Development & Human Welfare (Edexcel IGCSE Geography)

Exam Questions

19 mins6 questions
1a
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Study Figure 13a which gives the population of the continents in 2015 and forecasts for 2100. 

Which one of the following continents had the largest population in 2015? 

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  • North America

  • Africa

  • Asia

  • Europe

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Describe the trends in the rate of population growth by 2100. 

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Identify the meaning of the term quality of life

  • a person’s well-being in terms of health and happiness 

  • a person’s level of deprivation 

  • a person’s cultural identity 

  • a person’s type of employment and income level 

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Identify one factor that could be used as a measure of development. 

  • participation in sport 

  • water availability 

  • index of political corruption 

  • bottom-up development 

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Define the term water security

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Identify the meaning of the term fertility rate

  • the number of live births per thousand of population per year 

  • the number of deaths in a particular population 

  • the number of births in the total population 

  • the number of births per woman in a population 

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Study Figure 9b .

Calculate the range in infant mortality for South Asia between 1960 and 2012. 

You must show all your workings in the space below. 

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Outline the difficulties of measuring development.

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Study Figure 9c. 

Assess the different factors that have caused variations in global development.

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