What is the difference between MEDCs and LEDCs?

What is the difference between MEDCs and LEDCs?

Development means almost the same as wealth. A developed country (MEDC) is a rich country. A developing country (LEDC) is a poor country. Development is often taken to mean the wealth of a country.

Why do MEDCs use more water than LEDCs?

Industrial use Industries in MEDCs can be on a large scale, and so demand a lot of water. LEDCs have smaller scale cottage industries. They demand less water in the production of items. However as more multinational companies locate in LEDCs there will be more demand on water.

How do LEDCs get water?

Sprinklers or timed irrigation feeds are used. Where agriculture is common, vast amounts of water can be released at the touch of a button. In LEDCs irrigation channels are prone to losing water through evaporation.

Is Canada an MEDC or 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.

Is Japan a MEDC?

Japan (an MEDC) has adapted infrastructure to cope with an earthquake’s primary effects – with quake resistant buildings and well-resourced emergency services. The secondary effects of the earthquake were severe, as the tsunami destroyed entire towns and caused a nuclear crisis.

Why is Japanese economy so strong?

It has a well-educated, industrious workforce and its large, affluent population makes it one of the world’s biggest consumer markets. From the 1960s to the 1980s, Japan achieved one of the highest economic growth rates in the world. This growth was led by: High rates of investment in productive plant and equipment.

Why Is Japan a rich country?

Japan was considered as a country rich in precious metals, mainly owing to Marco Polo’s accounts of gilded temples and palaces, but also due to the relative abundance of surface ores characteristic of a massive huge volcanic country, before large-scale deep-mining became possible in Industrial times.