Sustainable development is developing, but in a useful and non-damaging way.
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GDP
Gross Domestic Product- The total value of all of an areas goods/exports in a year
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GDP per capita
Takes the money made within an area in a year a divides it by the population.
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HDI
Human Development Index- How efficient individual countries are at using their resources to benefit their people, without causing long term environmental damage.
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Happy Planet Index
How efficient individual countries are at using their resources to benefit their people, without causing long term damage to the environment.
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Gender Inequality Index
Considers female participation in the workforce and decision-making procesees, their education and their degree of control over pregnancy.
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Political Freedom Index
Measures political rights and civil liberties, including the freedom of elections, the number of people voting or the number of people with the right to vote, freedom of speech and individual rights.
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Corruption Perception Index
Looks at perceived corruption in governments and their departments. If development is to take place, the government should be working for the people.
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Environmental Performance Index
Considers the health of people and the natural environment using a wide range of indicators.
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Neo-colonialism
Means 'New Colonialism'. This is the way in which rich countries still dominate poorer countries.
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Globalisation
Sharing cultures. How one culture is shown in another. It is shown through: trading with other countries, people working/living abroad, foreign technology from abroad and sharing information.
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FDI
Foreign Direct Investment- When Western TNC's invest in South East Asia for cheap production.
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TNC
Transnational Corporations- Thee are corporations with operations in more than one country.
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Containerisation
The mass movement of goods in containers via ships.
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The Four Employment Sectors
Primary (Extraction), secondary (Manufacturing), tertiary (Services) and quaternary (Research and development etc).
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Developing Country
A poor agricultural country that is seeking to become more advanced economically and socially.
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Emerging Country
A nation's economy that is progressing toward becoming more advanced, usually by means of rapid growth and industrialisation. These countries experience an expanding role both in the world economy and in global politics.
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Developed Country
A sovereign state that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure.
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Demographic Data
All data relevant to a country's population.
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Chloropleth Map
A map in which things are shaded/coloured in proportion to a measurement of a specific variable such as population of HDI.
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Terms Of Trade
The value of a country's imports relative to that of its exports.
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Intermediate Technology
Using low-tech solutions using local resources to solve problems.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Gross Domestic Product- The total value of all of an areas goods/exports in a year
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GDP
Card 3
Front
Takes the money made within an area in a year a divides it by the population.
Back
Card 4
Front
Human Development Index- How efficient individual countries are at using their resources to benefit their people, without causing long term environmental damage.
Back
Card 5
Front
How efficient individual countries are at using their resources to benefit their people, without causing long term damage to the environment.
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