Line which divides the northern “rich” countries from the southern “poor” countries
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Development
the progress a country makes
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GDP
Gross Domestic Product – the amount of money made by a country in a year
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Globalisation
the world is becoming more connected through trade, transport and communications.
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Human Development Index
gives a country a score for how developed they are based on GDP and social indicators
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LIC
Low Income Country (poorer, less developed technology, healthcare etc.)
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Literacy
Reading and writing
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Manufactured goods
products that come from a factory like mobile phones and smoothies
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HIC
High Income Country (richer, lots of technology, good healthcare).
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Multinational companies
(MNC’s)
Companies that work in more than one country e.g. Coca cola, Nike.
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Outsourcing
It is often related to manufacturing or call centre jobs. The basic idea is that jobs which
used to be done in the UK (or other MEDCs) are now done in other locations. These are
usually the least cost location
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Primary goods
raw materials like banana, coal and fish
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Primary employment
working with raw materials or extracting materials e.g. Farming, mining, fishing. These
jobs are usually low paid.
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Secondary employment
working in the manufacturing industry, turning raw materials into products
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Tertiary employment
working in the service sector e.g. Doctors, teachers, hair dressers; office or ICT work.
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