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Quality of life and standard of living

Quality of life and standard of living. Click to continue. We can compare quality of life in different regions and between different countries by using indicators. quality of life is the happiness and contentment of an individual

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Quality of life and standard of living

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  1. Quality of life and standard of living Click to continue

  2. We can compare quality of life in different regions and between different countries by using indicators. • 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 Click to continue

  3. 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 Having somewhere to play Being able to get to a shop easily Having your own room Living a long time Click to continue

  4. 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 Click to continue

  5. 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 Click to continue

  6. Indicators How would the following affect quality of life? Click to continue

  7. Indicators Here are some suggestions. Now think of some more for all the indicators on the previous slide. Click to continue

  8. How do quality of life and standard of living vary in urban and rural areas? Do you think the housing provides a good quality of life? Do you think it is expensive to live here? Do you think the environment affects the quality of life? In which part of the city do you think these houses have been built? Angela Calvert Click to continue

  9. How do quality of life and standard of living vary in urban and rural areas? Do you think the housing provides a good quality of life? Do you think it is expensive to live here? Do you think the environment affects the quality of life? In which part of the city do you think these houses have been built? Fotolia Click to continue

  10. How do quality of life and standard of living vary in urban and rural areas? Do you think the housing provides a good quality of life? Do you think it is expensive to live here? Do you think the environment affects the quality of life? In which part of the city do you think these houses have been built? Fotolia Click to continue

  11. The graph shows the differences between access to clean water and sanitation in rural and urban Nigeria. Quality of life inNigeria Source: Adapted from www.unicef.org/infobycountry/nigeria_statistics.html 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? Click to continue

  12. Quality of life inNigeria (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.

  13. Exam practice 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 tip: Use figures from the table to compare the changes. Click to continue

  14. Exam practice answers 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. Click to continue

  15. Exam practice Explain how the housing may affect quality of life for people living in the area shown in the photograph. (2 marks) Fotolia Exam tip: When the question asks you to ‘explain’, you need to use the words ‘so’ or ‘because’ in your answer. Click to continue

  16. Exam practice answers • 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. Fotolia

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