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Dynamic Development (People and Society)

6 dot points across 6 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How is one LIDC developing, and how can the development gap be reduced?

A case study of one LIDC: its context, recent development and barriers; progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals; and strategies to reduce the development gap, including aid, debt relief, trade and investment, evaluated as top-down or bottom-up.
A focused answer to OCR GCSE Geography B (J384) Dynamic Development on an LIDC case study, covering its context, barriers and recent development, the Sustainable Development Goals, and strategies to reduce the development gap including aid and debt relief.
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What are the challenges and opportunities for a city experiencing rapid growth?

A case study of a city in an LIDC or EDC: its context and growth; the social, economic and environmental consequences of rapid urbanisation, including squatter settlements and the informal economy; and top-down and bottom-up strategies to manage the challenges.
A focused answer to OCR GCSE Geography B (J384) Urban Futures on a city in an LIDC or EDC, covering its growth, the social, economic and environmental consequences including squatter settlements and the informal economy, and top-down and bottom-up management.
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How is development measured, and how reliable are the measures?

What development means and why it is hard to define; the economic, social and combined measures of development (GNI per capita, HDI, the Gender Inequality Index); and the limitations of single indicators.
A focused answer to OCR GCSE Geography B (J384) Dynamic Development on what development means and how it is measured, covering GNI per capita, the HDI, the Gender Inequality Index, and the limitations of single indicators.
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How can cities become more sustainable for the future?

What makes a city sustainable; the challenges and opportunities for a city in an AC; and strategies for sustainable urban living, including transport, housing, energy, water and waste, that improve quality of life while reducing environmental impact.
A focused answer to OCR GCSE Geography B (J384) Urban Futures on sustainable cities, covering what makes a city sustainable, the challenges and opportunities for a city in an AC, and strategies for sustainable urban living.
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What are the causes and consequences of uneven development?

The physical, historical, economic and political causes of uneven development; the consequences for people and the environment; and contrasting theories of development, including Rostow's model and dependency theory.
A focused answer to OCR GCSE Geography B (J384) Dynamic Development on uneven development, covering the physical, historical, economic and political causes, the consequences for people, and Rostow's model and dependency theory.
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Why do more than half the world's people now live in urban areas?

Global patterns and rates of urbanisation; the difference between megacities and world cities and their distribution; and the causes of urbanisation, including rural-to-urban migration (push and pull factors) and natural increase.
A focused answer to OCR GCSE Geography B (J384) Urban Futures on global urbanisation, the difference between megacities and world cities, their distribution, and the causes of urbanisation through migration and natural increase.
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