geography revision

development

globalisation

crime

types of crime

burglary

definition of crime

an action or omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law.

criminal damage

fraud & forgery

drugs

robbery

the theft from a premises where access is not authorised

sexual offences

theft

violence against the person

other

where property is intentionally destroyed or damaged

possession, consumption, supply of or the intent of supplying illegal drugs

this is a broad category of types not covered in other categories

a range of offences from minor offences such as harassment to serious offences such as murder

from person, motor vehicle, bikes, residential or non residential property goods and more

Indecent assault and unlawful (under age) sexual intercourse

theft with the uses of force or a threat of force

is an intentional deception in most occasions for monetary gain

designing out crime

most crime is opportunistic so people try and get rid of the opportunity

main points

reduce access of escape routes e.g thoroughfares

defensible space

natural surveillance

this means thieves will get trapped in places easier

reduction in communal space

makes people feel they're being watched

someone knows if someone is somewhere they shouldn't be

The Brant line

A line separating the well developed countries from the less developed countries. rich north & poor south.

Now partially out of date

Quite a few countries were part of BRICS/MINT's

How do you measure development

Life Expectancy

Gender Inequality

Number of people with access to

Clean Water

Electricity

Doctors

Infant Mortality

Death rate

Adult Illiteracy

Human Development Index

The Human Development Index is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.

Development is the process by which countries improve their living standards, over time.

How it is classed

Developed

Developing

Emerging

The development gap

places have become more wealthy

Places have become more developed

Reasons for less development

Haiti

Many Earthquakes and Hurricanes

Has to spend money on national distasters

2010 Earthquake

Unable to export things

$8 billion in 2010

People lost limbs and couldn't work

Roads were destroyed

Around Haiti there is a tectonic plate

Caribbean country so is hot and gets Hurricanes every year

BRICS and MINTs

BRICS

Brazil

India

Russia

China

South Africa

MINT's

Mexico

Indonisia

Nigeria

Turkey

Physical Landscape

Historical

Socio-Economic

relating to or concerned with the interaction of social and economic factors.

Foreign aid

Development aid

Bilateral aid

Multi-lateral aid

A country will aid poorer countries by giving them money

Money isn't paid back

financial aid is given by a country/organisations to other countries

money coming from a country/organisation which recieve the money from the UN or The World Bank

Squatter Settlements/Slums

Slum is called a slum if

A lack of Land tenure

Poor quality structures

People don't have a right to live there

Buildings are built of scraps

Overcrowding

High popuation density

Lack of basic structures

No sewage, public transport, water, etc.

Social problems

High crime rate, suicide, drug use, smuggling and disease

The process by which countries become more interconnected and by which become increasingly dependent on each other

Countries are improving transport and communication links between them and can therefore trade more easliy

Deindustrialistation

The process by which countries lose manufacturing facilities and jobs

It is caused when manufacturing is moved to other countries because they are able to make the same goods for a lower price

Detroit

Had a high employment rate

Many car businesses

General motors

Ford

Chrysler

Jobs suddenly moved elsewhere

Now has the highest unemployment rate in USA

Impacts of this

Population

Jobs

Crime

Fell from 1.8 million to 680,000

Arson, Theft, Gang crime, violence and homicide all rose

2009, 16% unemployed

Global Shift

The movement of jobs from the west to mainly South East Asian countries

sewage

Conflict in or around the country

eg. Congo

India, China

US, GB

less places for strangers to blend into