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Global Disparities in Development · CAPE Geography Unit 2

45 past-paper questions on Global Disparities in Development, part of Module 3: Development and Disparities in Development, from every CAPE Geography Unit 2 paper on Quelpr.

Practise Global Disparities in Development
  1. 7(a)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 1State the name of EACH of the stages labelled 2, 4 and 5 in Figure 3.
  2. 7(b)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 1Describe the developments that were supposed to occur in Stage 3 shown in Figure 3.
  3. 6(a)15 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 2Discuss the impacts of emigration on the development of Caribbean countries, including at least two positive and two negative impacts.
  4. 6(b)(ii)8 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 2Among Caribbean countries.
  5. 6(b)21 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2Discuss THREE reasons why production for export during the colonial period had such a major effect on spatial development in the Caribbean.
  6. 7(a)(i)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2smallness of size
  7. 7(a)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2natural hazards
  8. 7(a)(iii)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2proximity to the USA.
  9. 7(b)12 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2Describe THREE problems that hinder the development of trade among CARICOM countries.
  10. 6(b)8 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Outline four stages within dependency theory describing how industrialized nations develop at the expense of poorer nations.
  11. 6(c)18 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Discuss four reasons why small geographical size creates barriers to the development of Caribbean islands, using examples.
  12. 7(b)(i)a)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Define relative poverty.
  13. 7(b)(i)b)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Define absolute poverty.
  14. 6(c)20 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2'The models of Friedman and Myrdal, as well as the dependency theory are all based on the observation that: there are contrasts in development between heartlands and peripheral zones; the growth of the heartlands takes…
  15. 6(c)20 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2Citing specific examples, explain how TWO types of natural disasters and debt burden are constraints to development in the Caribbean.
  16. 7(a)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2Summarise the difference in indicators between male and female in developing and industrial countries.
  17. 6(d)10 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2Explain two causes of gender disparities in any two of: (i) Life expectancy at birth of males and females, (ii) Sex ratio at birth, (iii) Enrolment of girls and boys in schools.
  18. 7(d)8 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2Discuss two ways in which insularity can be an obstacle to the development of small island developing states (SIDS) such as the Caribbean Islands.
  19. 6(b)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2Describe the concept of 'Gender'.
  20. 6(c)19 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2Write an essay explaining the economic, environmental, and social consequences of global disparities in development, providing five points for each type of disparity.
  21. 6(a)(i)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2Which region had the LEAST disparity in income between the rich and poor?
  22. 6(a)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2Which countries had disparity of more than 50% share of income between the rich and the poor?
  23. 6(a)(iii)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2Using the information in Figure 6, describe CLEARLY the disparity in income between East Asia and the Pacific.
  24. 7(c)18 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2Write an essay explaining the existence of disparities among countries at the global level under the headings: Poverty, Health, Education.
  25. 6(c)12 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Write an essay to explain why many less economically developed countries (LEDCs) have not moved beyond the second stage of Rostow's model of economic development, including FOUR points.
  26. 7(b)8 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Describe THREE environmental factors that are challenges to attaining sustainable development of small island developing states (SIDS).
  27. 6(b)8 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Describe the global distribution of poverty and how it has changed in the last four decades.
  28. 6(c)(i)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Identify THREE factors (other than small size, small population and climate change) which limit the development of small island developing states (SIDS).
  29. 6(c)(ii)15 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Discuss how ANY THREE factors from (c) (i) limit the development of SIDS.
  30. 1(c)(i)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2State the null hypothesis regarding the relationship between income per capita and life expectancy.
  31. 1(c)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Comment on the relationship between per capita income and adult literacy among the listed countries.
  32. 1(c)(iii)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Briefly describe differences in the relationship between life expectancy and the poverty index across the listed nations.
  33. 6(a)(i)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Identify which racial group experienced the greater reduction in the gender gap.
  34. 6(a)(ii)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Identify which period exhibited a greater disparity between males and females.
  35. 6(a)(iii)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Identify which of the four demographic groups achieved the greatest improvement in expected mortality.
  36. 6(a)(iv)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2State which racial group had the lower gender disparity in 2008.
  37. 6(c)18 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Discuss disparities between more developed regions and less developed regions with reference to recent trends in life expectancy.
  38. 7(d)18 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Discuss the statement 'All models of economic growth are based on the concept of uneven development' with reference to Dependency theory, Myrdal's cumulative causation model, and Friedman's core-periphery theory.
  39. 4(a)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2Explain two disparities in the data presented in Table 1.
  40. 4(d)14 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2Write an essay discussing four consequences of global disparities in wealth resulting from differences between developed and developing countries.
  41. 4(a)(i)2 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2018 · Paper 2State a research hypothesis for comparing the two variables: GNI and LE.
  42. 4(a)(iii)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2018 · Paper 2Outline three possible reasons for the relationship between life expectancy at birth and gross national income.
  43. 4(b)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2018 · Paper 2Outline three characteristics of Rostow's 'drive to maturity' stage in the development process.
  44. 4(b)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2019 · Paper 2Explain TWO ways in which natural disasters have resulted in disparities in development between the Caribbean and a more developed country (MDC) such as Britain.
  45. 4(c)18 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2Discuss three ways in which each of the following could limit the ability of small island developing states (SIDS) to develop their economies: (i) Environmental vulnerability, (ii) Isolation.

Related topics in Module 3: Development and Disparities in Development