Power Point 1 What are our perceptions of

Power. Point 1: What are our perceptions of ‘richer’ and ‘poorer’ places?

What’s your first response to each of the following images?

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The world as it is today – quiz Question 1: In 2006, which country received most aid? a) Ethiopia b) Bosnia Question 2: In 2006, which country gave the greatest proportion of its income as aid? a) Sweden b) Portugal c) the USA

The world as it is today – quiz Question 3: Which country spends the highest proportion of its income on education? a) Lesotho b) Botswana c) Denmark Question 4: Which country has the highest fertility rate? a) Israel b) Saudi Arabia c) Bangladesh

The world as it is today – quiz Question 5: Which country has the highest child mortality rate? a) b) c) d) e) Sri Lanka Poland Malaysia Pakistan Thailand or or or Turkey South Korea Russia Vietnam South Africa

The world as it is today – quiz Question 6: For each of the following raw materials, which country is the biggest producer? a) Coal b) Cotton c) Aluminium d) Zinc e) Lead f) Tea g) Rice h) Cereals i) Meat j) Fruit k) Vegetables

The world as it is today – quiz Question 7: For each of the following raw materials, which country is the biggest consumer? a) b) c) d) e) f) g) Coal Cotton Aluminium Zinc Lead Rice Tea

The world as it is today – answers Question 1: In 2006, which country received most aid? Answer: b) Bosnia – received US$126. 8 per head a) Ethiopia received US$24. 6 dollars per head Question 2: In 2006, which country gave the greatest proportion of its income as aid? Answer: a) Sweden gave 1. 03% b) Portugal gave 0. 20% c) USA gave 0. 18%

Q 3: Which country spends the highest proportion of its income on education – Lesotho, Botswana or Denmark? Answer: Lesotho spent 13%, Botswana 8. 7%, and Denmark 8. 3% Q 4: Which country has the highest fertility rate – Israel, Saudi Arabia or Bangladesh? Answer: Saudi Arabia – it has a rate of 3, Israel’s is 2. 6 and Bangladesh’s is 2. 6

The world as it is today – answers Question 5: Which country has the highest child mortality rate? Answers: a) Sri Lanka b) Poland c) Malaysia d) Pakistan e) Thailand or or or Turkey South Korea Russia Vietnam South Africa

The world as it is today – answers Question 6: For each of the following raw materials, which country is the biggest producer? a) Coal b) Cotton c) Aluminium d) Zinc e) Lead Answers a-k: f) Tea g) Rice h) Cereals i) Meat j) Fruit k) Vegetables China

The world as it is today – answers Question 7: For each of the following raw materials, which country is the biggest consumer? a) b) c) d) e) f) g) Coal Cotton Aluminium Zinc Lead Rice Tea Answers a-f: China Answer g: India (China is the second)

Does this image fit our existing perception of poorer countries? Photo: Jamie Bartlam