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Theme 6: Social Development Issues Flashcards

1
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What 5 factors affect social development?

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Literacy rates
Patient per doctor
Infant mortality rate
Access to safe water
Life expectancy
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What are the limitations of measuring literacy rates?

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Difficult to carry out surveys in war zones.

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What are the limitations of measuring patient per doctor?

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NICs may go to google for help instead of a doctor.

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What are the limitations of measuring infant mortality rates?

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Not all births are recorded.

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What are the limitations of measuring access to safe water?

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Flooding may affect water quality.

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What are the limitations of measuring life expectancy?

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If infant mortality rates are high, the life expectancy may also be high.

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How does gender affect social development?

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In some countries, women still have very few rights which declines their literacy and life expectancy rates.
GII - Gender Inequality Index

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What is HDI?

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Human Development Index - considers social and economic factors.

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How is the quality of healthcare measured?

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Seeing how much GDP is spent on healthcare in a country.

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What 3 factors increase birth rates?

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The need for child labour
Women marry early and have more children
High IMR

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What 4 factors decrease birth rates?

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Marrying later and having fewer children
Cost of living is higher
Women spending more time on careers
Birth control being avaliable

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What 2 factors increase the death rate?

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Diseases - HIV, Malaria + Ebola

Ageing population - Die off at around the same time

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What 4 factors decrease the death rate?

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Better healthcare + access to it
Education about hygiene and health
Clean water supplies
Sanitation systems

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What are 4 reasons for child labour?

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Poverty - parents have no money
No (free) education
No labour laws
AIDs - parents too unwell to work/ may have died

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How does the ILO respond to child labour?

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International labour organisation (ILO) - support countries to improve labour laws, access to education + public awareness.

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How does the UN respond to child labour?

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United Nations (UN) - Laws created to ban child labour + include minimum wage.

17
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How do charities respond to child labour?

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Charities (like child hope) - raise awareness to stop public buying child labour products.

18
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How does improving education help prevent child labour?

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This will allow children to have a proper education and be able to get well paid jobs.

19
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What is a refugee?

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Someone who has fled their home du to serious risk to life/liberty.

19
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What is a refugee?

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Someone who has fled their home du to serious risk to life/liberty.

20
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What is an asylum seeker?

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Someone who has applied to another country for protection/support as a refugee.

21
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What are 4 causes of forced migration?

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Lack of food/water
Natural disasters
War + conflict
Persecution - being treated awfully

22
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What are 2 patterns of forced migration? (past and present)

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In WW2 many fled from NAZI occupation

Currently, Europe have lots of refugees from Middle Eastern/African countries.

23
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How is Lebanon impacted by forced migration?

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1/4 of their population is from Syria as they must escape the war there.
This increased their population by 25%

24
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What are 3 impacts of forced migration?

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Increase in population
Squatter settlements
Poor living conditions

25
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What are the EU responses to forced migration?

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Increased boarder patrol
Naval patrols
International funding + support to their countries.

26
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What are the struggles of HIV and malaria?

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If HIV isn’t treated, it may turn into AIDS which can affect the death rate of a country.
Malaria can infect pregnant woman which can lead to a high IMR.

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What are the international responses to health issues in LICs?

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Investment in medical care
Health campaigns to spread awareness about HIV/Malaria
Free contraception
UN's AIDS fast track program
UN's 'roll back malaria' program
28
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What does the UN’s AIDS fast track program do?

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Increases education and funding.

29
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What does the UN’s AIDS fast track program do?

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Increases education and funding.

30
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What does the UN’s ‘roll back malaria’ program do?

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Increases worldwide government response to helping with LIC health issues.

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