An individual lacking the basic needs to survive e.g. food, safe drinking water, sanitation, health, shelter, education and information
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Relative Poverty
An individual living on less than half the national average income of the society they live in. This depends on the society the person lives in
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GNP
Gross National Product: Total income from goods and services in a country including income from overseas
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GDP
Gross Domestic Product: Total Income from goods and services in a country not including income from overseas
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HDI
Human Development Indicators
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Calorie Intake
Amount of calories obtained from food per person per day
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Occupation
Jobs people do, measured by the percentage of the population working in agriculture
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Literacy Rate
The percentage of adults who can read and write simple sentences
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Infant Mortality Rate
The number of children who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born
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People per doctor
The total population divided by the number of qualified doctors
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Life expectancy
The average length of time a person is expected to live
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Colonialism
A policy where a country settles and exploits another country
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Give an example of colonialism
Britain over India
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Colony
A taken over settlement
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Former colonies
Countries that were owned but not now
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Colonial powers
The power used to take over the colony
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What is the opposite of trade deficit
Trade surplus
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Poverty Cycle
A set of factors such as low income and poor diet that cause poverty to continue
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Development trap
When countries are unable to develop or improve due to the poverty cycle
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MNC
Multi-National company: It is a business that manages production or delivers services in at least two countries, they may have HQ's in MEDCs and factories in LEDCs, the products are often recognised by global brands
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Globalisation
The increased movement of people, ideas, goods, services and money between people and countries all over the world
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Global Interdependence
People and countries throughout the world are now dependent on one and another
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Perception
A belief or idea you have of what something is like
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Stereotypes
An over-simplified mental picture or attitude held by the members of a group
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Bilateral Aid
given by one country to another
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Multilateral Aid
governments from MEDCs decide how the money is spent
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NGOs
Non Governmental organisations
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Humanitarian Aid
Given by governments or raised by NGOs
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Long term aid
Money given to LEDCs to encourage long-term economic growth
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Fair trade
sustainable trade and improved conditions for producers in LEDCs
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Fair trade foundation
Organisations that give the right to use the fair-trade logo
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Free trade
Without government tariffs and subsidies, prices and products determined by supply
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Debt Cancelation
Cancellation of debt is the relief from the burden of paying the original loan and interest
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
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An individual living on less than half the national average income of the society they live in. This depends on the society the person lives in
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Relative Poverty
Card 3
Front
Gross National Product: Total income from goods and services in a country including income from overseas
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Card 4
Front
Gross Domestic Product: Total Income from goods and services in a country not including income from overseas
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