Geography P2 SB

• What is a positive and negative of Microsoft?

  Well paid jobs

  Built on farmland (green field site)
• What is a positive and negative of Energy Efficient Offices?

  Sustainable for nature

  Not sustainable for non skilled people
• What is a positive and negative of forest and lakes?

  Helps people become healthier

  Surrounding house prices increase
• What is a positive and negative of cycle lanes?

  Reduces some congestion

  Increases traffic in other areas
• Give 5 reasons why a country might be underdeveloped

  Bad climate

  Few raw materials

  No trade links

  In debt

  War
• Give 6 ways we can help underdeveloped countries

  Aid

  Fairtrade

  Intermediate technology

  Microfinance loans

  Debt relief

  TNC’s money
• What positives does Shell bring to Nigeria?

  Local jobs - 75% economy

  Increased taxes - multiplier effect

  New infrastructure and roads
• What negatives does Shell bring to Nigeria?

  Less people working in agriculture

  Oil leaks

  Pirates steal oil
• What is the relationship between China and Nigeria?

  Nigeria give oil and buy cheap goods of China

  China give money for bullet trains, satellites and weapons
• How can the North be made better?

  Enterprise zones - high paid jobs

  Devolution - make decisions

  Northern Powerhouse - upgrade core cities
• What are the positives of HS2?

  Less pollution

  Less congestion

  Attracts people to North

  Reduce journey time by up to a hour
• What are the negatives of HS2?

  Expensive

  Time consuming to build

  Removal of pear tree

  Nature damaged
• What are the positives of Heathrow Airport expansion?

  Short and long term jobs

  Increases Tourism

  Adds £7 billion to economy
• What are the negatives of Heathrow Airport expansion?

  Costs £20 billion to make

  Greenhouse gases from planes

  People living nearby forced to move
• What does GDP measure?

  How much a country makes in a year
• What does GNI per capita mean?

  Gross national income

  The amount the average person makes
• What does HDI show?

  GNI per capita, life expectancy, literary rates

  0-1
• What are limitation of indicators?

  Difficult to collect data at war

  Not all information recorded

  People can lie

  Only average measured

  Hides gender/age inequality
• What positives does tourism in Tunisia bring?

  400000 jobs

  Multiplier effect

  Improved literacy rates

  Girls go to school
• What negatives does tourism bring to Tunisia?

  Beaches polluted

  Untreated sewage from hotels in sea

  TNC’s take large amount of profit

  Terrorist attacks
• How is the UK linked to other countries?

  Brexit changed trade links

  Strong culture - Peppa pig

  America linked by Trans-Atlantic cables

  France linked by Channel Tunnel