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Geography Assessment: Emma Hockley
Explain how and why the lives of Abdul and Giles are connected
Abdul and Giles are both farmers in their different countries, Abdul is from Afghanistan while Giles is from Britain. Out in Afghanistan there is a dry, semi-desert climate and with only 372mm of rain every year in Kabul, the capital, it makes it very difficult to grow crops. London on the other hand has about twice as much rain which makes life a lot easier for Giles, he grows barley and wheat and earns around £25000 from his farm. Abdul used to grow wheat too but stopped 16 years ago in 1997 because the job was very difficult and without the facilities he couldn’t make enough money to look after and feed his family. Abdul has four children with his wife Saleema, where as Giles, from Staffordshire, has three children and is married to his wife Jenny. Jenny and Giles’ eldest son is called David, at the 19 he is already a heroin addict which affects the whole family. David needs lots of money to supply heroin for his addiction, Giles does earn a lot of money but he won’t want to spend it on drugs for his son. This makes life very difficult for David and as a result of him desperately needing the money, he has been arrested for burglary. Giles will be blaming himself for the mess and not giving David money, Stealing drugs was David’s only option to get what he wanted.
With Abdul only earning an average of £1400 each year he and his family have to accept they can’t get really anything they would want. They have to spend their money wisely on essentials such as food, water and clothes. Due to the poor conditions in Afghanistan it’s not that much of a surprise the life expectancy is only 45, right now Abdul is 35 so his family are probably starting to get a bit worried. Compared to the age 78 which is the life expectancy in Britain there is a big difference. This means that people in Britain are able to pay for food to keep them fit and healthy and have easier
Explain how and why the lives of Abdul and Giles are connected
Abdul and Giles are both farmers in their different countries, Abdul is from Afghanistan while Giles is from Britain. Out in Afghanistan there is a dry, semi-desert climate and with only 372mm of rain every year in Kabul, the capital, it makes it very difficult to grow crops. London on the other hand has about twice as much rain which makes life a lot easier for Giles, he grows barley and wheat and earns around £25000 from his farm. Abdul used to grow wheat too but stopped 16 years ago in 1997 because the job was very difficult and without the facilities he couldn’t make enough money to look after and feed his family. Abdul has four children with his wife Saleema, where as Giles, from Staffordshire, has three children and is married to his wife Jenny. Jenny and Giles’ eldest son is called David, at the 19 he is already a heroin addict which affects the whole family. David needs lots of money to supply heroin for his addiction, Giles does earn a lot of money but he won’t want to spend it on drugs for his son. This makes life very difficult for David and as a result of him desperately needing the money, he has been arrested for burglary. Giles will be blaming himself for the mess and not giving David money, Stealing drugs was David’s only option to get what he wanted.
With Abdul only earning an average of £1400 each year he and his family have to accept they can’t get really anything they would want. They have to spend their money wisely on essentials such as food, water and clothes. Due to the poor conditions in Afghanistan it’s not that much of a surprise the life expectancy is only 45, right now Abdul is 35 so his family are probably starting to get a bit worried. Compared to the age 78 which is the life expectancy in Britain there is a big difference. This means that people in Britain are able to pay for food to keep them fit and healthy and have easier