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Human Wellbeing and Geographies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define 'human wellbeing'

a)

Having enough money to buy goods and services

b)

The idea of being well

c)

The ability to access things humans need in order to live happy and healthy lives

d)

The ability to access education and health services

2.

Which of the following is NOT a factor of wellbeing?

a)

Income

b)

Housing

c)

Health

d)

Height

3.

Define 'absolute poverty'

a)

It is extreme poverty - with a severe lack of basic human needs

b)

Lacking food

c)

People lacking minimum income needed to achieve average standard of living

d)

When you are broke

4.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of poverty?

a)

Natural disasters

b)

People being lazy and not working

c)

Conflict

d)

Corrupt governments

5.

What is demographics?

a)

The total monetary value of all the goods and services

b)

Compares two piece of information on a map

c)

The statistical data of a population and particular groups within it

d)

Give a quick impression of a spatial patterns

6.

What is GDP (Gross Domestic Product)?

a)

An indication of the amount of people who can read

b)

It analyses health, education and living standards

c)

It measures the happiness in a country

d)

Provides a measure of the total value of goods and services produced in a year

7.

What does the OECD better life index measure?

a)

It is holistic and measures many variables; some include housing, income, jobs and health.

b)

It just measures happiness

c)

It measures GDP and health

d)

It measures health, education and living standards

8.

Which of the following is NOT an aim of the UN?

a)

Promote human rights

b)

Secure international peace

c)

Eliminate pandemics

d)

Eliminate poverty

9.

What are the current goals of the UN called?

a)

Millennium development goals

b)

No poverty

c)

Develop a global partnership for development

d)

Sustainable development goals

10.

Define 'spatial inequality'

a)

Poverty and social exclusion

b)

The difference between the size of a town

c)

When places have the same access to resources or services

d)

The unequal distribution of resources or services according to location

11.

Which category from 'most disadvantaged' to 'most advantaged' does Dimboola fall into?

a)

Most disadvantaged

b)

Disadvantaged

c)

Advantaged

d)

Most advantaged

12.

What is 'closing the gap'?

a)

A government initiative to close the gap between disadvantaged and advantaged Australians on life-expectancy, education and employment.

b)

A government initiative to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians on life-expectancy, education and employment.

c)

To reduce amount of Indigenous deaths in custody.

d)

To increase the amount of Indigenous languages spoken in Australia.

13.

Which of the following countries has the death penalty?

a)

Australia

b)

Germany

c)

New Zealand

d)

Indonesia

14.

In which of the following countries is it compulsory to vote?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Australia

c)

America

d)

Kenya

15.

Which is NOT a feature of a developed country?

a)

High income

b)

High level of industrialisation

c)

Economy based on unstable sectors, like agriculture

d)

Developed infrastructure

16.

Countries with high GDP always have a high level of wellbeing.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Define a 'developing country'?

a)

A country with a well-developed economy and relatively high standard of living

b)

A poor country that is seeking to become more advanced

c)

A country with a high level of wellbeing

d)

A country with a high Human Development Index

18.

Which of the following is an example of a developing country?

a)

Syria

b)

Australia

c)

Britain

d)

South Africa

19.

Which continent has the most countries with the lowest GDP?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

South America

20.

There are multiple ways to measure wellbeing.

a)

True

b)

False