Comparing and Contrasting an Medc and Ledc
Comparing and contrasting a LEDC and MEDC
James Sweeney 9E-
In this project I will be comparing and contrasting and LEDC and MEDC of my choice and critically evaluate each country, it’s resources, wealth and other demographic indicators and then showing examples of a demographic transition models (DTM’s) and population pyramid for each country. The two countries I am going to study are; The UK (MEDC) and Ethiopia (LEDC).
How do we define a MEDC from a LEDC?
An MEDC is an abbreviation for a More Economically Developed Country for example the UK, Canada, Germany and many more. An LEDC is the abbreviation for a Less Economically Developed Country. They are categorised as either an MEDC or LEDC because of many different reasons:
1) Income per capita; Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2) Industrialisation; countries in which the tertiary and quaternary sectors of industry dominate would thus be described as developed. (whereas countries with high agriculture tend to be less developed).
3) More recently another measure, the Human Development Index (HDI), which combines an economic measure, national income, with other measures, indices for life expectancy and education has become prominent
• It is said that the majority of MEDC’s are north of the equator, with quite a few exceptions, so this is where a ‘Rich North’ and’ Poor South’ dividing line on the world map was introduced, with the blue representing the MEDC’s and red the LEDC’s. One of the keys to an MEDC’s development is a moderate climate, thus allowing natural resources to be exploited effectively which is suitable for agriculture.
Where:
The United Kingdom:
The United Kingdom occupies the major part of the British Isles and includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern, one-sixth of the island of Ireland and some smaller surrounding islands. It lies between the North Atlantic
James Sweeney 9E-
In this project I will be comparing and contrasting and LEDC and MEDC of my choice and critically evaluate each country, it’s resources, wealth and other demographic indicators and then showing examples of a demographic transition models (DTM’s) and population pyramid for each country. The two countries I am going to study are; The UK (MEDC) and Ethiopia (LEDC).
How do we define a MEDC from a LEDC?
An MEDC is an abbreviation for a More Economically Developed Country for example the UK, Canada, Germany and many more. An LEDC is the abbreviation for a Less Economically Developed Country. They are categorised as either an MEDC or LEDC because of many different reasons:
1) Income per capita; Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
2) Industrialisation; countries in which the tertiary and quaternary sectors of industry dominate would thus be described as developed. (whereas countries with high agriculture tend to be less developed).
3) More recently another measure, the Human Development Index (HDI), which combines an economic measure, national income, with other measures, indices for life expectancy and education has become prominent
• It is said that the majority of MEDC’s are north of the equator, with quite a few exceptions, so this is where a ‘Rich North’ and’ Poor South’ dividing line on the world map was introduced, with the blue representing the MEDC’s and red the LEDC’s. One of the keys to an MEDC’s development is a moderate climate, thus allowing natural resources to be exploited effectively which is suitable for agriculture.
Where:
The United Kingdom:
The United Kingdom occupies the major part of the British Isles and includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern, one-sixth of the island of Ireland and some smaller surrounding islands. It lies between the North Atlantic