Tuesday, May 7, 2019

LDC Project Rubric

Homework:
You will be creating an ongoing visual presentation of your LDC
Using your selected LDC...

Names with countries of choice - If you haven't picked a country yet, look at the list and fill in your choice next to your name

  • Determine the characteristics that your LDC displays
    • Data breakdown
      • Population growth rate (Birth Rate)
      • Dependency Ratio
      • Unemployment data
      • Health indicators
      • Education Indicators
      • GDP, GNI and PPP
  • Give a breakdown of your LDC's diversity
    • Resources
    • Historical background
    • Geography and demographics
    • Ethnicity and Race
    • Structure of Industry (Jobs)
    • Per Capita Income levels
    • Political structures
  • Using the Millennial Development Goals, determine if your LDC has reached those goals based on their most recent numbers.
  • Use both single and composite measurements of development to analyze your LDC
    • Make sure to compare GDP and GNI and discuss any Foreign Direct Investment in your LDC
  • Create a Lorenz Curve for your LDC
  • Analyze your LDC's capability of economic development
    • domestic barriers of development
    • international barriers of development
  • Evaluate possible solutions that could help create economic development in your LDC

Sample Exam Questions

Paper 1
The day 1 exam covers micro and macro concepts.

2016
SL Paper 1 Time Zone 1   - Markscheme
SL Paper 1 Time Zone 2   - Markscheme

2014
SL Paper 1 Time Zone 1 - Markscheme
SL Paper 1 Time Zone 2  - Markscheme

2013
SL Paper 1 Time Zone 1 - Markscheme
SL Paper 1 Time Zone 2 - Markscheme

2012
SL Paper 1 Time Zone 1  - Markscheme
SL Paper 1 Time Zone 2 - Markscheme


Paper 2
The day 2 exam covers international and developmental concepts

2016 - SL Paper 2 - Markscheme

2014 - SL Paper 2 - Markscheme

2013 - SL Paper 2 - Markscheme

2012 - SL Paper 2 - Markscheme