The diagram shows money sent by a Pakistani electrician working in the Gulf to relatives in a village near Mardan. The family uses a bank branch, pays schoo...
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The diagram shows money sent by a Pakistani electrician working in the Gulf to relatives in a village near Mardan. The family uses a bank branch, pays school fees, improves its home and buys farm equipment. Researchers are studying remittances as a factor in rural development.
(a) State what is meant by a remittance. [1]
(b) Describe two uses of the money shown in Fig. 1. [2]
(c) Explain one benefit and one possible disadvantage of reliance on remittances. [2]
Answer Details
(a) Money sent home by a person working in another place or country [1] (b) Any two: school fees / education [1]; improving the house [1]; buying farm equipment [1]; saving through a bank [1]. (c) Benefit: raises household income / funds investment in education or farming [1]. Disadvantage: income may fall if overseas employment ends or exchange rates change [1]; or local people may become dependent on money rather than creating local jobs [1].
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