Activity 1.1: distinguish between the developed and developing world

Introduction

Students identify the spatial distribution of wellbeing issues. They ask the following inquiry questions:

• What do developed nations have in common?
• What do developing nations have in common?
• What is the state of wellbeing around the world?

Resources

• Development and health (BBC)
• Resources identified by students through their own research

• Activity stepsShow details
  1. Introduce students to the BBC's Development and health website.
     • From the home screen select the tab for 'Development'.
     • Move the cursor over the map to highlight the north or south. Regions are identified as either the developed or developing world.
     • Some explanatory text provides details about these two contrasting worlds.
  2. Guided by the inquiry questions, students gather evidence from the website and other resources they have identified. They should focus on the issues of:
     • access to food
     • availability of water
     • the presence and form of shelter
     • adequacy of clothing
     • the availability of medical care.
  3. Students use the evidence to prepare a report describing the global distribution of wellbeing and linking areas where problems are particularly prevalent to their physical or social causes.
  4. They compile information about the range of wellbeing issues into one annotated map that presents an overview of the spatial distribution of wellbeing issues.