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Question 2

what is one cause of tectonic plate movement? (3)

Answer 2

heat rises and falls in magma - creates convection currents - which push and pull the overlying tectonic plates

Question 3

two impacts on people of decrease in arctic ice? (4)

Answer 3

• sea levels rise - coastal flooding
• destruction of animal habitats and biodiversity - people rely on for food and fur

Question 4

two pieces of evidence of natural climate change? (4)

Answer 4

• tree rings - thicker means better growing conditions and higher temperatures
• historical records like paintings or diaries - frost fairs or difficult growing conditions

Question 5

define maternal mortality rate. (1)

Answer 5

the annual number of deaths of women from pregnancy per 100 000 live births

Question 6

explain how rostow’s modernisation theory can be used to understand how countries develop over time. (5)

Answer 6

subsistence agriculture (traditional society) - they then invest in technology (pre-conditions to take-off) - develop through rapid industrialisation and increase in investment (take-off) - increase in purchase of customer goods (drive to maturity) - consumer good purchase is at its highest and the country at its wealthiest (age of mass consumption)

Question 7

explain one advantage of intermediate technology. (2)

Answer 7

cheaper materials and costs - can be afforded by people in developing societies

Question 8

define urban primacy (1)

Answer 8

a city with much larger influence than the other cities in the country

Question 9

explain two reasons why there is a high percentage of people working in informal employment in developing countries (4)

Answer 9

• poor education - lack skills to get formal employment
• rapid rural-urban migration - means there is a lack of formal jobs