Changing Economic KO

Question 1

Measuring Development

Answer 1

Development measures how economically, socially, culturally or technologically advanced a country is. It suggests: advancement, evolution, expansion, growth, improvement, increase, maturity, progress, changes for the better

Question 2

Examples of Development Indicators

Answer 2

GNI, HDI, Infant Mortality, Literacy Rate,

Question 3

Examples of Factors causing uneven development

Answer 3

Physical environment, Health, Trade, History

Question 4

Physical Environment

Answer 4

Soil erosion, desertification, climate change, overgrazing and infertile soils affect farming.​

Areas without fertile land, natural resources, water and energy suffer.​

Natural hazards make little progress with development e.g. Haiti

Question 5

Health

Answer 5

Diseases can make people too weak to work or go to school.​

80% of all developing world disease is water-related. 2 million die a year. ​

LIC’s are unable to invest in good quality health care

Question 6

Trade

Answer 6

Trade blocs favour its members.​

Primary products sold by LIC’s are sold for cheap prices that can fluctuate. HICs make more expensive products so earn more..​

Poor infrastructure or conflict means some people cannot sell their goods at all

Question 7

History

Answer 7

Colonialism: Many countries in Asia, S. America and Africa have spent a lot of time and money on civil wars and political struggles for power since being made separate from European superpowers.​

Many LICs haven’t had time to develop fully.

Question 8

Examples of UK links

Answer 8

Ports, Air, Roads

Question 9

Ports

Answer 9

UK port industry is the biggest in Europe due to our large coastline​

120 ports in UK; including Belfast, Bristol and Felixstowe​

Liverpool 2 will handle 1.5 million containers a year

Question 10

Air

Answer 10

Heathrow is the UK’s busiest airport with 1 plane taking off every 45 secs​

300,000 people employed in UK aviation​

Heathrow airport is looking to expand

Question 11

Roads

Answer 11

1st motorway in 1958​

By 2008 there were 2200 miles of motorways​

The A303 is being widened to create a super highway.​

Smart motorways are being created across the UK

Question 12

Solutions to Uneven development (pt.1)

Answer 12

TNC’s
Industrial Development
Fair trade
Microfinance

Question 13

Solutions to Uneven development (pt.2)

Answer 13

Aid
Intermediate technology
Debt relief
Tourism

Question 14

Classifying the World’s development

Answer 14

A HIC has an GNI per capita of over ~$12000​

A NEE has an economy that is rapidly progressing​

A LIC has a GNI per capita of below $800

Question 15

The Brandt line

Answer 15

Many years ago, Dr Brandt classified the world into the rich north and the poor south. He drew this line called the Brandt Line or the North-South Divide.​

However over time, countries in the south began to develop like Singapore and China and the line became outdated

Question 16

Tourism in Jamaica : Background

Answer 16

Jamaica is one of the largest islands in the West Indies. Its population is 2.7 million . It has a GNI per capita of $5,320

Question 17

Tourism in Jamaica : Attractions

Answer 17

Beautiful beaches, warm sunny climate, rich cultural heritage. Good international air communications and is a hub for cruise ships

Question 18

Tourism in Jamaica : Positive Impacts

Answer 18

24% of Jamaica’s GDP comes from tourism ($2 billion per year). 200,000 people are employed directly or indirectly in tourism. Better roads and infrastructure.​

Social – understanding of cultural ideas. Can invest money in healthcare and education.​

Environmental – Educate on how to look after environment

Question 19

Tourism in Jamaica : Negative Impacts

Answer 19

Economic – only 15% of profits stays in the country; the rest goes to HICs. The jobs are seasonal.​

Social –. Most people visit the North so the South isn’t benefiting. This is causing inequality in different areas.​

Environmental – Increased air pollution, excessive waste and footpath soil erosion ​

Question 20

Standard of life

Answer 20

refers to the economic level of a person’s daily life

Question 21

Quality of Life

Answer 21

looks at social measures of well being.

Question 22

Measuring population : demographic transition model

Answer 22

shows how a country’s population changes as it becomes more developed from subsistence farming cultures to HICs

Question 23

Measuring population : Population pyramids/structures

Answer 23

from having a lot of babies and a wide bottom, to good healthcare and more elderly people

Question 24

Ecotourism

Answer 24

Ecotourism, is a type of tourism which involves protecting the environment and the way of life of local people

Question 25

Examples of UK global links

Answer 25

Political, trade, transport, culture, technology

Question 26

Political : Commonwealth

Answer 26

These are 53 states across the world that were part of our colonial history​

Many expats live there (Brits who live abroad)​

The Queen is head of state in 16 of these countries​

promotes democracy, good governance, human rights and economic development as the UK trades with its previous colonies

Question 27

Political : EU

Answer 27

We joined the EU in 1979 and opted to leave in 2016.​

About 50% of exports and imports are to the EU​

Question 28

Political : trade

Answer 28

49.6% of the UK’s exports went to EU countries, and 50.4% went to non-EU countries such as the USA and China,. The USA takes the most.​

A lot of trade is now finance and communications following deindustrialisation.

Question 29

Political : Transport

Answer 29

More than 750,000 international flights depart from the UK annually to 400 airports in 114 countries​

Heathrow is the 4th busiest airport in the world (good seeing as we’re not the 4th biggest population!)​

Eurotunnel links our island to Europe

Question 30

Political : Culture

Answer 30

English Language has helped us set up strong links​

Students abroad can sit British exams​

UK TV productions have a global audience​

We are a culture of immigration leading to a unique and multicultural society

Question 31

Political : Technology

Answer 31

90% of population has internet – very connected!​

We spend more online shopping than anywhere in Europe​

18 million businesses run from home