Scope Questions

Question 1

What are MEDC and LEDC?

Answer 1

MEDC; more economically developed country

LEDC; less `economically developed country

Question 2

What are push and pull factors?

Answer 2

push factors; factors that negatively push people from an area/ region

pull factors; factors that attract people from an area/ region

Question 3

Why do people migrate?

Answer 3

for various reasons, more job and educational opportunities, moving closer to family or to escape danger.

Question 4

What is the: death rate, birth rate, mortality rate, demographics?

Answer 4

death rate; the amount of deaths in a area and region in a year.

birth rate; the amount of births in a area and region in a year.

mortality rate; mortality rate is similar but focuses on deaths by age or cause

demographics; demographics are data about populations, like age and gender.

Question 5

What are some advantages and disadvantages of living in a city?

Answer 5

advantage; more access to facilities, more job and educational opportunities

disadvantage; pollution, traffic and high cost of living

Question 6

What is a megacity? What are some examples of megacities?

Answer 6

a mega city is a area that have a population of 10 million or more. Example are New York, Tokoyo and Mumbai

Question 7

What are some opportunities and challenges that megacities face?

Answer 7

opportunities ; job, educational

challenges; house shortages, traffic and pollution

Question 8

What is urbanisation? What are some challenges that urbanisation can cause?

Answer 8

Urbanisation is the growth of cities as people move there for opportunities, but it can cause problems like slums, traffic, and environmental damage.

Question 9

What was the Renaissance? When was it and how can the word Renaissance be defined?

Answer 9

The Renaissance was a time of great cultural, artistic, and scientific change in Europe from the 14th to 17th century, meaning “rebirth” of ideas from ancient Greece and Rome.

Question 10

Why did the Renaissance begin?

Answer 10

It began in Italy due to its wealthy city-states, trade connections, and rediscovery of ancient texts.

Question 11

What were the key physical and geographic features of Italy?

Answer 11

Italy had fertile plains, rivers, and coastal cities that made it a trade and cultural center.

Question 12

What was a city-state?

Answer 12

A city-state was a small independent area governed by a city, like Florence or Venice.

Question 13

What was the social structure in Renaissance Italy?

Answer 13

Society was divided into nobles, merchants, tradespeople, and peasants.

Question 14

Who were the Medicis?

Answer 14

The Medici family were wealthy bankers who supported art, science, and politics in Florence.

Question 15

What was significant about art and architecture during the Renaissance?

Answer 15

Art and architecture focused on humanism, realism, and classical styles.

a. Themes of art: Human emotions, religion, and nature.
b. Key artists: Leonardo da Vinci (Mona Lisa), Michelangelo (David).
c. Key developments: Perspective, oil paints, and realistic anatomy.

Question 16

What was the printing press? Why was it significant?

Answer 16

The printing press was a machine that made books quickly made by Johanass Gutenburg, spreading knowledge and ideas widely.

Question 17

What were some examples of inventions developed during the Renaissance?

Answer 17

Inventions included the telescope, microscope, and mechanical clock.

Question 18

What was humanism? What were its aims and beliefs?

Answer 18

Humanism focused on human potential, learning, and achievements, aiming to improve society and celebrate individuals.

Question 19

Which key scientific and medical developments were created during the Renaissance?

Answer 19

Discoveries included the circulation of blood (Harvey) and the heliocentric theory (Copernicus).

Question 20

Where did the Renaissance spread?

Answer 20

It spread across Europe to places like France, England, and Germany.

Question 21

What is the legacy of the Renaissance on the modern world?

Answer 21

It influenced modern science, art, and ideas about human rights and learning.

Question 22

What are the key physical and geographic features of Japan?

Answer 22

Japan is an island nation with mountains, forests, and limited farmland, surrounded by the Pacific Ocean.

Question 23

What was feudalism?

Answer 23

Feudalism was a system where land was exchanged for loyalty and military service.

Question 24

Which key groups made up the social structure of Japan? What were their roles/responsibilities?

Answer 24

The Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants all had roles, from ruling to producing food or goods.

Question 25

What was the role of the Emperor? Key features?

Answer 25

The Emperor was a figurehead with symbolic power, seen as divine.

Question 26

What was the role of the Shogun? Key features?

Answer 26

The Shogun was the military ruler who held real power in governing Japan.

Question 27

What was the role of the samurai? Key features?

Answer 27

Samurai were warriors who followed the code of bushido and served their daimyo.

Question 28

What was the experience of women in Shogunate Japan?

Answer 28

Women had limited rights, focusing on family and domestic roles, though some were samurai or leaders.

Question 29

What were the key characteristics of Shintoism?

Answer 29

Shintoism focused on nature spirits, rituals, and harmony with the natural world.

Question 30

What were the key characteristics of Buddhism?

Answer 30

Buddhism taught meditation, reincarnation, and escaping suffering through enlightenment.

Question 31

What were the similarities and differences between Shintoism and Buddhism?

Answer 31

Both valued rituals and peace. Shintoism focused on spirits in nature while Buddhism focused on personal spiritual growth through the four noble truths.

Question 32

What was the Warring States Period?

Answer 32

It was a time of chaos when daimyo fought for power before Japan was unified.

Question 33

Who were the three unifiers?

Answer 33

Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu unified Japan after years of war.

Question 34

How did Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu rise to and fall from power?

Answer 34

Nobunaga began unification but was betrayed

Hideyoshi continued it but left no strong heir

Ieyasu fully unified Japan and started the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Question 35

How did Japan become isolated? Why was Japanese society isolated? What was the policy of isolation?

Answer 35

Japan isolated itself to stop foreign influence and control trade through the Sakoku policy.

Question 36

What was the Meiji Restoration? What were some of the changes that emerged?

Answer 36

The Meiji Restoration was when Japan modernized its government, economy, and military to compete with the West.

Question 37

What were some key political, economic, and social changes that Japan experienced after the Meiji Restoration?

Answer 37

Japan adopted a constitution, built factories, expanded education, and improved technology.