Term 3 Theory

Question 1

2. What does a hight Infant Mortality rate tell us about an area?

Answer 1

1. There aren’t enough medical services.
2. There is hunger and malnutrition.
3. There is poverty.

Question 2

2. What is the current world life expectancy?

Answer 2

67.2 years.
(65 for men
69.5 for women.)

Question 3

2. Why is life expectancy for men generally lower?

Answer 3

Men are usually more exposed to dangers than women, i.e. working in dangerous conditions (mines building etc. )

Question 4

2. Do people in wealthier countries have a greater or lower life expectancy than those in poorer economies?

Answer 4

Greater

Question 5

2. What other factor affects life expectancy?

Answer 5

1. Disease
2. Access to medical care
3. Good diets
4. War and conflict
5. Economic status.

Question 6

3. What are the factors affecting birth rate and death rate?

Answer 6

1. Disease
2. Economic Status
3. Government Policy
4. Conflict and War.
5. Families needs, attitudes and beliefs.

Question 7

3. Name 4 disease that can impact life expectancy

Answer 7

1. Malaria
2. HIV and AIDS
3. Tuberculosis
4. Cholera
5. The Bubonic plague back in the day
6. Small Pox
7. Covid-19
8. Diarrhoea

Question 8

3. HIV is a disease that spreads through the sharing of ______.

Answer 8

body fluids and it stops peoples immune system from working properly.

Question 9

3. What percentage of people with HIV and AIDS live in Africa?

Answer 9

2/3; 66%

Question 10

3. Is there a cure for HIV/AIDS?

Answer 10

Currently, no.

Question 11

4. What is TB?

Answer 11

Tuberculosis- a disease that affects a person’s lungs. When someone with TB coughs or sneezes, the air is filled with tiny droplets that contain the bacteria which can spread to the next person through the air.

Question 12

4. Why are poor people more likely to get TB?

Answer 12

They live in overcrowded conditions where TB can spread easily.
They may not have access to good health care,

Question 13

8. What effects does conflict and war have on birth rate and death rate?

Answer 13

Birth rate decreases

Death rate increases.

Question 14

8.How does this affect BR and DR:

Many men are away from home during war and conflict fighting as soldiers

Answer 14

Lower BR.

Higher DR, men dying at war

Question 15

8. How does this affect BR and DR: Soldiers killed in conflict and war
   25 million in WW2

Answer 15

Higher DR, Lower BR

Question 16

8. How does this affect BR and DR:

People concerned about bringing children into a world of turmoil.

Answer 16

Lowers BR

Question 17

8. How does this affect BR and DR:

Genocide

Answer 17

Mass killings of certain groups of people, increases DR, decreases Population Growth.

Question 18

9. How does this affect BR and DR:

Destruction of infrastructure and resources

Answer 18

Leads to famine, disease, and death.

Question 19

9. How does this affect BR and DR:

Destruction of infrastructure and resources

Answer 19

Leads to famine, disease, and death.

Question 20

9. How is faming impacted by war

Answer 20

Some wars happen on farming land, or farmers can flee the country during war. Cause a shortage in food during and after the war.

Question 21

9. How are BR and DR affected AFTER the war?

Answer 21

1. DR drops, the killing has stopped.

2. BR increases, soldiers return home to their wives and families.