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Factors that impact well being - Coggle Diagram
Factors that impact well being
environmental
Climate
Natural resources
Location
have an impact on level of wellbeing.
Due to the access and availability of trade in the region.
Countries who are landlocked, means they don't have access to seaports.
This has a negative impact on developing counties and level of wellbeing.
Land quality and access to water
Land degradation through human activates and overgrazing have lead to poor soils and food insecurity
Most important environmental factor is availability to fresh water.
water scarcity impacts on food security, health, wealth, soil fertility and education
Climate change
Climate change, 3 and a half rise in temperature thus leading to frequent heat waves, extreme weather, droughts and mosquito born diseases
Food production, decreases.
Conflict
Social
Population size
Cultural norms such as gender norms.
Economic
Trade laws
Increased choice for consumers, access to international markets, more employment opportunities.
Specialisation in certain products allows countries to focus energy on smaller range of products or services.
competition with other nations can lead to loss jobs and revenue.
Access to trade routes
There is a correlation between economic growth and trade.
Counties with higher rates of GDP growth also tend to have higher rates of growth in trade as a share of output.
political
Wars and civil conflict
Historical
Colonial plast
End of WW2 many countries had to give up their colonies, but the legacy of colonialism still impacts on countries today.
Colonies were used for natural resources and the economic wealth created benefited the European powers not the colony.