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1
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what is quality of life

A

state of wellbeing

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what is one TNC in India

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BT

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3
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what % of new orleans flooded by huricane katrina

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80%

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4
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one wealthy area of mumbai is

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coloba

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5
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when did the global shift take place

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1990s

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what is the population density of Bangladesh

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1115 per km2

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7
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what is Mumbai’s largest slum

A

dharavi

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one source of pollution in the river ganges

A

rubbish

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what does vulnerable mean

A

someone who is at risk/harm

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10
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where is mumbai

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mumbai is on the west coast of india located on the peninsula

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what is FDI

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foreign direct investment is the money spent by TNCs on businesses abroad, infrastructure and factories

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two conditions in which tropical cyclones need to form

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5-30 degree latitude
26.5 degree sea temp

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13
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what land use is found in the CBD

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commercial

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14
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what are stages 1 and 3 in Rostows model

A

traditional society
take off

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15
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two pieces of evidence for climate change

A

ice cores
tree rings

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what is one characteristic of intermediate technology

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simple to use

17
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which plate boundary involves the subduction of an oceanic plate

A

convergent destructive

18
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what is a megacity

A

a city with more than 10 million people living in it

19
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why do birth rates fall as countries develop

A

contraception becomes more available

20
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what are the two types of volcanoes

A

shield
composite

21
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what is a primary city

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a city with a large influence compared to other cities in the same country eg london

22
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what is maternal mortality

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how many mothers die during child birth per 100,000

23
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why is the inside of the earth hot

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radioactive decay gives out geothermal heat in the core

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