MALAWI

Question 1

malawi’s population:

Answer 1

youthful

• less elderly (healthcare)
• more births (women don’t have jobs)

Question 2

malawi’s fertility rate =

Answer 2

high

Question 3

landlocked

Answer 3

• no port to trade

- track railway (slow and expensive)

Question 4

rural isolation

Answer 4

• 8% of malawi population is rural

- isolated, poor infrastructure

Question 5

change in climate

Answer 5

• water shortage as temp rise (evaporation)

- food shortages (variable rainfall, increase drought)

Question 6

increase pollution

Answer 6

• economic growth = rapid
• contaminated water
• no sanitation or waste management
• air pollution increase

Question 7

malawi exports

Answer 7

tobacco, tea, sugar, cotton, peanuts

cheap

Question 8

malawi imports

Answer 8

food, consumer goods, transport equipment, petroleum products

Question 9

malawi’s trade:

Answer 9

imports > exports

earns less then it spends

Question 10

globalisation

Answer 10

countries becoming increasingly connected to eachother

Question 11

clark fisher model

Answer 11

primary
secondary
tertiary
quaternary