Edexcel geography paper 1 Questions and Answers

Edexcel geography paper 1 Questions and
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What is Human development index (HDI)? - (correct answer) - -
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This measure the education, healthcare, income, life expectancy and other factors
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- Scales from 0 (least developed country) to 1 (most developed country
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What is gross domestic product per capita (GDP)? - (correct answer) - -
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This is the total value of goods and services produced by a country annually
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- GDP per capita equals GDP divided by the population of a country
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What is corruption perception Index (CPI)? - (correct answer) - -
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This is approximate measurement of how corrupt the government is in a nation
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What is Gini coefficient? - (correct answer) - -
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This measures how much of the income of a country goes to the richest people in the country
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- A measure of 1 tells us that all the income goes to the richest
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What are some political and social causes of global inequality? - (correct answer) - - Poor system
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- Poor international relations
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- climate and health institutions
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- education and brain drain
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What is the effect of poor systems lead on development? - (correct answer) - -
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corrupted government or institution
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What is the effect of poor international relationship on development? - (correct answer) - -
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A country may have to pay high interest on it's debt or not even allowed to borrow money at all
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What is the effect of climate and health institutions on development? - (correct answer) - -
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Diseases like cholera and malaria can be more likely to happen in some climate
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- If people are dying this effect development
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, What is the effect on education and brain drain on development? - (correct answer) - -
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This is when all the people in a developing country (normally with degrees go to developed country to
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get a job)
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What are some physical factors what can cause uneven development? - (correct answer) - -
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frequent natural hazards
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- steep topography (land)
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- landlock countries
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- no natural resources
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- infertile land
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- hot/cold countries
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What are some historical factors of uneven developmetn? - (correct answer) - - Conflict and war
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- Neo-colonialism
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- Colonisation
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What are some economic factors of uneven development? - (correct answer) - -
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Bad trade link (geographic position and transport infrastructure are key ingredience for creating and e
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conomy that can trade and export)
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- high national debt
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- Low value added from primary production (raw materials)
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What are some human factors of climate hazards? - (correct answer) - - Industry
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- Farming
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- Transport
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- Energy
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How does industry create climate hazards? - (correct answer) - -
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cement production is an example as it releases greenhouse gases
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- Decay of this waste in land fills produces methane
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How does farming create climate hazards? - (correct answer) - -
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The digestive system of cows produces a lot of methane
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- deforestation means fewer removing cardoon dioxide
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