1.1 Hispaniola

Question 1

What is the Brandt line? What is wrong with it?

Answer 1

The Brandt Line is an imaginary division that has provided a rough way of dividing all of the countries in the world in to the rich north and poor south. It is too simplistic

Question 2

Who is behind modernisation theory and what are the stages?

Answer 2

Rowstow.

1. Traditional society.
2. Pre-conditions for take-off.
3. Take-off.
4. Drive to maturity.
5. Age of mass consumption.

Question 3

Difference in climates

Answer 3

H - tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds
DR - tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall

Question 4

What is Haiti’s population density?

Answer 4

7x than DR and 1/2 area of DR

Question 5

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate for both countries

Answer 5

H - 2.1% (2012 est.) DR - 0.7% (2012 est.)

Question 6

Literacy rates

Answer 6

H - total population: 48.7% DR - total population: 90.1%

Question 7

GDP purchasing power parity

Answer 7

H - $13.42 billion (2013 est.) DR - $101 billion (2013 est.)

Question 8

Unemployment rate

Answer 8

H - 40.6% (2010 est.) DR - 15% (2013 est.)

Question 9

Internet users

Answer 9

H - 1 million (2009) DR - 2.701 million (2009)

Question 10

What leads to differing levels of development?

Answer 10

Female headed households - poorer, have to work and be at home - earn less money, religious groups and conflict lower development, physical factors e.g. drought, lack of resources, lack of investment, RUM