Ghana is a considerably poorer country in comparison with other countries in the west like Britain and the United States‚ meaning that the country is LEDC‚ standing for Less Economically Developed Country. Although in 2002 Ghana was written off $893 million dollars of their debt costing two organizations. They are still heavily in debt of $3.7 billion dollars. Most of this is owed to the US. The climate of Ghana is hot and a dry because it is located near the equator. There is not much water
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Case study: Chances Peak‚ Montserrat‚ 1995-97 – an LEDC Plymouth covered in ash from volcanic eruptions on Montserrat Montserrat is a small island in the Caribbean. There is a volcanic area located in the south of the island‚ called Soufriere Hills. The volcanic peak in this area is called Chances Peak‚ which had been dormantdormant: A volcano is classed as dormant when it is temporarily inactive but not fully extinct. for over 300 years. Then in 1995‚ the volcano began to give off warning signs of
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Subsidies can be advantageous and disadvantageous‚ but it mainly depends on the person you’re promising a subsidy to. Subsidies for the rich tend to be a good thing‚ since if they’re rich‚ they’re most likely living in an MEDC‚ meaning the government will pay them a good amount of money for their products‚ because that’s what the producers from the MEDC’s expect‚ unlike the LEDC’s. The people from MEDC’s can afford to rebel against the government‚ by refusing to sell them any products‚ unless
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resulting in 4000 sicknesses a day‚ and deaths every day due to dirty water. In contrast to the slums a $2 billion home has been built‚ with 27 floors‚ and only one family live there. This is an example of how globalisation and the investment of TNCs in LEDCs has widened the poverty gap. Furthermore the Richer proportion of the country will be able to afford to send their children to school‚ therefore giving them an education which they can use to create a better life for themselves‚ where as the proportionately
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Case Study 1- Volcanic eruption at MEDC Volcanic Eruption at Mount St Helens LOCATION Washington State‚ North West U.S.A. The Rocky Mountains CAUSE | |This area is located on a destructive plate boundary | | |N. American Plate (continental crust) and Juan de Fuca plate (Pacific plate(oceanic crust) collided – a subduction zone | |
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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 to have one LEDC and one MEDC for each. You
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Re-urbanisation is the process that people are moving back into the city from the suburb. It is a common process in some parts of the world especially in MEDCs. London Docklands would be a typical example. Pull factors of London Docklands: After the London Docklands Regeneration Program in 1981 by London Docklands Development Corporation. Docklands was no longer a zone of discard and instead‚ it became the home of more than 1120 million pounds public-sector and 8420 million pounds private-sector
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rehoused. Long-term responses and results • Soil fertility improved due to the ash deposits. • The volcano is now more carefully monitored. • Tourism has increased‚ boosting the local economy. Case study: Chances Peak‚ Montserrat‚ 1995-97 - an LEDC Before 1995 it had been dormant for over 300 years. In 1995 the volcano began to give off warning signs of an eruption (small earthquakes and eruptions of dust and ash). Once Chances Peak had woken up it then remained active for five years. The
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technology does not require any electrical energy which means it is environmentally healthy and the people or the government do not have to pay any money to run the technology. The technology can be created with little money as well which means the LEDC government do not have to spend lots of money to create the fog harvesting. Q4) The fog harvesting systems in Chungungo has been a quite success because it provided at least clean water to people who did not have access to it for a long period of
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Asses the influence of feminist perspectives to our understanding of society and sociological research methods (33 marks) Feminism is a structural perspective; it uses the macro approach to try and particular areas of the world from a woman’s point of view. It also aims to understand the structure and organisation of society which appears to keep women as a disadvantaged‚ subordinated and dominated group overall in most aspects of life. Feminism is a second main conflict theory‚ which is similar
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