social inequality

Question 1

what six factors can social inequality be caused by in society

Answer 1

age, ethnicity, gender, religion, education and wealth

Question 2

what phrase defines inequality based on place

Answer 2

spatial inequality

Question 3

define quality of life and standard of living.

Answer 3

quality of life=the extent to which people’s needs and desires are met
standard of living= a person’s ability to access basic services and goods. this includes food, electricity and water.

Question 4

why might a raise in income not lead to higher quality of life.

Answer 4

longer hours at work, longer commute, working abroad means you would have to be separate from friends and family

Question 5

what word is used to describe a context where standard of living and quality of life are low

Answer 5

deprivation

Question 6

define the term poverty

Answer 6

not having enough money to support a decent standard of living

Question 7

what does the uk use to asses relative levels of deprivation and what are the 6 things included in this

Answer 7

index of multiple deprivation. income, employment, health, crime, access to housing and services, and living environment such as air quality

Question 8

what figure shows the role of income in measuring social inequality

Answer 8

the World Bank’s definition of absolute poverty is $1.25/day purchasing power parity

Question 9

name a recent service that clearly displays the urban-rural divide and explain how this is evident in the uk

Answer 9

access to internet. In the uk, broadband speed differs greatly between urban and rural areas. In general, broadband speeds in rural areas are getting increasingly slow and urban areas getting increasingly fast.

Question 10

what effect is mobile phone technology having on edcs and lidcs

Answer 10

its beginning to transform lives and reduce social inequality. Progression in satellite technologies removes the need to set up fixed copper cables powered by solar energy so even very remote places can become linked in.

Question 11

what is jakarta

Answer 11

the capital of indonesia

Question 12

what is jakarta’s population

Answer 12

10 million

Question 13

what is the slum in jakarta called

Answer 13

Jembatan Besi

Question 14

how far is Jembatan Besi from the city centre

Answer 14

roughly 4km northwest of the city centre

Question 15

how has jembatan besi developed

Answer 15

organically over the past 40 years as jakarta’s population has grown

Question 16

what type of people inhabit jembatan besi

Answer 16

migrant workers who may only stay for a few months and people who’s families have lived there for several generations

Question 17

why do people live in slums like jembatan besi

Answer 17

the demand for housing greatly exceeds the supply, neither the government or the private sector has the recourses to cope with the amount of people that want to live in jakarta

Question 18

what is the average income at jembatan besi

Answer 18

$4 a day

Question 19

describe employment at jembatan besi

Answer 19

• low skilled and casual labour
• self employment and family-run small businesses that require little start up capital
• jakarta has a significant garment industry and many residents of the slum work at local factories where there is little protection and exploitation is rife

Question 20

describe sanitation and disease at jembatan besi

Answer 20

Few homes have toilet. the toilets tend to flush out into open sewers in the street. There is no clean running water. Epidemics of water born disease such as cholera are common. the topical and hot climate means that malaria is a problem.

Question 21

describe education in jembatan besi

Answer 21

there are schools but most are poorly equipped and often families cannot allow there kids to attend school
because they need to work in order to supplement the family income

Question 22

describe housing in jembatan besi

Answer 22

as pressures on space have grown, extra stories have been added. consequently, the construction is increasingly makeshift with height. Residants make use of any materials they can find, scrap wood and metal being common. Fire is a constant risk due to overcrowding, use of improvised electrical wiring.

Question 23

describe northwood’s location

Answer 23

a community is the northern part of the city of irvine in orange county, california.

Question 24

what is northwood’s population

Answer 24

21,000

Question 25

what is the median income of northwood

Answer 25

$86,500 a year compared with the national average of about $52,000

Question 26

descibe employment opportunities in irvine

Answer 26

The university of california, blizzard entertainment, tnc headquarters such as kia motors.

Question 27

describe education in northwood

Answer 27

the schools are regularly assessed as being among the highest achieving in the us

Question 28

describe crime rates in northwood

Answer 28

70% lower than national average

Question 29

what is the average household size in northwood?

Answer 29

2.8 people

Question 30

describe Jakarta’s national importance and physical setting

Answer 30

jakarta is the capital of indonesia, located on the northwest coast of Java island

Question 31

how many residents are there at jembatan besi

Answer 31

approximately 4000