Human Development (Edexcel A Level Geography)

Topic Questions

1a
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a)
Explain one reason why life expectancy varies within a country.

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1b
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b)

Study Figure 4 in the Resource Booklet.

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Figure 4

Percentage (%) of population living below the national poverty line for selected countries, 2019


Suggest why some developing and emerging countries have had more success in reducing poverty than others.

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2a
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Study Figure 5 in the Resource Booklet.

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Figure 5

Mean life expectancy at birth for selected world regions from 1960 to 2015

a)

Explain why some regions have experienced more rapid rates of increase in life expectancy than others.

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2b
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b)
Explain why some International Governmental Organisations (IGOs) have promoted neo-liberal market and trade policies for economic development.
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Study Figure 5 below.

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Figure 5

Children enrolled in school in Madagascar, 2014

i)
Draw a divided bar chart, using the key and the data in Figure 5.
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ii)
The total number of children aged 6-17 in Madagascar was 8.9 million. The number of children who were enrolled in school was 5.8 million.

Calculate the percentage of children who were enrolled in school to one decimal place.

You must show your working.

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iii)
Suggest reasons why the number of years spent in education by Madagascar’s children could affect its economic development.

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4
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Explain one reason why attitudes to gender equality in education vary greatly between countries.

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5a
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Study Figure A below. 

  Country Malawi Nigeria India Egypt Iran Czech
Republic 
France United
States
Norway
  Human
 Development
  Index
0.43  0.50 0.58 0.68 0.75 0.85 0.88 0.91  0.94 
  Gini   Coefficient 0.43  0.48 0.34 0.30 0.38 0.26 0.32 0.40 0.25

Figure A: Table showing the Human Development Index and the Gini Coefficient
scores for selected countries. 

a)
Using the data from Figure A, complete Figure B by:

i)
plotting the data for Egypt, Iran and the Czech Republic. 

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ii)
drawing a regression (best-fit) line to show the relationship.

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Figure B: Graph showing the Human Development Index and the Gini Coefficient
scores for selected countries

5b
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b)
Suggest reasons for the relationship between Human Development Index and Gini Coefficient scores

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5c
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c)
Explain why levels of life expectancy vary both in and between countries.

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