Geogtapy Flashcards
Is malaria a LEDC or MEDC
LEDC
What area of the world is malaria found in
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
Name to country suffering from malaria
Chad and Ethiopia
Name a country in Africa which is not affected by malaria
Egypt and Libya
What gender of mosquito spred malaria
Female
What dose the humidity have to be for it to spreed
60% and over
What temp dose it need to be to spreed malaria
15-40 degrees
Where do mosquito bread
In stagnant water
How do villages spreed malaria
Large populations of blood meals
What are the effects if an adult gets it
There to weak to work so that can’t work then that can’t buy food
Name ways to prevention malaria spreading
Drugs e.g. chloroquine- expensive
Insect repellent e.g. Autan - experience and unpleasant smell
Where long sleeves t-shirts
Mosquito nets-cheap and effective
Ways to stop mosquito form speeding malaria
Drawing breeding grounds -but hard to drain everywhere
Planting eucalyptus tress- not cheap
Mustard seeds to drown larva before born-need a large amount but environment friendly
Is heart disease a MEDC or an LEDC diase
MEDC
What are the cause of hart disease
Poor diet Smoking Stress Inherit Lack of exercise
What city in the UK has one the highest rate of hart disease
Glasgow
How to prevent hart disease
Eat healthy
Be more physical active
Give up smoking
Reduce alcohol consumption
What changes has Edinburgh CBD over the years
They add trams
Green lane
One way streets
Traffic light
What are some indicators of development
Number of people per doctor Adult literacy rate Infant mortality rate Life expectancy Birth rate Death rate
Name some economic indicators of development
GDP
GNP
Employment structure
Describe all 5 stages in the demographics transition model
- high birth rate and high death rate
- HB and Decreasing death rate
- Decreasing birth rate and Decreasing death rate
- LB and LD
- Lower birth rate than death rate
Why dose climate effect where people live
Because if a place is two wet that can’t grown food if it is two hot there will be insects and they might cause disease
Factors than result in high popularity density
Media climate
Fertile land
There are jobs
Food
Factors that result in low population density
No water
To hot not
much food
How to encourage birth rat in MEDC
Make child care cheaper
Increase the length of maternity leave
