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1
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Name 4 key words in terms of human development

A

Access, opportunity, investment, sustainability

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2
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2 positive things about GDP/Gni

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One simple measurement, easy comparison

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2 negative things about GDP/Gni

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Ignores informal economy , assumes wealth is evenly distributed , doesn’t include other measures

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4
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In 2015 what % of countries had equal access to primary education

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69%

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5
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Why is education central to economic development

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Basic hygiene, healthcare, life expectancy, decision making, family size control

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6
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How many people die each year due to water related diseases

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840,000

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7
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What is life expectancy in Japan

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82

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8
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What is life expectancy in UK

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81

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9
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How much has life expectancy been reduced due to air pollution

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3.2 years

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10
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What nation has life expectancy of 52 years

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Sub Saharan Africa

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11
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Per 100,000 births in sub Saharan Africa, how many die?

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540

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12
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3 reasons for variations in life expectancy within developed world

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Differences in lifestyle, differences in deprivation, differences in cost and effectiveness of healthcare

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13
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Which socio economic groups have highest and lowest life expectancies

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Professional and unskilled

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14
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What % of Brazilians are unemployed

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13.6%

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15
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What % of UK spending is on healthcare

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18%

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16
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What are human rights

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Moral principles that underlie standards of human behaviour to which a person is inherently entitled simply because he or she is a human being

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17
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Why and when where human rights formed

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1948- in response to atrocities in Nazi germany

18
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What does U.N. declaration of rights do

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Sets a basic guideline for what every country should go by

19
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What does European convention do

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European version of the U.N. convention that can be tailored to Europe

20
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Geneva convention?

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Provides the rule of warfare particularly protecting civilians

21
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2 good things about geneva Convention

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Tries to make war humane, makes war professional

22
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when did UK human rights come into act

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1998

23
Q

What percentage of teenage girls in Afghanistan are literate

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37%

24
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What % of Afghanistan women are literate

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19%

25
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How many different ethnic groups are there in Myanmar

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100

26
Q

When did China become communist

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1949

27
Q

Gender wage gap in Canada ?

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74 cents for every $1

28
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How many civilians were killed in peaceful protest in Indonesia

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4

29
Q

How many people needed food and shelter after the riots in Zimbabwe

A

4.5 million

30
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How many political prisoners camps are in North Korea

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80,000-120,000

31
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3 humanitarian reasons for intervention

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Offering development aid to poorest and least developed countries, protecting human rights, encouraging healthcare and education

32
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2 military power reason for intervention

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Providing military support, increasing global influence

33
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In 2014 what percentage of EU development aid was for government and civil society

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17.52%

34
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How much aid was given by UK in 2013

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£11.2 billion

35
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In what year did US renew a 5 year aid package with Jordan

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2014

36
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How much did the Afghanistan was cost the UK

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£12 billion

37
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How many years difference are there between Richmond upon Thames and Manchester in terms of life expectancy?

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15 years

38
Q

In Australia what % of aboriginals smoke

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41%

39
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What % of aboriginals live in remote areas

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25%

40
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How much is spent on health in the UK

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£3,102 per person

41
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How many soldiers were killed in the Afghan campaign?

A

444

42
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How many UK soldiers were wounded in the Afghan war?

A

2600

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