Humanities 1

Question 0

Define developing

Answer 0

a country that is not yet highly industrialised with a low standard of living

Question 1

Define developed

Answer 1

a country that is industrialised and has a good standard of living

Question 2

Define equality

Answer 2

The state of being the same as another

Question 3

What is GDP

Answer 3

Gross Domestic Product is a measurement of the annual value of all the goods and services bought and sold within a countries borders

Question 4

What is HDI

Answer 4

Human Development Index measures the standard of living and wellbeing in a country by measuring education, literacy, and income

Question 5

Define health services

Answer 5

A public services providing medical care, this is often very scarce in developing countries

Question 6

Define infant morality

Answer 6

The death of a very young child often closely after birth

Question 7

Define Maternal morality

Answer 7

Death of a woman while pregnant

Question 8

Define life expectancy

Answer 8

The number of years that an individual is expected to live. It is calculated according to the conditions in a particular country

Question 9

Define Malnourishment

Answer 9

Poorly or improperly fed, lacking the nutrients that are necessary for life

Question 10

Population density

Answer 10

The number of people within a given area, usually per square kilometre

Question 11

Define Population distribution

Answer 11

The spread of people across the globe

Question 12

What is qualitive data

Answer 12

Usually consists of a complex set of numbers that measure a particular aspect of the quality of life. This is useful in analysing features that are not easily calculated such as freedom.

Question 13

Define quantitive data

Answer 13

Easily measured and can be stated numerically, such as annual income or how many doctors ere are in a country

Question 14

Define sanitation

Answer 14

Access to facilities that safely dispose of human waste

Question 15

Define standard of living

Answer 15

A level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group

Question 16

Define urban

Answer 16

Living in a city

Question 17

Define rural

Answer 17

Living in the country

Question 18

Define urbanisation

Answer 18

To make or become urban in character

Question 19

What is Cholera?

Answer 19

An infection of the small intestines. The main symptoms are diarrhoea and vomiting causing severe dehydration. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking water or eating food contaminated by infected feces

Question 20

Define water-related disease

Answer 20

Diseases that are spread through contaminated water supplies, they are very dominant in developing countries with no clean water supply

Question 21

Define wellbeing

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A good or satisfactory condition of existence characterised by health, happiness, prosperity and welfare

Question 22

Define development

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To lead long and healthy lives, to be knowledgable, to have access to the resources needed for a decent standard of life and to participate in the life of the community

Question 23

Define indicator

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A value that informs us of a condition or progress

Question 24

Define industrialised

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Having developed a wide range of industries or having highly developed industries

Question 25

Define ecological footprint

Answer 25

The amount of productive land used on average by each person

Question 26

What is MEDC and LEDC

Answer 26

More Economically Developed Country and Less Economically Developed Country

Question 27

What is HPI

Answer 27

The Happy Planet Index measures the happiness of a country through measuring the three components; life expectancy, experienced wellbeing and ecological footprint.

Question 28

What are some NGO’s

Answer 28

some Non Government Organisations are UNICEF (UN’s Children’s Fund), WHO (World Health Organisation) and UNFPA (UN’s Population Fund)

Question 29

What are the five categories of wellbeing?

Answer 29

They are social indicators, environmental indicators, economic indicators, technological indicators and political indicators.

Question 30

What are some social indicators

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Doctors per person, literacy rate, birth rate/death rate, life expectancy, infant morality rate, children underweight, malnutrition, contraceptive prevalence rate and years of schooling

Question 31

What are some environmental indicators?

Answer 31

Carbon dioxide emissions, access to clean water, ecological footprint, access to water, renewable energy, protected environment and natural hazards

Question 32

What is the economic indicator

Answer 32

The GDP per Capita

Question 33

What is the technological indicator?

Answer 33

Energy consumption such as coal, petroleum and natural gas

Question 34

What are some political indicators?

Answer 34

Defence expenditure and female parliamentary representation

Question 35

How do the five categories of wellbeing interconnect?

Answer 35

For example due to low water quality, more people become sick meaning less can work and so less emissions are made. Every aspect of life effects another aspect, we live in a spherical world so there is no beginning and there is no end to the connections

Question 36

What are some developed countries?

Answer 36

Australia, the USA and the UK

Question 37

What are some countries considered to be developing?

Answer 37

Africa, India and South America

Question 38

What are some connections between the indicatos?

Answer 38

There is a clear interconnection between wealth and life expectancy. Wealthier people in all countries can be expected to live longer