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Geography · Grade 12

Population, Resources and Inequality

Wealth, services and resources are spread unevenly across the world and within every country. Learners measure inequality with Lorenz curves, the Gini coefficient and regional ratios; explain uneven development with core–periphery and cumulative causation models; weigh the 'resource curse' against cases where resource wealth has supported development; and analyse unequal access to water and energy with Sustainable Development Goal indicators and water-stress calculations.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 125 minutes
  • Inequality and resources check: 11 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, highlight a text, pin a map, pick map regions, match pairs and type a number
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What learners will discover

  • Measure spatial inequality using Lorenz curves, the Gini coefficient and ratios between regions.
  • Explain uneven regional development with core–periphery and cumulative causation (backwash and spread) models.
  • Evaluate the resource curse and the conditions under which resource wealth supports broad development.
  • Analyse unequal access to water and energy using SDG indicators and water-stress calculations.

Lessons

  1. Measuring inequality 6 steps4 practiceabout 30 min
  2. Cores and peripheries 5 steps3 practiceabout 30 min
  3. Blessing or curse? Resource wealth 6 steps4 practiceabout 30 min
  4. Access to water and energy 6 steps3 practiceabout 35 min
  5. Inequality and resources check 11 questions at the end

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