Determinist Model (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
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What does the determinist model suggest about natural environment and development?
What does the determinist model suggest about natural environment and development?
It significantly shapes economic development
How many key environmental factors does the determinist model identify?
How many key environmental factors does the determinist model identify?
Three factors
What benefits do mild and temperate climates provide according to the model?
What benefits do mild and temperate climates provide according to the model?
Support agriculture & attract tourism
Which region demonstrates how extreme climate limits development?
Which region demonstrates how extreme climate limits development?
Kalaalit Nunaat in Greenland
What can resource extraction provide according to the model?
What can resource extraction provide according to the model?
Export income & infrastructure funding
What difficulties do mountainous regions face?
What difficulties do mountainous regions face?
Transportation & communication issues
What advantage do coastal areas have according to the model?
What advantage do coastal areas have according to the model?
Maritime trade opportunities
Which countries leveraged oil reserves to drive development in the MENA region?
Which countries leveraged oil reserves to drive development in the MENA region?
Saudi Arabia and UAE
What is the model's major weakness?
What is the model's major weakness?
Overlooking human actions & decisions
What does the model not adequately account for?
What does the model not adequately account for?
Technology overcoming limitations
What does the equatorial paradox question?
What does the equatorial paradox question?
Why equatorial nations don't always develop
What is Indonesia's Gini coefficient?
What is Indonesia's Gini coefficient?
Approximately 38.2
What is Indonesia's estimated annual forest loss?
What is Indonesia's estimated annual forest loss?
Over 300,000 hectares