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WJEC (B) GCSE Geography
Theme 1 Topic 1
Hodder Education Revision Lessons
Quality of life and standard of living
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WJEC (B) GCSE Geography
Theme 1 Topic 1
Social indicators (family, health, education and leisure)
Economic indicators(jobs and money)
Environmental indicators(the air, land and water around us)
Percentage of people with qualifications (e.g. GCSEs or degrees)
Unemployment rate Level of biodiversity
Life expectancy Income or wagesAmount of carbon dioxide released per household
Infant mortalityPercentage of people who own a house or car
Amount of derelict land
• quality of life is the happiness and contentment of an individual
• standard of living is a measure of the relative wealth and access to
services of individuals or families
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We can compare quality of life in different regions and between different countries by using indicators.
WJEC (B) GCSE Geography
Theme 1 Topic 1
Choose nine of the following indicators and write them on a sheet of paper.
Owning a house
Being healthy
Having a job
Having a car
Having central heating
Having a good diet
Having money to spend on
fun
Having free time
Being in love/
married
Going to a good school
Living in a
peaceful area
Feeling safe
Being able to get to a shop easily
Having your own
room
Having somewhere to play
Living a long time
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WJEC (B) GCSE Geography
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Sort your chosen indicators into the order that shows which are the most important in affecting quality of life.
Most important
Quite important
Quite important
Not very important
Not very important
Not important
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WJEC (B) GCSE Geography
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What affects quality of life?In your exam, you may be asked how changes in housing and services affect quality of life. For example ‘Explain how the building of a new supermarket in a town will affect the quality of life of local residents. (4 marks)’
Your answers could include:Positive effects:For example, jobs will be created in the supermarket, so local incomes will increase. Prices in supermarkets are often low, so local people will save money.
Negative effects:For example, there will be more traffic created, so there will be longer journey times for local people. Local businesses can’t compete with low prices, so they might close.
or
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WJEC (B) GCSE Geography
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Owning a car Having a burglar alarm
Being close to public transport Having a park or open space
Owning your own home Having a well lit area
Living near a shop Having vandalism and graffiti
Living close to where you workHaving different types of houses (e.g. flats, terraces, semis)
Travelling a long way to work Not having central heating
Living in noisy area Having poor qualifications
Having a garage or driveway
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IndicatorsHow would the following affect quality of life?
WJEC (B) GCSE Geography
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Owning a car… would improve your quality of life because it gives you easy access to jobs and services like healthcare. However, it would also be costly to tax and insure, so this would mean you have less disposable income.
Living near a shop… would improve your quality of life because it is quick and easy to get goods, so saves time travelling. However, there could be a lot of traffic in the area, so this could create parking problems and lead to more accidents.
Living in noisy area… would be stressful and it can disturb sleep and lead to poor health.
Having different types of houses (e.g. flats, terraces and semis)…
could improve quality of life because it creates a mixed community and there will be people around most of the time so the area is looked after.
IndicatorsHere are some suggestions. Now think of some more for all the indicators on the previous slide.
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WJEC (B) GCSE Geography
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How do quality of life and standard of living vary in urban and rural areas?
Angela Calvert
Do you think it is expensive to live here?
In which part of the city do you think these houses have been built?
Do you think the environment affects the quality of life?
Do you think the housing provides a good quality of life?
WJEC (B) GCSE Geography
Theme 1 Topic 1
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How do quality of life and standard of living vary in urban and rural areas?
Do you think it is expensive to live here?
In which part of the city do you think these houses have been built?
Do you think the environment affects the quality of life?
Do you think the housing provides a good quality of life?
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WJEC (B) GCSE Geography
Theme 1 Topic 1
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How do quality of life and standard of living vary in urban and rural areas?
Do you think it is expensive to live here?
In which part of the city do you think these houses have been built?
Do you think the environment affects the quality of life?
Do you think the housing provides a good quality of life?
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WJEC (B) GCSE Geography
Theme 1 Topic 1
The graph shows the differences between access to clean water and sanitation in rural and urban Nigeria.
(1) Compare the differences between rural and urban access to clean water and sanitation using figures from the graph.
(2) How will this affect quality of life for people living in different parts of Nigeria?
Source: Adapted from www.unicef.org/infobycountry/nigeria_statistics.html
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Quality of life in Nigeria
WJEC (B) GCSE Geography
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(1) More people in urban areas of Nigeria have access to improved drinking water — 74% compared with only 42% in rural areas. 36% of people in urban areas of Nigeria have access to improved sanitation, which is higher than the 28% in rural areas. (2) Quality of life for people living in urban areas will improve because fewer people will get ill from drinking contaminated water and so life expectancy will increase, although diseases spread more easily in urban areas because of high density housing and population.
Quality of life in Nigeria
WJEC (B) GCSE Geography
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UK Nigeria
1990 2010 1990 2010
Life expectancy at birth (years)
75.7 79.8 44.6 48.4
GDP per capita (wealth) $US
24,617 34,342 1,538 2,289
Adult literacy (% 15 years and over)
99.0 99.0 55.4 74.8
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1 Compare the changes in life expectancy between 1990 and 2010 for the UK and Nigeria. (2 marks)
2 Use the data in the table to suggest why there is a difference in life expectancy between the UK and Nigeria. (2 marks)
Exam practice
Exam tip: Use figures from the table to compare the changes.
WJEC (B) GCSE Geography
Theme 1 Topic 1
UK Nigeria
1990 2010 1990 2010
Life expectancy at birth (years)
75.7 79.8 44.6 48.4
GDP per capita (wealth) $US
24,617 34,342 1,538 2,289
Adult literacy (% 15 years and over)
99.0 99.0 55.4 74.8
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1 The UK’s life expectancy increased by 4.1 years between 1990 and 2010, which is more than Nigeria which increased by 3.8 years.
2 The UK’s life expectancy is higher because it has a higher GDP (US$ 34,342 compared to US$2,289) so people can afford a better diet, medicine and healthcare.
Exam practice answers
WJEC (B) GCSE Geography
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Explain how the housing may affect quality of life for people living in the area shown in the photograph. (2 marks)
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Exam tip: When the question asks you to ‘explain’, you need to use the words ‘so’ or ‘because’ in your answer.
WJEC (B) GCSE Geography
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• It is high density so diseases will spread easily and make people ill.
• The houses are unstable and so might collapse, causing injuries or deaths.
• The housing is high density, so there will be no space for roads meaning there will be difficult access for emergency vehicles like police, fire or ambulances and this will make it dangerous to live there.
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