Contemporary Conflict & Challenge

Question 1

Conflict

Answer 1

Disagreement caused by actual or perceived opposition of needs, values and interests between people.

Question 2

Challenge

Answer 2

A task or issue which is provocative, threatening, stimulating or an incitement to debate. Often allows alternative views to be expressed.

Question 3

Identity

Answer 3

Common set of attitudes and experiences

Question 4

Ideology

Answer 4

Sets of ideas about how a society should be

Question 5

Ethnicity

Answer 5

Having a separate identity through religion, race or language.

Question 6

Culture

Answer 6

Sharing language, arts, values and behaviour

Question 7

Wealth/resources

Answer 7

Differing levels of wealth and resources.

Question 8

Localism

Answer 8

Where issues or values bring local people together, such as against government closures of local services.

Question 9

Regionalism

Answer 9

Where, for example, one region tries to take control of functions from a national government.

Question 10

Nationalism

Answer 10

Where a particular country asserts its dominance over other people or nations. A belief in the value of a nation and its sense of identity for a population.

Question 11

Territorialism

Answer 11

Where a geographical area is defined for a particular purpose, such as the exploration of oil.

Question 12

Geopolitics

Answer 12

Study of the ways in which political discussions and processes affect the way space and resources are used. Relationship between geography, economics and politics.

Question 13

Multiculturalism

Answer 13

Where significant numbers differ from the majority population in terms or language, customs, festivals, food dress or religious belief.

Question 14

World Poverty line

Answer 14

UN measure. People living on less than $1.25 a day 2005 GDP PPP

Question 15

Poverty

Answer 15

The inability to afford basic things such as safe drinking water, food, shelter, sanitation, healthcare and education.

Question 16

GNP per capita

Answer 16

Total value of all the goods and services produced by a country in a year including income from foreign investments, divided by total population.

Question 17

GDP per capita

Answer 17

Total value of all the goods and services produced by a country in a year divided by total population.

Question 18

Separatism

Answer 18

A move by a minority group toward greater independence and autonomy.

Question 19

Highly Indebted Poor Countries

Answer 19

38 least developed countries with greater debt.

Question 20

Millenium Development Goals

Answer 20

Eight UN targets to be achieved by 2015 to tackle global poverty.

Question 21

Economic Security

Answer 21

Stable and sustainable economy where individuals have a reliable basic income.

Question 22

Food security

Answer 22

Access to a reliable source of sufficient food.

Question 23

Health security

Answer 23

Protection from diseases and access to healthcare.

Question 24

Personal, community and political security

Answer 24

Being protected from violence, crime and human rights abuses.

Question 25

Human Development Index

Answer 25

Indicates development of countries by examining the achievements of the inhabitants of the country. The index factors in three important elements: standard of living, life expectancy, and literacy level.

Question 26

Physical Quality of Life Index

Answer 26

An attempt to measure the quality of life or well-being of a country. The value is the average of three statistics: basic literacy rate, infant mortality, and life expectancy at age one, all equally weighted on a 0 to 100 scale.

Question 27

UK ethnic mix

Answer 27

92.1% white, 4% Asian, 2% black, 0.4% Chinese.
45% ethnics live in London, 29% of London’s population.
4% ethnics live in SW, 2% population.
78% black Africans London, 54% Bangladeshis live in London