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Geogtapy Flashcards

1
Q

Is malaria a LEDC or MEDC

A

LEDC

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2
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What area of the world is malaria found in

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Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

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3
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Name to country suffering from malaria

A

Chad and Ethiopia

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4
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Name a country in Africa which is not affected by malaria

A

Egypt and Libya

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5
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What gender of mosquito spred malaria

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Female

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6
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What dose the humidity have to be for it to spreed

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60% and over

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7
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What temp dose it need to be to spreed malaria

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15-40 degrees

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8
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Where do mosquito bread

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In stagnant water

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9
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How do villages spreed malaria

A

Large populations of blood meals

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10
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What are the effects if an adult gets it

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There to weak to work so that can’t work then that can’t buy food

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11
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Name ways to prevention malaria spreading

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Drugs e.g. chloroquine- expensive
Insect repellent e.g. Autan - experience and unpleasant smell
Where long sleeves t-shirts
Mosquito nets-cheap and effective

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12
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Ways to stop mosquito form speeding malaria

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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

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13
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Is heart disease a MEDC or an LEDC diase

A

MEDC

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14
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What are the cause of hart disease

A 
Poor diet
Smoking 
Stress 
Inherit 
Lack of exercise
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15
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What city in the UK has one the highest rate of hart disease

A

Glasgow

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16
Q

How to prevent hart disease

A

Eat healthy
Be more physical active
Give up smoking
Reduce alcohol consumption

17
Q

What changes has Edinburgh CBD over the years

A

They add trams
Green lane
One way streets
Traffic light

18
Q

What are some indicators of development

A 
Number of people per doctor
Adult literacy rate 
Infant mortality rate 
Life expectancy 
Birth rate 
Death rate
19
Q

Name some economic indicators of development

A

GDP
GNP
Employment structure

20
Q

Describe all 5 stages in the demographics transition model

A
  1. high birth rate and high death rate
  2. HB and Decreasing death rate
  3. Decreasing birth rate and Decreasing death rate
  4. LB and LD
  5. Lower birth rate than death rate
21
Q

Why dose climate effect where people live

A

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

22
Q

Factors than result in high popularity density

A

Media climate
Fertile land
There are jobs
Food

23
Q

Factors that result in low population density

A

No water
To hot not
much food

24
Q

How to encourage birth rat in MEDC

A

Make child care cheaper

Increase the length of maternity leave

25
Q

How to decrease birth rate in LEDC

A

Limit on how many kids you can have
Free condoms
Free family planing

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