Theme 1 Challenges of Living in a Built Environment Chapter 1 Quality of life and standard of living...

Theme 1 Challenges of Living in a Built Environment

Chapter 1 Quality of life and standard of living

© Hodder Education 2009



Key questions

How is quality of life different from standard of living?

How do quality of life and standard of living vary in urban and rural areas?




Key term

Standard of livingA measure of the relative wealth of individuals orfamilies.




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Income povertyA household is said to be in income poverty if it’sincome is less than 60% of the contemporary UKmedian (average) household income.




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Fuel povertyA family who cannot afford to heat their homeare said to live in fuel poverty. In the UKhouseholds who spend more than 10% of theirincome on fuel fall into this category.




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Quality of lifeA measure of the happiness and contentment ofan individual or family.




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Personal healthLong-term health-related problems such asasthma, heart disease, obesity or HIV can haveserious impacts on our quality of life.




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EnvironmentThe environmental quality of the neighbourhoodin which we live (traffic noise, congestion, airquality, vandalism) and its facilities (shops,transport, cinema, chemist, schools etc.) cancreate both positive and negative impacts onquality of life.




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Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC)The countries that are to the south of the BrandtLine in Central and South America, Africa andparts of Asia. Most LEDCs have lower incomesthan More Economically Developed Countries(MEDCs).




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Infant mortality rate (IMR)The number of children who die before the ageof one for every 1000 that are born.


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