What is a constructive wave? (1) These are long waves with little energy‚ better at depositing material on the beach. Swash is greater than backwash. What is a destructive wave? (1) Shorter waves with lots of energy‚ drags sediment down the beach. Stronger backwash than swash. Explain the formation of a stump (6) Hydraulic action and abrasion erode the headland creating an undercutting of cliff base‚ which then forms a wave cut notch. An overhang is created as the wave cut notch
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