Development and Globalisation Development A process of social and economic advancement in terms of the quality of human life. Development can involve can involve economic‚ demographic‚ social political and cultural changes. Development is a term that can be used in many different contexts whether it is social‚ economical‚ political etc. However generally development refers to an improvement in certain areas: • Economic o An increase in the country’s economy with
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would put the western countries back into recession which is a very worrying prospect for a slowly recovering western world. China’s GDP (growth domestic product) is now over $4‚211 billion a growth from $53 billion in 1978. China is between a LEDC and a MEDC and is growing at a extremely fast rate which is thought to be “unhealthy”. China’s main port (which there are 200 of) are growing at a huge
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population using relevant case studies and indicators World Population Growth Worlds population growing very rapidly Population growth is geometric but food production is arithmetic Growth is very recent 95% of population growth is taking place in LEDCs Exponential growth—increasing or accelerating rate of growth It has started going down due to the fertility rate This has led to more elderly people in the world Global population growth creates: Great pressure on governments to provide for
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Why is GDP per capita useful as a measure of living standards? What are the limitations of GDP per capita as a comparable measure of living standards? Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures the monetary value of final goods and services produced in a given year by factors of production within a country. GDP reports are released on the last day of each quarter‚ reflecting the previous quarter. Therefore‚ it is measured on a quarterly basis and measures the level of economic growth in different countries
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w w w e tr .X m eP e ap UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level .c rs om MARK SCHEME for the June 2004 question papers 9696 GEOGRAPHY 9696/01 9696/02 9696/03 Paper 1 (Core Geography)‚ maximum raw mark 100 Paper 2 (Physical Geography)‚ maximum raw mark 50 Paper 3 (Human Options)‚ maximum raw mark 50 These mark schemes are published as an aid to teachers and students‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. They show the
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demographic and social impacts of one or more tectonic events. I will be outlining the demographic and social impacts of Mount St Helens and the Bam earthquake. Mount st Helens caused fifty seven deaths compared to the Bam earthquake which caused over 25‚000 deaths and 30‚000 injuries. The earthquake in Bam in 2003 was the worst earthquake in Iranian hisrory and was situated in an overpopulated poor city in Iran therefore more people lost their lives. The eruption of Mount St Helens in
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“Evaluate how plate tectonics theory helps our understanding of the distribution of seismic and volcanic events” (40 marks) The theory of plate tectonics was first introduced by Alfred Wegener in 1912. He observed the continents an could see they interlock like a jig saw puzzle‚ for example the West African Coastline fits snugly into the South American coastline‚ he suggested that at one point in time there was only one giant continent called “Pangea”. Later evidence was found that proved this theory
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2 case studies for earthquakes. You ideally need to have one LEDC and one MEDC for each. You could use Iceland and Pinatubo for the volcanoes; and Haiti and Japan for the earthquakes These notes were copied from an AQA textbook. They contain EVERYTHING you need to know for the exam for the tectonics section. You WILL however‚ need to use your own case studies as these are not included. You will need 2 case studies for volcanoes‚ and 2 case studies for earthquakes. You ideally need
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SUBURBANISATION MEDC Ballawattleworth estate Peel (Isle of Man) Population increase of 11% indicated in census from 3785 in 2001 to 4280 in 2006. Major impacts on the local primary (Peel Cloth workers) and secondary (Queen Elizabeth II High). Increasing class sizes due to increase in pupils‚ and temporary accommodation before more permanent provision in place. With the secondary school building new dining areas and a sixth form centre. Increased demand for improved leisure amenities. Led to Western
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Kenya Case Study Kenya is a LEDC (less economically developed country) which uses tourism as a way to develop‚ and today tourism is its major growth industry. Kenya is located in eastern Africa and borders the Indian Ocean. Its bordering countries are Somalia‚ Ethiopia‚ Sudan‚ Uganda and Tanzania. Kenya lies on the equator. Its capital city is Nairobi. Maps of Location: Attractions of Kenya: Physical Attractions Human Attractions mountains: Mount Kenya (highest mountains in Africa)
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