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Unit 1 - Topic 2 Flashcards

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1
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What is HDI based on?

A

Life expectancy + years of schooling + real GNP per capita

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2
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What is infant mortality?

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The number of children that die before their first birthday per 1 000 people

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3
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What is the death rate out of?

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Per 1 000 people

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4
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What is the scale of CPI between

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0 to 1 00

176 countries take part

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5
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What extra thing does GNP include?

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Includes what citizens earn outside the country

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6
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What is GDP?

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Total value of goods and services made in a counrty

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7
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What does PPP use to compare what you can buy?

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Based on a basket of 100 dollars of goods - average household ones

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8
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In America, access to clean drinking water can be…

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Limited

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9
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Suggest some disadvantages or advantages of some measures

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Range of factors
Service development
Skewed by anomalies/things that aren’t dependent variable
Natural disaster/war
Hiding inequality

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10
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Give an example of a counrty when GDP is much higher than measured due to illegal activity

A

Columbia

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11
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Give an example of a country where culture influences birth rate not development

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The Philippines

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12
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Give 3 ways to better interpret development indicators

A

Look at data over time
Compare countries
Ensure data is accurate - make sure rural communities have access/informal sector working

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13
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Give 5 consequences of inequality

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Economic instability
Social tension
Less social mobility
Higher crime rates
Worse health

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14
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What is the development gap?

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Gap between richest and poorest counrties

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15
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What’s the Gini coefficient between?

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0 to 1

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16
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High Gini = more or less equal?

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Less equal

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17
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Give the 5 stages of Rostow’s development model

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Traditional society
Preconditions for takeoff
Takeoff
Drive to maturity
High mass consumption

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18
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Takeoff = what?

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Secondary sector boom

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19
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What is drive to maturity?

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Technology/standard of living better

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20
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During what period was India in the traditional society?

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Pre 1950s

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21
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When was Indian colonialism?

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Pre 1940s

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22
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Has India yet reached high mass consumption?

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No

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23
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1950s to 1980s = what stage of development?

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Preconditions to take off

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24
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After what decade did Britain get to high mass consumption

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1970s

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25
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When is Malawi expected to get to the drive to maturity stage?

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Mid 2 000s

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26
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Who made the dependency theory?

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Frank

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27
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What is India’s world rank for GNI?

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3rd

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28
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What is the world GNI per capita rank for India?

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126th

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29
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What is 4x the average salary in India and who gets paid it?

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£ 5 000 - call centre workers

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30
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What 3 economic hubs is India near?

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Middle East - China - Tiger economies

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31
Q

What did the fertility decrease to from 1991 to 2021?

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4 to 2.2

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32
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What percent of people are aged 65 and over as of 2021?

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6.7%

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33
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What fraction of working age women have jobs in India compared to Brazil

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1/3 to 2/3

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34
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What % of parliamentary members are women?

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12%

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35
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In what area of India has the fertility rate not dropped yet in India

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Bihar

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36
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What is the HDI of India? (2014

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0.59

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37
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By what % has the Indian economy grown since 1997?

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7%

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38
Q

What canal can be used for trade with Europe? From India

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Suez Canal

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39
Q

1/4 of India’s urban population is in what

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1/4

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40
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What are 2 examples of Indian based TNCs

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Tata global beverages/tata steel

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41
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What % of Malawi’s population is rural?

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85%

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42
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How long is the single track railway to Nacala on the coast from Malawi?

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800 km

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43
Q

What is an example of a TNC in Malawi?

A

PG Tips

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44
Q

How much are tea farmers paid per kg of tea?

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1p

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45
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How much is tea sold for on the global market?

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£1.75

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46
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How much is tea per kg in supermarkets?

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£20

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47
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What is the shape of Malawi?

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Long and thin

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48
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What is the mountain range like running through Malawi?

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Long and thin

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49
Q

What % of births have health workers present

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20%

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50
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What type of farmers are in Malawi

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Subsistence farmers

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51
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What does subsistence farming mean

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Just producing enough food to live on rather than for profit

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52
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What is the capital of Malawi

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Lilongwe

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53
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GDP is measured in PPP which stands for what

A

Purchasing power parity

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54
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What is purchasing power parity

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What your money can buy in a certain counrty

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55
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What is the poverty line

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The minimum amount of money to meet someone’s basic needs

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56
Q

Give 2 social indicators of development

A

Literacy rate
Access to safe drinking water

57
Q

What is the literacy rate

A

% of population over 15 who can read and write

58
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What is access to safe drinking water statistic

A

% of population with access to safe water supply within 1km

59
Q

What does a country’s level of development mean

A

Wealth (GDP), social and political progress

60
Q

What is the gdp per capita of Malawi

A

1060

61
Q

What is the gdp per capita in Brazil 2019

A

14652

62
Q

What is the gdp per capita of uk 2019

A

46 659

63
Q

What % of people live below the poverty line in Malawi 2019

A

51.5%

64
Q

What % live below the poverty line in Brazil in 2019

A

4.2%

65
Q

What country has the highest hdi rank in the world

A

Norway

66
Q

What % of people in the uk live below the poverty line

A

18.6%

67
Q

What is the HDI of Malawi

A

0.483 (2019)

