International Development | Year 9 Geography | HDI GNI Development Gap

A no-prep, 6-lesson geography unit on Human geography: International Development. Written for Year 9 (ages 13-14). Pick it up at lunchtime, teach it that afternoon — every lesson has a full teacher plan, projectable slides, three differentiated pupil worksheets, and an exit ticket.

Driving question: Why is the world unequal — and is the development gap closing?

What’s included

• 6 × Teacher lesson plans (Word, fully scripted)
• 6 × Pupil worksheets in 3 differentiated tiers (Support / Core / Stretch)
• 6 × Projectable slide decks (PowerPoint, 16:9 widescreen)
• 1 × Knowledge Organiser (Word, A4 landscape)
• 1 × End-of-unit assessment with baseline + mark scheme
• Factually-accurate maps rendered from public-domain Natural Earth data — not AI-generated
• Hand-coded diagrams for the unit’s key processes and labelled features — never AI-generated
• Original illustrations for every lesson hook and teaching scene

Lesson outline

1. What is Development? — To define development beyond just income.
2. The Human Development Index — To describe HDI and its components.
3. The Development Gap — To describe the gap between the richest and poorest countries.
4. Aid, Trade and Debt — To compare aid, trade and debt-relief as development drivers.
5. The Sustainable Development Goals — To describe the SDGs and assess progress.
6. Climate, Inequality and the Future of Development — To evaluate the intersection of climate change and development.