spheres, worldviews and wellbeing full yearly

Question 1

what are the 4 spheres

Answer 1

geosphere (lithosphere), biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere

Question 2

what are environmental world views?

Answer 2

people have different perceptions or views about how the world works and how they fit into the worlde

Question 3

egocentric world view

Answer 3

people that see themselves and their needs as the most important factor to consider. they might choose their own financial gain over an ecosystem

Question 4

anthroposcentric world view

Answer 4

values environments for the use they provide for all humans. placing humans needs and wants above the desire to protect environments

Question 5

stewardship world view

Answer 5

recognises that although humans need to make use of environments for usrvival and development, they have a responsibility to care for the earth for future generations. often associated with religious beliefs.

Question 6

biocentric worldview

Answer 6

strives to minimise the impact of human activities on environments and species

Question 7

ecocentric worldview

Answer 7

places the preservation of environments above all other needs and wants. may choose environment over long term employment for a community

Question 8

sustainable society index

Answer 8

based on the idea of preserving the earths capacity for human life.

Question 9

hdi is

Answer 9

human development index

Question 10

ssi

Answer 10

sustainable society index

Question 11

hpi

Answer 11

happy planet index

Question 12

what three factors does the human development index cover

Answer 12

long and healthy life (life expectancy at birth
education (mean years of schooling)
standard of living (gross national income)

Question 13

what is absolute poverty

Answer 13

when a households income is below a certain level, making it impossible for the person or family to meet basic needs

Question 14

what is relative poverty

Answer 14

when households recieve 50% less than average household incomes so they do have some money but stillnot enough to afford anything above basic needs

Question 15

what is a quantitative indicator + one example

Answer 15

easily measured and can be statednumerically such as annual income or how many doctors there are in a country

Question 16

what is a qualitative indicator + one example

Answer 16

usually consists of complex set of indices that measure a particular aspect of quality of life or describe living conditions like freedom or security

Question 17

what is MEDC

Answer 17

more economically developed country

Question 18

what is LEDC

Answer 18

less economically developed country

Question 19

give some examples of MEDC and of LEDC’s

Answer 19

canada, us, russia, australia and spain.
india, peru, brazil, china and south africa

Question 20

stage 1 expanding what does it look like and what do we expect

Answer 20

it is more of a dip while rising to the top with a large base. developing countries with low life expectancy and high birth rate

Question 21

stage 2 expanding

Answer 21

a flat triangle from the base to the tip

Question 22

stage 3 stationary what does it look like what should we expect

Answer 22

a curve from base and curving inwards to the top. usually developed countries, high life expectantcy, economically sound

Question 23

stage 4 contracting what does it look like what should we expect

Answer 23

almost like an almond, curving from the base to the top back in themiddle. developed high life expectancy, economically sound but high cost of living

Question 24

what does gdp stand for and what is it

Answer 24

gross domestic product is the market value of all finished goods and services produced within a country in a year

Question 25

what are the two main reasons for internal variations in wellbeing

Answer 25

geographic location and political instability

Question 26

explain geographic location and what it has to do with wellbeing

Answer 26

countries that are landlocked have less economic opportunities in regards to trade, and higher transport costs. countries in areas of natural disasters are affected as large amounts of budgets are allocated to recovery

Question 27

explain political instability in terms of wellbein

Answer 27

miliary and police force require large sums of money to ensure ‘stability’ is maintained.unstable countries also experience a destruction of infrastructure, such as electricity, water and builiding development.

Question 28

name some effects of current conflicts mainly what the forceful removeal of people will do.

Answer 28

displacement, fear and grief, no access to medicines or healthcare, loss of personal resource, dirty water/limited access to water, loss of family,, teaches wont teach, doctors wont help

Question 29

what are the 3 external factors that influence wellbeing

Answer 29

colonisation, trade and aid

Question 30

explain how colonisation effects wellbeing

Answer 30

the colonisation effects countries during the 16 century to the 18th has resulted in many countries in developing with low wellbeing fue tho the resource and economic drain

Question 31

explain how trade effects wellbeing

Answer 31

it influences a nations available resources and their level of need for imported goods.

Question 32

what is a TNC and explain what it is.

Answer 32

transnational corporations generally house their main offices in developed nations but source and manufacture their goods in developing countries.

Question 33

what are the different types of aids

Answer 33

bilateral and multilateral or non-government/charity aid

Question 34

define bilateral aid (describe diagram)

Answer 34

often as ‘tied or conditional aid’, meaning the donor must use goods or servies of country giving aid often for infrastructure (diagram is country with money to country in need)

Question 35

define multilateral aid (desribe diagram)

Answer 35

usually called NGO’S non government organisations distrubute voluntary aid- generally short term help.