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1
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Name two things associated with a good infrastructure

A

Transport and Utilities

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2
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Name two examples of public services

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Health, Education

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3
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What does a high life expectancy involve?

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Low birth rate, low death rate

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What is associated with a high GDP/head?

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Well developed trade, big businesses

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What are things which are associated with a good quality of life?

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High employment, good quality of housing

,high income,low Gini index (small wealth gap)

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What is associated with poverty?

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Crime,poor housing,high Gini index (large wealth gap),

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What is associated with high unemployment?

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Primary sector jobs, low pay

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What is associated with Low GDP/head?

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Poor trade, debt

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Name a few things associated with a LEDC

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Few public services, poor water supply, unstable government

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What does GDP stand for and what does it mean?

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Gross Domestic Product (per head): the total income of a country divided by population

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What is the newest method to discover how developed a country is?

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HDI

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12
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What does HDI stand for?

A

Human Development Index

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13
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At the moment who has the highest and lowest HDI?

A

Norway,South Sudan

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What is the HDI based upon?

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A mathematical formula involving:
GDI (measure of wealth)
Number if Education years (schools+jobs)
Life expectancy (age and food,clean water etc.)

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What does GDI stand for? What does it mean?

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Gross Domestic Income: a measure of wealth of the people

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16
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What happens as a country developed?

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Birth rate decreases steadily
Morality decreases quickly at first, then slower
Provision of doctors increase

17
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Define the Geography of Development

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The study of the quality of life and the standard of living of the human population and the way they change over time

18
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What stops a county’s ability to grow?

A

The population growing to quickly

19
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In what continent are fertility rates very high?

A

Africa

20
Q

What are children seen as in Africa? And why?

A

Asset, as they can work and bring in money

21
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What are the four different sections in the box analogy of human development ?

A

Aspiring to buy: Pair of shoes

Bike, Car , Holiday (aeroplane)

22
Q

In 1906 how was the development on a development table spread out?

A

2 billion aspired to buy a pair of shoes
1 billion (west) aspired to buy a car
(Massive gap)

23
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What was the total population in 2010?

A

7 billion

24
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What was the spread of development in a development table in 2010?

A

2 billion aspired to buy shoes
3 billion aspired to buy a bike
1 billion aspired to buy a car
1 billion (west) aspired to go on a holiday

25
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Why is having a bike so important?

A

Carry things to market and earn money to buy other things

Fetch+carry water longer distances, this is often children’s work so they don’t go to school

26
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What was the spread of development in a development table in 2050 if the birth rate falls as infant mortality falls?

A

No one would aspire to buy shoes
4 billion would aspire to buy a bike
3 billion would aspire to buy a car
2 billion (inc. west) spire to go on holiday abroad

27
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What would the population be in 2050 is the birth rate falls as infant mortality falls?

A

9 billion

28
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What was the spread of development in a development table in 2050 if the birth rate doesn’t fall as infant mortality stays high?

A

2 billion would aspire to buy shoes
4 billion would aspire to buy a bike
3 billion would aspire to buy a car
2 billion (inc. west) would aspire to go on holiday

29
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What would the population be in 2050 if the birth rate doesn’t fall as infant mortality stays high?

A

11 billion

30
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Who created the development table?

A

Hans Rosling

YEAR 9 - Geography (6 decks)

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