Poor World Rich World Flashcards
What is income inequality
Money that is not evenly shared
Which country has the most billionaires
USA
Why do billionaires live where they do
Better education and better technology
What is absolute poverty
When household income is bellow $1.90 per day
Where is absolute poverty highest In the world
Sub saharan Africa
Name 5 development indicators that can tell us how developed a country is
Life expectancy,birth rate,literacy rate, GDP, death rate
What is death rate
The number of deaths per year per 1000 people
What is GDP
The total value of all the goods and services a country produces ina year
What is birth rate
The number of births per year per 1000 people
What is literacy rate
Number of adults who can read or write in 100 people
What three indicators does the HDI include
GNI, literacy rate, life expectancy
How do we score HDI
0-1
What does HDI stand for
Human development index
Explain 1 economic cause of uneven development
Some countries have very few natural resources like minerals to sell. This means that countries cannot earn money to pay for facilities
Explain 1 social cause of uneven development
1.2 million children cant go to school each day as they are poorly from dirty water with diseases like cholera. Jobs are lost and incomes are reduced
Explain 1 environmental cause of uneven development
If a country has infertile land, they are unable to grow there own food.They will be unable to earn money to develop
How does poverty link to water security
Poor access to water and insufficient sanitation affect the health of the poor
How does climate link with poverty
Climate change causes disasters like droughts and floods and people and communities who are poorer are less likely to be able to prepare for such events
What is an export
To send goods to another country for sale
What is an import
To bring goods into a country
Define the term top down
Large Scale projects funded by the government or large organisations
Explain 1 positive and 1 negative of pacification
Positive- they make the streets safer to allow people to work safer and to allow people to improve their lives
Negative- Some people say this was to make things look bettter when Rio hosted the Olympics in 2016 and the problem will return
Explain one positive and one negative of campo grande
Positive- they were good quality
Negative- the houses were 90 minutes away from the city
Explain one positive and one negative of the cable car
Positive- people had job opportunities
Negative- in the poorest communities they are often broken and not maintained
Explain one positive and one negative of the cable car
Positive- job opportunities in the city
Negative- In the poorest community’s they are often broken and not maintained
Define the term bottom up
Small scale projects funded by charities
Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of site and services
Advantage- people can get better electricity and a lot of other resources people need to survive
Disadvantage- people try to illegally connect to the main electricity
Explain one disadvantage and one advantage of self-help scheme
Advantage- it is affordable so they don’t go into debt
Disadvantage- some may not have the skill set to build houses
