Global Inequality (Edexcel GCSE Geography B)

i)

Which of the following is the definition of ‘Gross Domestic Product (GDP)’?

(1)

ii)

Which one of the following is included in the Human Development Index (HDI)?

(1)

Explain how the HDI measures the health of a population.

Explain one way in which topography affects economic development.

Analyse Figure 4.

Figure 4

FDI received by selected countries between 2000 and 2014

i)

Calculate the difference between the FDI in China and India in 2014.

(1)
............................................................... US$ billions

ii)

Calculate the percentage increase in FDI in China between 2000 and 2014. Answer to one decimal place. Show your working.

(2)

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Explain one disadvantage of top-down development strategies.

f)

Analyse Figure 5.

Figure 5

Changes in the actual and projected rural and urban population of China between 1960 and 2020

i)

For 1960, calculate the ratio of rural population to urban population.

(1)

ii)

Describe another data presentation technique which could be used to show the changing rural and urban populations in China in the table (Figure 5).

(2)

iii)

Explain one negative impact of rapid economic development on human health.

(2)

i)

Rostow’s modernisation theory is a series of stages of development.

Identify which stage is characterised by rapid growth of the secondary sector?

(1)

ii)

State one feature of colonialism.

(1)

Explain one advantage of top-down development strategies.

Analyse Figure 2a, which shows information about the development of air transport infrastructure in three countries.

Figure 2a

i)

Calculate the difference between the number of passengers using Beijing Capital and London Heathrow.

(1)

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ii)

Explain how the transport developments shown in Figure 2a may have helped cause rapid economic change in emerging countries.

(3)

i)

Identify which one of the following is a definition of fertility rates.

(1)

ii)

Explain one way in which economic development is measured.

(2)

Study Figure 5 which is a choropleth map showing an index of political corruption, 2016.

Figure 5

i)

Identify which one of the following countries is the least corrupt.

(1)

ii)

Figure 5 is a choropleth map. State two disadvantages of this method of data presentation.

(2)

iii)

Suggest one way in which systems of governance can cause inequalities.

(3)

Analyse Figure 6a and Figure 6b which show the population pyramid of India for 2019 (Figure 6a) and the projected population pyramid for 2050 (Figure 6b).

Figure 6a

Figure 6b

i)

Identify the age group with the highest population % in 2019.

(1)

ii)

Calculate the total percentage of young dependents (0 to 14) in 2050.

(1)

..................................................... %

iii)

Compare these population pyramids.

(3)

Explain one disadvantage of intermediate technology.

Explain one way in which high levels of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) might benefit an emerging country.