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Question 1

What percentage of refugees did Germany accept?

and Sweden?

Answer 1

G= 42%

S=77%

Question 2

What are the 3 main causes of terrorism?

Answer 2

Religious ideals
Conflict
Social or political injustice reasoning

Question 3

What are the effects of interrupted employment on women?

Answer 3

Long periods out of work can result in women having low confidence and outdated skills
The bigger the gap the fewer pension contributions

Question 4

What solutions have been made to the Syria crisis? (EU)

Answer 4

Banned investments in the Syrian oil industry
Prohibited the importation of arms and related materials
Will pay €6000 per asylum seeker

Question 5

Impact of the ceasefire in Syria?

Answer 5

Violence intensified despite the ceasefire

Staffan de Mistura said a partial truce agreed in February was “barely alive”

Question 6

Why are the UN agencies efforts ineffective?

Answer 6

Almost bankrupt
Income in 2015 was 10% less than 2015
Current global humanitarian aid is $19.52 billion but they have only raised $7.15 billion
Food stamps in Lebanon and Jordan have been cut to €13.50 per refugee family a month
Healthcare centres closed down

Question 7

What are the 7 forms of action the UN can take?

Answer 7

Safe areas
Peace talks
Ceasefires
Peacekeeping Soldiers
Arms embargo
Trade sanction
Military action

Question 8

Statistics on refugees

Answer 8

More than 4.8 million people have fled Syria
About 10% have sought safety in Europe
6.5 million are internally displaced within Syria

Question 9

Define relative poverty

Answer 9

Having an income of less than 60% of the UK median income
Doing without a holiday
Not being able to save £10 a month
Not being able to replace a broken household appliance

Question 10

Failures of the Equality Act

Answer 10

Women are still more likely to live in poverty
Women are still facing health inequalities
BAME continue to face discrimination
2/3 of organisations were unaware of the act
Smaller businesses said they joined with different to get info on equality issues

Question 11

What are the UN agencies doing in response to the Syria conflict?

Answer 11

WFP helping >1.5 million syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey
UNHCR provides basic and essential humanitarian aid

Question 12

Successes of the Equality Act

Answer 12

Delivers greater equality of opportunity
92% of listed authorities had published some info about their staff
93% of listed authorities had published info about the composition of their staff

Question 13

Peace talks initiated by the UN

Answer 13

early 2014
Not all countries attended (Iran)
Rebel groups were invited but not extremist groups

Question 14

What are the main four reasons for the war in Syria?

Answer 14

High unemployment
Widespread corruption
Lack of political freedom
State repression under President Bahar Al-Assad

Question 15

What will the average gain per month across all households be as a result of universal credit?

Answer 15

£16

Question 16

How many people in Scotland are living in ______ poverty?
relative?
severe?
extreme?

Answer 16

R=820,000
S=510,000
E=230,000

Question 17

What percentage of high court judges had a private school education?

Answer 17

70%

Question 18

What age group has the highest levels of obesity?

Answer 18

55-64 year olds

Question 19

What fraction of women with kids under the age of 11 are working part-time?

Answer 19

2/3

Question 20

How much higher is the death rate from CHD in the most deprived areas?

Answer 20

1.5X

Question 21

What fraction of people in poverty are from working families?

Answer 21

over half

Question 22

What are the effects of living in poverty on working families?

Answer 22

Cannot afford adequate accommodation
Face social exclusion
May have a poor diet

Question 23

What fraction of drug-related deaths were male (2011)?

Answer 23

3/4

Question 24

What is the life expectancy for both men and women in the most deprived areas?

Answer 24

women 76.8

men 70.1

Question 25

What percentage of single pensioners are suffering from fuel poverty?

Answer 25

58%

Question 26

Effects of poverty on babies, children and young people?

Answer 26

10x more likely to suffer from sudden death infant syndrome Research has shown that ADHD and other mental illnesses have shown an association with poverty More likely to be unemployed and looking for work Less likely to receive 3+ A's at higher 2.5x more prone to chronic illnesses More likely to be born underweight

Question 27

4 solutions to tackling poverty and social inequalities

Answer 27

Freezing fuel duty, increasing personal tax allowance cutting income tax for those on the NMW by nearly 2/3 By 2016, edinburgh will increase its intake of students from the poorest areas by 30% Scottish govt. decided on a 3-year approach from 2014-17 which is built around places, prospects and pockets Increasing the NMW

Question 28

State 5 effects of the 'Glasgow effect'

Answer 28

1/4 men won't reach their 65th birthday 2007 nearly 1/5 potential workers were on incapacity benefit 2011 study (liverpool and manchester) glaswegians are 30% more likely to die young Overall adult mortality rate exceeds liverpools and Manchesters by 14.4% In 2 years almost 1/3 of all homes will be single adult households

Question 29

What is universal credit

Answer 29

merging 6 working age benefits and tax credits into one single payment - Income based jobseekers allowance - Income related employment and support allowance - Income support - Child tax credits - Working tax credit - Housing benefit

Question 30

Why does Glasgow have such a negative image?

Answer 30

Deindustrialisation led to social & economic problems Per head of population, the city has twice as many murders as London Obesity rates are among the highest in the world High mortality rate Alcohol and drug abuse is extremely common

Question 31

What are the effects of fuel poverty?

Answer 31

Can increase risks of flu, heart disease and strokes Many fuel-poor households unable to afford other household essentials Can lead to poor diet Can lead to withdrawal from community

Question 32

What are the effects of terrorism?

Answer 32

Harms tourism, worse for poor countries (Tunisia) Affects global economy Higher death rates in countries with a large terrorist population

Question 33

Name the 5 things the Equality Act of 2010 does

Answer 33

Gives women the right to equal pay for equal work Companies and businesses with 250 or more workers must publish info about inequalities between men and women in terms of pay Allows job adverts to be aimed towards different ethnic groups/women Trains these groups in a particular skill Allows local companies and other organisations to influence companies to include equality in the workplace

Question 34

What effect has the refugee crisis had on different countries?

Answer 34

Greece and Italy protested that refugees were risking tourism Neighbouring countries with Syria are suffering with millions of refugees straining their resources Causing overcrowding People in Europe are against letting refugees in, causing tension

Question 35

What is UNSC resolution 2118?

Answer 35

Imposed on Syrias responsibilities and a timeline for the destruction of its chemical weapons production BUT in 2014&2015 new chemical attacks were alleged

Question 36

Since 2010, how many more women than men have became long term unemployed?

Answer 36

3X

Question 37

What percentage of MP's had private school educations?

Answer 37

32%

Question 38

What was the SNP's childcare policy in 2014

Answer 38

all p1-3's to recieve free school meals | 1/4 of 2 year olds to get 600 hours per year of nursery care

Question 39

Why are so many working families living in poverty?

Answer 39

Lack of action towards tackling low pay, improving job quality and helping parents progress in work

Question 40

What were the conservative govt plans for childcare in 2014?

Answer 40

For every 80p you pay on childcare the govt will pay 20p | 1.9 million working families will benefit

Question 41

How many children were living in poverty in the UK in 2014?

Answer 41

1 in 4

Question 42

What percentage of women are working in education, social work and health services?

Answer 42

78.3%

Question 43

Why are so many scots living in poverty?

Answer 43

Increase in housing costs Increase in insecure employment e.g. 2HC Inflation Cuts on benefits and tax credits

Question 44

What percentage of prents have reported that its difficult to afford childcare?

Answer 44

27%

Question 45

By how much (%) has Labour said the cost of childcare has increased since 2010?

Answer 45

30%