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1
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What is the population of the UK?

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Around 68 million as of 2024

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2
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When did the Syrian conflict start?

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2011

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What is my 1st method?

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Phillip’s Modern School Atlas 100th edition.

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Why is this info reliable?

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It comes from Royal Geography Society (RGS) who worked with the Modern School Atlas by providing information. RGS is full of data experts.

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Another reason why this info is reliable?

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It was only released in September 2021.

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Why is this info unreliable?

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The atlas didn’t have some essential info such as levels of HIV/AIDs in Syria.

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What info did I collect in method 1?

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I collected the number of doctors per 10 000 people in the UK and Syria.

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Why is this info helpful in answering my question?

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  • Shows how good the education system is
  • Shows how many people are able to obtain high skilled jobs
  • Doctor salary is very high which improves overall development as higher average income in a country
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9
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What was my second method?

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Website called Gapminder.com

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What info did I collect in method 2?

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Energy use per person in Syria and the UK

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Why is this info helpful?

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It shows how developed a country is by showing how much money people have to spend on different uses of energy.

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12
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Why is this info reliable?

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It comes from the World Bank Group (WBG) which is a part of the United Nations (UN). WBG includes 189 member countries, which means data is coming from several different sources.

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Why is this info unreliable?

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The information was found in 2015, nearly 10 years ago making it dated, therefore less reliable.

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14
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How many doctors were there in Syria in 2021?

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6 per 10 000 people

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How many doctors were there in the UK in 2021?

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21 per 10 000 people

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What is one reason for this pattern?

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Doctors migrating away from Syria due to the conflict.

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17
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Why does this happen?

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Doctors have higher income so have opportunity to migrate away from Syria, leaving Syria with next to no doctors.

18
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How does this lower development levels?

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More strain on healthcare leads to higher death rate as fewer people can be treated for severe illnesses.

19
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What is another reason for this pattern?

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People in Syria cannot afford higher education.

20
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What was the energy use per person in the UK in 2015?

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2760kg of oil equivalent per capita.

21
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What was the energy use per person in Syria in 2015?

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538kg of oil equivalent per capita.

22
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What is one reason for this pattern?

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People in the UK have more money to spend on energy uses such as heating and driving cars, whereas people in Syria have to put money to more essential things such as food.

23
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What is another reason for this pattern?

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There are more industries using energy in the UK such as road transport, which is not as common in Syria due to the conflict.

24
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Why does less amounts of energy use show lower development?

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Developing countries cannot spend money on things such as heating and transport, as their money has to go towards healthcare and food.

25
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What was the average daily income in Syria in 2022?

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$2.98 per person per day.

26
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What was the average daily income in the UK in 2022?

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$61.6 per person per day

27
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What is one reason for this pattern?

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People in UK are more likely to get a better education and go onto higher education, which gives people higher skilled jobs, with higher pay. Many people in Syria either don’t make it through school or cannot afford higher education, so end up in lower skilled jobs if they are employed at all.

28
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What is another reason for this pattern?

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People in Syria with high earning jobs have most likely fled the country to get away from the conflict, as they have money to do so.

29
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What is another reason for this pattern?

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The collapse in economic activities in Syria due to conflict, has left people unable to get work and unemployed, lowering development even further.

30
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What was the total % of roads paved in Syria in 2009?

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90.3%

31
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What was the total % of roads paved in the UK in 2009?

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100%

32
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What is a reason for this pattern?

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Syrian conflict beginning in 2011 most likely pu paving roads to a complete halt as the government had to focus on more important things such as healthcare and rebuilding their crashed economy.

33
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What is another reason for this pattern?

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UK has older population which means more people are working age and so can work in construction jobs, such as road pavers.

34
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What is another reason for this pattern?

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Higher income in UK, leads to more taxes being paid towards things such as road paving.

35
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What was the GDP per capita in Syria in 2022?

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$3350

36
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What was the GDP per capita in the UK in 2022?

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$46.8k

37
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What is a reason for this pattern?

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Drought affecting agricultural production, leads to fewer farming products such as crops being exported from Syria, lowering GDP levels.

38
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What is another reason for this pattern?

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Lower export revenues that countries are experiencing, as well as the agricultural issues lowers Syrias GDP massively.

39
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What was the cild mortality rate in Syria in 2022?

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12.7 per 1000

40
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What was the child mortality rate in the UK in 2022?

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4.14 per 1000

41
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What is a reason for this pattern?

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Higher numbers of doctors in the UK, leads to safer births as there are enough doctors to treat in newborn illnesses, where as there are not as many in Syria

42
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What is another reason for this pattern?

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Children suffering malnutrition in Syria as daily income is lower, leading to kids not getting the nutrients they need to develop, making their immune systems leading to more chances of sever illness.

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