Human Wellbeing (Human Being, Human Doing) Flashcards
Define Wellbeing?
In geography, wellbeing refers to the quality of life and the overall state of health, happiness, and prosperity experienced by individuals or communities in a particular place or region.
How is Human Wellbeing measured?
Wellbeing can be measured using a few things:
- Economic (measures income and employment to help suggest living standards)
- Environmental sustainability (asses natural and man-made resources such as access to fresh water and the threat of carbon emissions)
- Technological (the level of technology can impact wellbeing: access to electricity, access to the internet).
- Food Security (access to fresh food and crops)
How can you map Human Wellbeing?
- By examining a country’s distribution of life expectancy, birth and death rates, we can see how these affect wellbeing.
- The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: long and healthy life, a good education, and having a decent standard of living.
- The Happy Planet Index (HPI) is another way to measure human wellbeing (this looks at aspects such as social support, life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity and perceptions of corruption).
- Wellbeing can be mapped using graphs.
What causes population growth?
- High Fertility Rates (number of births)
- Total Fertility Rates (number of children a woman can have)
- Declining Death Rates
- Immigration
- High Life Expectancy Rates
- Increased Economic Development
How does population growth impact a country’s wellbeing?
Population growth impacts a country’s:
- economic growth
- education
- health
- food supply
- housing
- poverty
- environment
What is Poverty?
- Poverty is a lack of money, a lack of opportunities, a lack of choices, a lack of access to things that many consider essential to daily life.
- Poverty isn’t fixed with a single solution
Define Megacities?
- Megacities are cities with a population of greater than 10 million.
- There are about 44 megacities in the world today (Tokyo, New York, Shanghai and Bangladesh are a few of the biggest cities)
- The growth of the world’s megacities has taken off in the last decade, particularly in Asia.
How is happiness a measure of wellbeing?
- A critical aspect of happiness is life satisfaction, which refers to how content a person feels with their life as a whole.
- People who are satisfied with their lives typically report higher levels of happiness, making it a valuable indicator of well-being.
What is the wellbeing like in Africa (specifically our case study on the Democratic Republic of the Congo)?
- 82 Million population
- Life expectancy in the DRC is relatively low, hovering around 60 years for women and slightly lower for men.
- The country has struggled to contain diseases, especially in rural areas where healthcare services are limited.
- The DRC is one of the poorest countries in the world, with a significant portion of the population living below the poverty line.
- The country faces issues related to food security, with many people lacking consistent access to nutritious food.
- Malnutrition, especially among children, is a significant problem.
- Many children, particularly girls, do not attend school, and the quality of education is often low due to overcrowded classrooms, a lack of trained teachers, and insufficient educational resources.
- The DRC is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as changing rainfall patterns, deforestation, and soil erosion.
What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
- The SDGs are a universal set of goals, targets and indicators that UN member states will be expected to use to frame their agendas and political policies from 2016 - 2030.
- To list a few of the goals : 1. No poverty, 2. No hunger, 3. Good health, 4. Quality Education, 5. Gender Equality, 6. clean water.
- These goals aim to transform our world.
- The objective is to set universal goals that face the challenges facing the world.
What is the wellbeing like in Australia’s Indigenous Communities?
- Indigenous Australians have a significantly lower life expectancy compared to non-Indigenous Australians. The life expectancy for Indigenous people is about 8-9 years lower than for the general population.
- Indigenous communities experience higher rates of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, and respiratory illnesses.
- Indigenous children have a higher infant mortality rate.
- Mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, and suicide, are prevalent in many Indigenous communities.
- Indigenous Australians, particularly in rural and remote areas, face significant barriers to accessing healthcare.
- Many Indigenous people live in substandard housing conditions, particularly in remote communities, where overcrowding is common.
- Education outcomes are particularly poor in remote communities, with many not completing high school or pursuing higher education (university).
- Indigenous Australians are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, both as victims and as offenders.
What does BOLTSS stand for?
B- Border
O- Orientation
L- Legend
T- Title
S- Scale
S- Source
What is China’s population?
1.4 billion
What is an indicator to calculate wellbeing?
Life expectancy
Birth rate is…
Number of births per 1000 people in a population per year
The indigenous health equality program is called Close the…
gap
Which of these is a megacity?
- Tokyo
- Sydney
- Rome
- Madrid
Tokyo
Elwood Beach is which direction FROM Star?
North West
Ocean currents that form circular patterns are called
gyres
What type of coastal management structure is in front of the sea wall?
revetment
What is the coastal management structure at 90 to the beach?
Groyne
In which ocean is the Maldives located?
Indian
What does PQE stand for?
Pattern, Quantification and Exception
What are two impacts of sea-level rise on the Maldives?
- water contamination
- increased erosion
