changing the world

Question 1

disadvantages of using BR as a measure of development

Answer 1

1) some countries have a low birth rate even though they’re poor due to political decisions to focus investment in healthcare e.g Cuba 10/1000
2) BR policies can distort this as a measure of overall development e.g china 12/1000

Question 2

physical causes of uneven development (5)

Answer 2

weather and climate, water shortages, landlocked countries, relief, tropical environments

Question 3

what does HDI stand for and what does it calculate

Answer 3

Human development index and calculates an index from 1-10 using measures of income, life expectancy and education

Question 4

what is infant mortality

Answer 4

number of deaths of children aged less than 1 per 1000 population

Question 5

where is the lowest and highest value of infant mortality

Answer 5

HICs e.g germany 3 per 1000
LICS e.g Angola 96 per 1000

Question 6

what does the demographic transition model explain

Answer 6

why countries go through such a rapid population growth

Question 7

in the demographic model how many people are measured per year

Answer 7

1000

Question 8

what is aid and in what forms can it be given (5)

Answer 8

aid is help given from one country or a non governmental organisation (ngo) to another country

food, money, emergency supplies, tech, specialist skills

Question 9

example of aid from oxfam

Answer 9

goat aid from oxfam - goats to rural families which provide milk, manure for crops and breeding = income

Question 10

short and long term aid examples

Answer 10

short = response to natural disasters e.g food, medical care, tents
long = development projects e.g improving sanitation, education, water supply

Question 11

how does tourism reduce the development gap and example

Answer 11

it can boosts a countries economy and benefit the population e.g Jamaica - jobs, new infrastructure (airport and roads), new leisure facilities