68
Q

What is the HDI of Brazil

A

0.765

69
Q

What is the hdi of UK

A

0.932

70
Q

Income inequality is higher/lower in Brazil than the UK

A

Higher

71
Q

Income equality in Malawi and Brazil is different/similar

A

Similar

72
Q

What is the 2nd highest hdi country

A

Ireland

73
Q

What has the lowest hdi in the world

A

Niger

74
Q

Chad is the __lowest hdi in the world

A

3rd

75
Q

HDI is between __and __

A

0 and 1

76
Q

What is HDI the average of

A

Life expectancy
Literacy
Average years of schooling
GDP per capita

77
Q

Governments which have a low GDP also have a low HDI because governments dont have enough money to spend on ___and ___

A

Health
Education

78
Q

What is the CPI to and from

A

0 to 100

79
Q

Who was the CPI intended for

A

Investors to check where they could safely invest (whether it would just be used to bribe officials)

80
Q

Malawi has the world’s most ____population

A

Youthful

81
Q

What is the median age of Malawi

A

17

82
Q

What is demographic data

A

Data linked to population

83
Q

What is birth rate

A

Births per 1000 people per year

84
Q

What is the deaths rate

A

Deaths per 1000 people per year

85
Q

What is the dependency ratio

A

Number of those 0-14 or over 65 as a % of those of working age

86
Q

What is the fertility rate

A

Average number of births per woman

87
Q

What is the infant mortality rate

A

Number of births per 1000 live births who die before their first birthday

88
Q

What is maternal mortality

A

Number of mothers per 100 000 who die in childbirth

89
Q

What % of mothers are undernourished in Malawi

A

25%

90
Q

Skilled health workers attend what % of births

A

20%

91
Q

Babies of unhealthy mothers are more/less likely to die in their first five years

A

More

92
Q

There are few/lots of state secondary schools in Malawi

A

Few

93
Q

Many girls marry at __in rural areas

A

13

94
Q

Malawi has a high/low fertility rate

A

High

95
Q

What is the birth rate in Malawi

A

32.8 per 1000 people

96
Q

What is the fertility rate in Malawi

A

4.2

97
Q

What is dependency ratio in Malawi

A

91% (ratio is 0-14 or over 65)

98
Q

What is the life expectancy in Malawi

A

62.2

99
Q

What is number of doctors per 100 000 of population in Malawi

A

0.04

100
Q

What is the doctors per 100 000 population in UK

A

2.8

101
Q

What is the literacy rate in Malawi

A

62%

102
Q

The worlds high income countries are grouped in what is known as the global ___

A

North

103
Q

The global south comprises many ____income countries

A

Low

104
Q

What is the development gap also known as

A

The north south divide

105
Q

The north south divide was written about in whcih report and when

A

The Brandt report in 1980

106
Q

What is the worlds wealth

A

78 trillion

107
Q

The top quintile is the richest quarter/fifth of the world

A

Fifth

108
Q

What % of the worlds wealth does the top quintile of countries hold

A

82.8%

109
Q

In the 1980s there was rapid development in _____which created a group of middle income countries such as Brazil and chile

A

Latin America

110
Q

How did Latin American countries grow economies

A

Large reserves of raw materials like iron ores - which encouraged investment

111
Q

When did the south East Asian economies develop

A

1990s

112
Q

Give 3 examples of NICs in south east Asia

A

Hong Kong
Singapore
Malaysia

113
Q

What area are the Asian tiger economies in

A

Southeast Asia

114
Q

India and china are known as what

A

Recently industrialising countries

115
Q

What are the BRICs countries

A

Brazil Russia India china

116
Q

Who is the current president of Malawi

A

Lazarus chakwera

117
Q

When was Lazarus chakwera elected

A

2020

118
Q

Give 4 geographical things holding Malawi back

A

Landlocked
Rural isolation
Climate change
Health problems

119
Q

Give the economic cycle of poverty for Malawi

A

Low GDP
Lack of investment
Low production
Few exports
Low GDP
Little tax
Government officials siphon off income
Little to spend on education or healthcare
People cant work due to ill health
Low GDP

120
Q

Give an example of a rich landlocked country with no port

A

Switzerland

121
Q

How can exports from Malawi get to the coast

A

On an 800km single track railway to Nacala in MOzambique

122
Q

Why is the speed of the train from the coat to Malawi limited

A

It has a narrow track

123
Q

Give 3 examples of Malawi’s exports

A

Tobacco, sugar and tea

124
Q

Give 3 imports of Malawi

A

Fertiliser, fuel, manufactured goods

125
Q

What % of Malawis population is rural

A

85%

126
Q

Malawi, like most African countries has _____to using mobile technology instead of landlines

A

Leap-frogged q

127
Q

1 per___people in Malawi use the internet

A

8

128
Q

What is the rough % of mobile phone ownership

A

50%

129
Q

Rural phone coverage is great/poor

A

Poor

130
Q

Give 2 issues caused by climate change in Africa

A

Water shortages
Food shortages - due to variable rainfall and increased drought

131
Q

Rainfall in Malawi has been lower/higher since 2000

A

Lower

132
Q

Rainy season in Malawi has been longer/shorter and rains have been less/more intense when they do arrive

A

Shorter
More

133
Q

In 2012, Malawi’s maize harvest was reduced by ___% due to heavy rains

A

7

134
Q

Why do water supplies in Lilongwe become contaminated in the rainy season

A

Surface runoff from built up areas

135
Q

Why is air quality in lilongwe poor

A

Dust, industrial smoke and exhaust from badly maintained lorries

136
Q

Squatter settlements on the edge of lilongwe have no ___or ___

A

Sanitation or water management

137
Q

What are longer term problems facing Malawi due to covid 19

A

Lack of vaccines

138
Q

Give 4 serious health issues in Malawi

A

Diarrhoea, typhoid, malaria, dengue fever

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