hass - geographies of wellbeing

Question 1

maternal mortality

Answer 1

The annual number of female deaths from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management

Question 2

child mortality

Answer 2

child mortality refers to the death of children under the age of five

Question 3

literacy rate

Answer 3

the percentage of people aged 15+ who can read and write

Question 4

NGO’s

Answer 4

non-governmental organisation: an organisation that is not controlled by a government

Question 5

GDP

Answer 5

gross domestic product: market value of all the goods and services produced within a country’s

Question 6

GNP

Answer 6

Gross national product: measures the value of goods and services produced by a country’s citizens both domestically and internationally.

Question 7

developing country

Answer 7

a poor agricultural country that is seeking to become more advanced economically and socially.

Question 8

developed country

Answer 8

A country that has a high quality of life, economy and infrastructure

Question 9

human development index

Answer 9

the measurement of a country’s average achievements in health, knowledge and standard of living

Question 10

foreign aid

Answer 10

money, food, or other resources given or lent by one country to another

Question 11

how historical factors can impact wellbeing

Answer 11

Studying history allows us to observe and understand how people and societies behaved. For example, we are able to evaluate war, even when a nation is at peace, by looking back at previous events. History provides us with the data that is used to create laws, or theories about various aspects of society.

Question 12

how social/cultural factors can impact wellbeing

Answer 12

It generally increases the quality of life and overall living standard within a society. Sociocultural values influence economic development by influencing how people in society interact with the process of development. These values include: Religion, which instils values and beliefs that influence behaviour.

Question 13

how environmental factors can impact wellbeing

Answer 13

Natural resources are essential inputs for production in many sectors, while production and consumption also lead to pollution and other pressures on the environment. Poor environmental quality in turn affects economic growth and wellbeing by lowering the quantity and quality of resources or due to health impacts

Question 14

how economic factors can impact wellbeing

Answer 14

Economic development implies an improvement in economic welfare through higher real incomesand other welfare indices such as improved literacy, better infrastructure, reduced poverty and better health care.

Question 15

how political factors can impact wellbeing

Answer 15

Regarding the channels of transmission, it has been found that political instability adversely affects growth by lowering the rates of productivity growth and, to a smaller degree, physical and human capital accumulation

Question 16

2 sustainable development goals

Answer 16

• Innovative packaging solutions from SABIC are helping global food companies and consumers reduce food waste. Multi-layer pouch packaging is giving food longer shelf life, preventing leakage in a lightweight solution with high sealing integrity.
• Working with educational NGOs, SABIC helps this generation explore the latest thinking in sustainable living. Working with schools to make sustainability part of our collective future.

Question 17

2 UN organisations and what they do

Answer 17

• World health organisation.
  specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
• The World Food Programme is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations. It is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, the largest one focused on hunger and food security, and the largest provider of school meals. They deliver food assistance in emergencies and work with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience

Question 18

2 NGO’s and what they do

Answer 18

• Action on poverty - they connect philanthropists, charities, and corporates with grassroots communities and projects around the world to end poverty. They are an international development organisation working across Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. For 50 years they have been helping poor and vulnerable communities to lift themselves out of poverty.
• ActionAid Australia is a women’s rights organisation.
  We partner with local women’s organisations in 45 countries around the world and support them to take action and lead change for gender equality and social justice.

Question 19

example of australia providing foreign aid to improve wellbeing

Answer 19

Australia is a significant foreign aid donor to the Solomon Islands.

Australia led other nations as part of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands. Over 7,000 Australian Defence Force members have been deployed in the Solomon Islands as part of that mission. In 2013, the Australian government committed $500 million to assisting the Solomon Islands through the regional assistance mission in the following four years.

Australian aid-funded CSOs in the Solomon Islands specifically work to support community awareness and advocacy programs, food security, community resilience, the installation of small infrastructures like water tanks and overall training and research.

Question 20

disadvantages to landlocked countries

Answer 20

Due to their lack of direct access to the open sea and the high transport and transit costs they face, they are at a significant economic disadvantage compared to the rest of the world.

Question 21

consequences of rapid growing population growth

Answer 21

Rapid growth has led to uncontrolled urbanization, which has produced overcrowding, destitution, crime and pollution. Rapid growth has outstripped increases in food production, and population pressure has led to the overuse of land and its destruction.

Question 22

consequences of a declining population growth

Answer 22

Decline in Basic Services and infrastructure. If the GDP of a community declines, there is less demand for basic services such as hotels, restaurants and shops. The employment in these sectors then suffers.

Question 23

how improving women’s education improves wellbeing

Answer 23

Investing in girls’ education provides a boost to a developing country’s progress, and acts as a catalyst for gender equality on multiple levels. Provided with an education, girls are more likely to earn a higher income later in life, increasing their family’s overall quality of life

Question 24

2 benefits of family-planning programmes in high fertility rate regions

Answer 24

• Improving maternal health and child survival. Helping women avoid becoming pregnant too early, too late or too often benefits them and their children. Meeting the unmet need for contraceptives would further reduce global rates of maternal mortality by 35%
• Reducing the number of abortions overall, especially unsafe abortion. Closing the gap in the unmet need for contraceptives would further reduce the number of abortions worldwide by 64% each year. More than half of all abortions occurring in developing countries are unsafe, and fewer unsafe abortions would lead to fewer maternal deaths and injuries.