Geography Unequal World Revision Clock

Question 1

What are the sustainable development goals?

Answer 1

17 goals set by the UN to help countries development sustainably

Question 2

Define development, standard of living and quality of life

Answer 2

A country’s progress in terms of human welfare, economy and technology, the material things (money, assets), the things you can’t touch like safety and happiness

Question 3

Define 2 social development indicators. What are their strengths and weaknesses?

Answer 3

Eg death rate, the deaths per 1000 people, it shows doctors (amount and quantity), safe water and access to a healthy diet but doesn’t show how happy or rich they were
Access to safe water, the amount of people who have regular access to germ-free water, it shows water availability but does not show anything else

Question 4

Define 2 economic indicators. What are their strengths and weaknesses?

Answer 4

GNI per head- an indicator that shows the economic value of a country (imports-exports+services), it does show how much money and how many resources they have but doesn’t show much else, standard of living, the material things like money and assets,and it does show money and assets of people but doesn’t shows immaterial things like happiness and safety

Question 5

Explain 2 causes of uneven development

Answer 5

Colonialism because people were massacred, enslaved and resources stolen
Weather hazards because they could possibly kill/injure people, making the countrless money from jobs