Tak Sun Secondary School F.3 Contemporary Studies Problem set 4 for remedial class 10-11 Topic: Rich and poor (Chapter 25) Name: Full mark: 35 marks Class: Class No.: Instruction: On top of finishing the questions listed below, you are required to look up your dictionary and write down the Chinese meaning in blankets for highlighted words. Section A. Short question (15 marks) 1. (a) In case of wars or natural disasters ( ) in LDCs, what materials do international organisations ( ) provide to people in LDCs? (3 marks) (b) Name TWO international organisations providing emergency relief ( ) to LDCs. (2 marks)
2. (a) Why do LDCs often refuse ( ) conditional foreign aid ( )offered by MDCs? (1 mark) (b) Why do some MDCs restrict ( ) technology transference ( )? (1 mark) 3. (a) What are the weaknesses ( ) of some foreign aid ( )? (2 marks) (b) How can these problems be solved? (2 marks) 4. How do MDCs help LDCs rely ( ) on themselves? List TWO examples. (4 marks)
Section B. Data-based question (20 marks) 1. Study the following figures and answer the questions followed. Fig.1 Fig.2a Fig.2b (a) In which two continents are the countries with over 40% of population living with less than 1 US dollar a day mainly located ( )? (2 marks) (b) Which type of countries do the countries in the above two continents usually belong to, the less developed or more developed? (1 mark) (c) Fig.2a and 2b show the situation of international aid ( ).
Which type of aid do they belong to? (1 mark) (d) Can the above aid help the poor countries get rid of ( ) the vicious cycle ( ) of poverty? Why? (3 marks) (e) Can more developed countries obtain benefit from offering ( ) helps to poor countries to escape from poverty? (2 marks)
2. Study the following information and answer the questions. Haiti struck by a massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake Haiti's worst quake in two centuries hit south of the capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, wrecking the presidential palace, UN Headquarters and other buildings. The Red Cross says up to three million people have been affected. The cost of damage is estimated to be in billions. A number of nations, including the US, UK, Canada, Australia, France, Venezuela and a number of Latin American nations, are gearing up to send aid. The Red Cross is sending a relief team from Geneva and two UN planes, carrying emergency food aid to Port-au-Prince. The Inter-American Development Bank has immediately approved a $200 000 grant for emergency aid. 13 January 2010 Facts about Haiti History of violence, instability and dictatorship Economy in ruins and unemployment is chronic Population: 10 million (UN, 2009) Capital: Port-au-Prince Life expectancy: 59 years (men), 63 years (women) (UN) Main exports: Light manufactures, coffee, mangoes GNP per capita: US$660 (World Bank, 2008) We have increased the UN stabilisation mission in Haiti by 3 500 troops to 12 651. We have also set up a Joint Operations Tasking Centre with the US military to co-ordinate security in and around Port-au-Prince. UN Security Council s spokesman
As part of the rebuilding strategy to provide job opportunities for the victims, we will temporarily employ 220 000 Haitians to clear debris and restore basic infrastructure. The agricultural infrastructure has to be repaired as Co-ordinator of UN Development Programme soon as possible to secure food supply. Haiti depends on food imports, yet around 80% of the population are engaged in agriculture. In the long term, we hope to develop a rural agricultural strategy that would enable Haiti to become more self-sufficient. (a) Check the Chinese meaning of the following words in the articles (4 marks) Earthquake ( ) Two centuries ( ) Wrecking ( ) estimates ( ) Gearing up ( ) stabilization mission ( ) Coordinate ( ) rebuilding ( ) Debris ( ) Infrastructure ( ) Strategy ( ) self-sufficient ( ) (b) Explain the role of the United Nations in safeguarding social stability in Haiti. (3 marks) (c) (i) Which two aspects does the immediate rebuild strategy focus on?(2 marks) (ii) What are the benefits brought by the UN Development Programme? (2 marks)
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