Geography 1400F/G Final: Geo Term 2 Notes
7 Nov 2017
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What is inequality: the condition of being unequal or uneven, or an instance of being unequal issues of injustice. Inequality occurs at various geographic scales: global, national, regional, local. Relations between different parts of the world: class difference, climate changes, early civilization involving no-materialistic good. Correlation between physical geography and human pattern (e. g. population distribution, density etc. ) 2: core, periphery, semi-perhipery, vertical movement is difficult as other states have vested interests. Summary of world systems model in relation to underdevelopment. Peripheral countries are held captive by core countries, most notably: Deprived of growth by remaining largely food and raw material exporters, Less developed world a spectrum, categorized by: relatively high rates of mortality and fertility relatively low rates of literacy and industrialization. Often best by political problems stemming from poor government, and ethnic or other rivalries limited demographic data of quality. It is a standard means of measuring well-being, especially child welfare.
