Hass Exams Flashcards
Define wellbeing.
Wellbeing is defined as the ability for people to have things they need in order for them to live a happy and content life.
The primary requirements for basic human needs water, secure food supply, shelter, clothing and safety.
2) Outline the five indicators of wellbeing.
Social, health, education, economic and environmental
3) Explain the purpose of the Human Development Index. Refer to the three indicators.
The purpose of a Human development index is to calculate the development of a country. And is a measure that compares the wellbeing of people in different countries
indicators: life expectancy, education, and per capital income.
5) Discuss the difference between quantitative and qualitive indicators in relation to wellbeing.
Quantitative indicators measure and compare levels of wellbeing around the world. The measure that are used to measure wellbeing around the world are GDP and literacy rates.
Qualitive indicators is often gathered from surveys and interviews and is more about an individuals perspective on their life.
What is a choropleth map? Outline how it can be interpreted.
A map which uses differences in shading, colouring, or the placing of symbols within predefined areas to indicate the average values of a particular quantity in those areas.
7) What is a scatter plot? How does it represent a correlation between two variables?
A scatter plot is a type of plot that uses cartesian coordinates to display values for typically two variables for a set of data.
Economic growth rate:
An economic growth rate is the percentage change in the value of all of the goods and services produced in a nation during a specific period of time
the economic growth rate measures the change in a nation’s gross domestic product (GDP).
Unemployment rate:
The unemployment rate measures the share of workers in the labour force who do not currently have a job but are actively looking for work
Inflation rate:
Inflation is an increase in the level of prices of the goods and services that households buy. It is measured as the rate of change of those prices. Typically, prices rise over time, but prices can also fall (a situation called deflation).
Outline the four phases of the Business Cycle and identify the changes that occur to key economic indicators through each phase.
four stages: expansion, peak, contraction, and trough
Define democracy
Democracy means rule by the people. A democratic country has a system of government in which the people have the power to participate in decision-making
Identify the positives associated with the Australian democracy.
freedom of election and being elected freedom of assembly and political participation freedom of speech expression and religious belief rule of law
Identify the threats to the Australian democracy.
Corruption, Organised crime, lawlessness, individual or organisations with vested intrest’s
Explain the difference between bilateral and multilateral treaties.
Multilateral treaties are treaties between 3 or more countries. Bilateral treaties are treaties between two countries
Identify 3 examples of international treaties Australia has entered into. Refer to how it relates to Australia’s laws.
the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
