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Section B: The changing economic world
Study all themes in the AQA GCSE Geography 8035 changing economic world section.
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90 min
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The changing economic world16 objectives
- Classify parts of the world according to levels of economic development and quality of life.
- Use economic and social development measures including GNI per head, birth rate, death rate, infant mortality, life expectancy, people per doctor, literacy rate, access to safe water and HDI.
- Explain limitations of economic and social development measures.
- Explain the link between stages of the Demographic Transition Model and level of development.
- Explain physical, economic and historical causes of uneven development.
- Explain consequences of uneven development including disparities in wealth, disparities in health and international migration.
- Explain strategies used to reduce the development gap including investment, industrial development, tourism, aid, intermediate technology, fairtrade, debt relief and microfinance loans.
- Use an LIC or NEE tourism example to explain how tourism helps reduce the development gap.
- Use one LIC or NEE case study to explain location, importance, context, industrial structure, manufacturing, TNCs, trade relationships, aid, environmental impacts and quality of life change.
- Explain causes of economic change in the UK including de-industrialisation, decline of traditional industry, globalisation and government policies.
- Explain movement towards a UK post-industrial economy, including information technology, service industries, finance, research, science and business parks.
- Use an example to explain how modern industrial development can be more environmentally sustainable.
- Explain social and economic changes in rural UK areas experiencing population growth and population decline.
- Explain UK infrastructure developments in road, rail, port and airport capacity.
- Explain the north-south divide and strategies used to reduce regional differences.
- Explain the UK's wider-world links through trade, culture, transport, electronic communication, the EU and the Commonwealth.
Key terms
economic developmentquality of lifeGNI per headHDIeconomic development measuressocial development measuresDemographic Transition Modellevel of developmentuneven developmentdisparities in healthdevelopment gapmicrofinance loans
Exam tips
- Understand Economic Development Indicators: Familiarize yourself with key indicators of economic development such as GNI per head, literacy rates, and life expectancy. Use these indicators to classify countries into different development categories.
- Understand Key Development Measures: Use familiarize yourself with key economic and social development measures such as GNI per head, life expectancy, and literacy rate. Create flashcards for each measure with definitions and examples and link your answer to The changing economic world in Section B: The changing economic world, using accurate Geography evidence or terminology for development.
Common mistakes
- Misclassification of Economic Development: Focus on distinguishing between economic development measures (like GNI per head) and quality of life indicators (like life expectancy and literacy rate) when classifying countries.
- Misunderstanding GNI per Head: Emphasize that GNI per head is calculated by dividing the total GNI by the population, which gives an average income per person, helping to assess individual economic well-being.
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