L4 - India's Kuznet Curve Flashcards
How many stages are there in the Kuznet Curve?
There are 3 stages.
What is the first stage?
Pre-Industrial Economies
What is the second stage?
Industrial Economies
What is the third and final stage?
Post-Industrial Economies
What type of environmental degradation occurs in the first stage?
Widespread sewage / some farm pollution.
What type of environmental degradation occurs in the second stage?
Huge industrial pollution, widespread agricultural pollution (e.g. pesticides).
Where is India?
Next to Sri Lanka.
What type of environmental degradation occurs in the third stage?
Improved water quality or legislation introduced.
What happens at the turning point in a Kuznet Curve?
Environmental degradation decreases.
State a type of water pollution.
Consumes oxygen and kills organisms / Toxic materials = Poisons river wildlife / Parasites = Old sewage systems will spread disease / Thermal pollution = Reduces oxygen in water
What shape is a Kuznet Curve?
Curved symmetrically
How does the income per capita change as the stages of economic development progresses?
The income per capita increases.
State a type of pollution and how it effects the environment.
Organisms = Cholera, Dysentry / Organic waste = Consumes oxygen and kills organisms / Radioactive material = Leads to cancer
Why is oxygen important for the environment.
Oxygen is dissolved in
river water biological organisms / Organic waste added = Consumes oxygen and kills organisms / Excess nitrates and fertilisers = Eutrophication
State another type of water pollution
Consumes oxygen and kills organisms / Toxic materials = Poisons river wildlife / Parasites = Old sewage systems will spread disease / Thermal pollution = Reduces oxygen in water
