EXAM QUESTIONS TO REMEMBER

Question 1

For people living in a developed country, explain two strategies used to make rural life more sustainable.

Answer 1

• Farms diversifying their income to include pick your own options and a farm shop (1) to compensate for falling prices for crops and increase profitability of the farm (1).
• Improving transport connections to remote rural areas (1) to improve access to jobs and services.

Question 2

Explain how governments and NGOs manage challenges in rural environments in developing or emerging countries.

Answer 2

• Investment in infrastructure to improved road access to the more remote areas (1) to ensure crops can reach markets more easily (1).
• Water Aid provide training for local people to build toilets (1) to improve sanitation facilities (1).

Question 3

Explain two strategies used to manage challenges in squatter settlements.

Answer 3

• Self-help scheme (1) where the local authority provides cheap building materials or loans to make home improvements (1).
• Urban planning (1) where the government replaces
  squatter settlement housing with high-quality high-rise
  flats (1).

Question 4

Explain how NGOs have managed 2 challenges in rural environments in developing or emerging countries:

Answer 4

• To increase access to safe drinking water (1) NGOs such as Water Aid have helped dig wells and establish sustainable water supplies (1).
• To help increase yields (1) NGOs such as Tractors for Africa have donated tractor to aid mechanisation (1)