← Differences in development
Reading the notation
One holistic essay question, worth ONE grade on the whole answer — but which of three sub-topics it asks about changes every year.📖 Terms the schedule grades you on
6 termsCover the right column and check you can say what each one means.
- Indicator
- A measurable statistic used to compare development between places — GDP, GNI, HDI, life expectancy, HALE, infant mortality, the Happiness Index.
- Natural factor
- A cause of development difference rooted in physical geography — the papers name climate, location, or natural resources as examples.
- Cultural factor
- A cause of development difference rooted in human systems and history — the papers name colonisation, trade, or political systems as examples.
- Strategy (top-down / bottom-up)
- An action by a government or NGO to reduce differences in development. Top-down: large-scale, agency-led. Bottom-up: small-scale, community-led.
- Perspectives
- NZQA's printed wording: ways of seeing the world that help explain differences in decisions about, responses to, and interactions with environments — bodies of thought or world views that shape values.
- Case study evidence
- Named communities, areas or countries with real figures, printed on every paper as a requirement — "integrate case study evidence, as well as geographic terminology and concepts, into your answers."
Practice for this standard covers the whole topic — flashcards and quiz.