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WorksheetsHuman Wellbeing and Geographies
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Define 'human wellbeing'
Having enough money to buy goods and services
The idea of being well
The ability to access things humans need in order to live happy and healthy lives
The ability to access education and health services
Which of the following is NOT a factor of wellbeing?
Income
Housing
Health
Height
Define 'absolute poverty'
It is extreme poverty - with a severe lack of basic human needs
Lacking food
People lacking minimum income needed to achieve average standard of living
When you are broke
Which of the following is NOT a cause of poverty?
Natural disasters
People being lazy and not working
Conflict
Corrupt governments
What is demographics?
The total monetary value of all the goods and services
Compares two piece of information on a map
The statistical data of a population and particular groups within it
Give a quick impression of a spatial patterns
What is GDP (Gross Domestic Product)?
An indication of the amount of people who can read
It analyses health, education and living standards
It measures the happiness in a country
Provides a measure of the total value of goods and services produced in a year
What does the OECD better life index measure?
It is holistic and measures many variables; some include housing, income, jobs and health.
It just measures happiness
It measures GDP and health
It measures health, education and living standards
Which of the following is NOT an aim of the UN?
Promote human rights
Secure international peace
Eliminate pandemics
Eliminate poverty
What are the current goals of the UN called?
Millennium development goals
No poverty
Develop a global partnership for development
Sustainable development goals
Define 'spatial inequality'
Poverty and social exclusion
The difference between the size of a town
When places have the same access to resources or services
The unequal distribution of resources or services according to location
Which category from 'most disadvantaged' to 'most advantaged' does Dimboola fall into?
Most disadvantaged
Disadvantaged
Advantaged
Most advantaged
What is 'closing the gap'?
A government initiative to close the gap between disadvantaged and advantaged Australians on life-expectancy, education and employment.
A government initiative to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians on life-expectancy, education and employment.
To reduce amount of Indigenous deaths in custody.
To increase the amount of Indigenous languages spoken in Australia.
Which of the following countries has the death penalty?
Australia
Germany
New Zealand
Indonesia
In which of the following countries is it compulsory to vote?
Indonesia
Australia
America
Kenya
Which is NOT a feature of a developed country?
High income
High level of industrialisation
Economy based on unstable sectors, like agriculture
Developed infrastructure
Countries with high GDP always have a high level of wellbeing.
True
False
Define a 'developing country'?
A country with a well-developed economy and relatively high standard of living
A poor country that is seeking to become more advanced
A country with a high level of wellbeing
A country with a high Human Development Index
Which of the following is an example of a developing country?
Syria
Australia
Britain
South Africa
Which continent has the most countries with the lowest GDP?
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
There are multiple ways to measure wellbeing.
True
False
