GEOGRAPHY
Bridging The Gap
What is development? Development is an improvement in living standards through better use of resources. •
Economic - This is progress in economic growth through levels of industrialisation and use of technology.
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Social - This is an improvement in people’s standard of living. For example, clean water and electricity.
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Environmental - This involves advances in the management and protection of the environment.
Population Pyramids
The population pyramid represents the breakdown of the population by gender and age at a given point in time. It consists of two histograms, one for each gender (by convention, men on the left and women on the right) where the numbers are shown horizontally and the ages vertically.
The Demographic Transition Model
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