Countries near water with a temperate climate have higher HDI's.
Just like everything else in the world, to every rule there is an exception. Geography and HDI is no different. There is a correlation between temperature, access to water and a countries HDI that cannot be ignored.
Temperature
Temperature is a huge factor in development. Temperature determines crop yield and later the profit a country makes. If temperatures are high then certain crops may not grow. If temperatures are too low then crops may not grow. Temperature also affects the amount of disease. The higher the temperatures are the more susceptible people are to disease. The more people suffer from disease the less they are working. This eventually slows economic growth.
Water
Resources
How much resources you have also affect your HDI. If you do not have a valued resource you don't have anything to sell so you most likely have a low GDP. A low GDP leads to low HDI's. Countries that have high HDI's have some kind of resource, not necessarily natural. For example the Four Asian Drigers' resource was human labor.
Connection to APHG:
Develpoment was a major part of APHG. This class is about how the physical landscape affects humans. I focused on how the physical landscape affects HDI.
Why I chose this:
I was shown an article about this subject and was interested about how some countries may have a harder time developing because of their location. I like researching economy and locations of countries.
Develpoment was a major part of APHG. This class is about how the physical landscape affects humans. I focused on how the physical landscape affects HDI.
Why I chose this:
I was shown an article about this subject and was interested about how some countries may have a harder time developing because of their location. I like researching economy and locations of countries.
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http://makewealthhistory.org/2007/07/01/geographical-factors-that-affect-development/
"Geography and Economic Growth." PovertyEducation.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 May 2014.
http://www.povertyeducation.org/geography-and-economic-growth.html
Gallup, John Luke. CID Working Paper No. 001 :: Geography and Economic Development by John Luke Gallup and Jeffrey D. Sachs, with Andrew Mellinger, Center for International Development at Harvard University (CID) (n.d.): n. pag.Www.harvard.edu. Mar. 1999. Web. 28 May 2014.
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Sachs, Jeffrey. "The Geography of Poverty and Wealth." (n.d.): n. pag. Scientific American. Mar. 2001. Web. 28 May 2014.
http://houstonhs.scsk12.org/~mrobinson/Mr._Robinsons_Web_Site_at_Houston_High_School/Development_and_Agriculture_files/The%20Geography%20Poverty%20and%20Wealth.pdf