Development Dynamics Definitions 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyDevelopmentGCSEEdexcel Created by: mollyburns15Created on: 23-04-17 10:01 Global North Section of the globe that is described as the richer parts, includes countries such as UK, USA, australia 1 of 20 Global South Southern hemisphere, includes countries in Africa, Asia and South America, countries with lower income 2 of 20 HICS High income countries 3 of 20 LICs Low income countries 4 of 20 Top down development when decisions about development ideas are made by governments and large companies 5 of 20 Bottom up development when development decisions are made my NGOs or charities 6 of 20 NGO non-government organisation 7 of 20 Globalisation Increasing interconnectedness that takes place between countries 8 of 20 GDP per capita total value of goods or services produced in a year divided by number of people 9 of 20 Human development index (HDI) a measure of the social side of life in LICs based on 4 factors 10 of 20 Topography the arrangement of natural and artificial physical features of an area 11 of 20 Transnational corporation (TNC) corporations that work across more than one country 12 of 20 inter-governmental organisation (IGO) organisation comprise primarily of sovereign states 13 of 20 emerging country has characteristics of a developing country but not there 14 of 20 Developing country An agricultural country that is becoming more advanced economically 15 of 20 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) an investment by an investor from another country 16 of 20 Multi-lateral aid aid provided by a group of countries or an institution representing them 17 of 20 Outsourcing to obtain goods by contract from an outside supplier 18 of 20 Demographic a particular sector of a population 19 of 20 Infrastructure the physical and organisational structure and facilities in a society 20 of 20
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