Quality Of Life Concepts To Understand Flashcards
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Why do we (geographers and countries) compare QOL? Explain 2 reasons
They compare QOL because they care about people and want them to have freedoms, happiness and well being. They also compare QOL so they can set priorities and goals to understand human development globally.
List and describe 5 QOL indicators. Explain how they impact QOL
1.Access to education-percent of people who have access to education. Access to education impacts QOL because you need and education to read,write and do everyday things. Also if you have and education you can get better jobs which can mean more money, some jobs don’t except employees without and education.
2. Access to healthcare- percent of people who have access to healthcare. Access to healthcare impacts QOL because it is important to have healthcare available to you if something bad happens. People would need access to healthcare if they had medical issues and if they didn’t have access they could get very sick or die.
3. Access to clean water- percent of people who have access to a good amount of safe water. Access to clean water impacts QOL because everybody needs to use clean water in many different ways. For example you use water to gather, drinks, cook and clean. If you drink or bathe in dirty water it won’t be healthy.
4. Literacy rate- percent of the population that can read and write a sentence or did basic math. Literacy rate impacts QOL because in most jobs you need to have the ability to read,write or do math. Some jobs wouldn’t accept people who can’t do these things.
5. Poverty rate- percent of people who live in poverty. Poverty rate impacts QOL because the government should know how many people are living in poverty so they can do something about it.
Know the scenario from the Bangladesh tannery. Be able to make connections between the scenario and the QOL indicators
The leather tanneries are one of Bangladesh’s major sources of economic development. More than 15,000 people work in the Dhaka tanneries, some at even 11 years old. Around 4.7 million children work, and school is limited. The work is very toxic and once the leather is processed, the toxic waste is dumped into the river that runs through the city. The water has no life in it but a lot of people have no choice but to use it for bathing, preparing food, and washing clothes. Most tannery workers are likely to die before 50.
1. Since schooling is limited it would connect to access to education
2. Because of the lack of school they may not know how to read or write impacting literacy rate
3. They are using dirty water so it connects to access to clean water
4. They seem to be in poverty because they aren’t meeting basic needs connecting to poverty rate
5. Since people have a specific age before they die it connects to life expectancy.
What 3 dimensions does human development focus on? Explain each one of them
Human development focuses on 3 dimensions, longevity; the average life expectancy of people in a country, knowledge; the average number of years that adults have attended school and the expected number of years for a child to complete, and income; the total income of a country in one year divided by the people.
Know 4 HDI score categories, their score ranges, and be able to identify what countries belong in what range when given their HDI score
- Very high HDI ranges from 0.800- 1.000
- High HDI ranges from 0.700- 0.799
- Medium HDI ranges from 0.550- 0.699
- Low HDI ranges from 0.000- 0.550
When most of the citizens in a country are working, the country is wealthier, explain 2 reasons why
Most of the citizens can support themselves and pay taxes to their government. The government can use the taxes to improve QOL by providing services such as healthcare and education. Also, if there are more people working, more things would be produced making them a wealthier country.
Define economic development, explain 3 economic development strategies.
Economic development means the process of increasing production of goods and services. 3 economic development strategies are, a better QOL, making and selling more local products, and more businesses and people paying taxes.
Know the names of the 4 economic sectors. Explain each in and list 3 example of each kind of sector
The 4 economic sectors are primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary. Primary is known as the extraction or raw materials sector, it is all about natural products from the earth. 3 examples are farming, fishing, and forestry. The secondary sector is known as the manufacturing sector, they process, manufacture, and construct things out of natural products from the primary sector. Examples are: cars, industrial factories, and energy utilities. The tertiary sector is the service sector, they provide services by selling goods. Examples are: doctors, healthcare, and stores. Quaternary sector is the knowledge sector, it includes companies that do intellectual activities. Examples are: education, research and development, and IT.
Know what sectors are seen in less developed countries and what sectors are seen in more developed countries.
The primary sector is probably seen more in less developed countries because they may depend on their natural resources. The secondary sector is probably more seen in more developed countries because of all the manufacturing. Tertiary is seen more on more developed countries as well because more developed countries have healthcare, insurance, and doctors. The quaternary sector is mainly in the more developed side because more developed would have schools and research’s and development.
What is trade? Why do countries trade? What is fair trade and how does it improve people’s QOL?
Trade is the exchange of goods or services, sometimes for money. Countries trade because they might have a lot of one resource but need a different one that another country has a lot of, so it is a win win for both, trading is giving the economy more globilization. Fair trade is trade between companies and producers in developing countries and fair prices are paid to the producers. Fair trade improves QOL because fair prices are paid to produces, meaning more money for them, which could improve their QOL.
What is a population pyramid? Be able to draw the shape of ONE of the three types of pyramids. Explain that type of pyramid.
A population pyramid is a type of graph that shows the number of people in a population by age group and gender.
Expansive population pyramids are used to describe populations that are young and growing. They are shaped like a pyramid. There is a large amount of population at the bottom slowly decreasing as you go up.
