Social inequality

• What is the definition of social inequality?

  The unequal distribution of wealth including factors such as income, education, and health
• How is quality of life defined?

  The extent to which people’s needs and desires socially, psychologically, and physically are met
• What does spatial inequality refer to?

  Uneven distribution of factors such as income, education, and health across a geographic space
• What are the two main factors that determine standard of living and quality of life?

  Income and wealth
• What do people with more income tend to have better access to?


  A greater choice in housing, education, and diet
• Why is the relationship between quality of life and standard of living not linear?

  Because people may have a better standard of life but still have poor mental and physical health, thus decreasing their quality of life
• What is the definition of deprivation?


  A general lack of resources and opportunities due to a poor standard of living and quality of life
• How is poverty defined?


  Not having enough money to support a decent standard of living
• What does the government use to assess the relative levels of deprivation in the UK?

  The Multiple Deprivation Index
• Which factors does the Multiple Deprivation Index include?

  Income, Employment, Health, Living environment (air quality), Education, Crime, Access to housing and services
• What does the cycle of deprivation describe?

  Poverty leading to low wages or unemployment, poor living conditions, ill-health, poor education, and poor skills
• What does the Index allow the government to identify?

  Helps them identify the most deprived areas in England and Wales and helps them compare between regions
• Why is the Human Development Index (HDI) a useful indicator?

  It’s a composite measure
• What is a global pattern in malnutrition?

  1 in 3 people suffer from malnutrition in Africa
• How do war impacts food supply in countries like Afghanistan and Yemen?

  War impacts food supply negatively
• Describe global patterns of car ownership.

  Some ACs have low numbers due to levels of transport, while some ACs and EDCs have high numbers due to structure for car usage
• How does physical geography impact car usage?

  Places like Saudi Arabia and Canada have large distances that affect car usage
• What are global patterns of GNI per capita?

  North America and Europe have more wealth to afford the basics, leading to a better standard of living
• How do billionaires affect the GDP and wealth distribution in a country?

  Billionaires can raise the GDP but may not distribute wealth evenly