UCAS Geography 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyThe economy and global superpowersA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: scxrlettgraceCreated on: 10-09-20 16:59 What is income per capita? income of a group of people 1 of 19 What is GDP? measures total output of goods and services by a whole country 2 of 19 What is purchasing power parity? measures prices in different countries and compares purchasing power 3 of 19 What is GNP? Measures output produced by countries citizens both abroad and domestically 4 of 19 What is development? the improvement in quality of life of a country's population 5 of 19 What is a single indicator? an indicator that considers one variable 6 of 19 What is a composite indicator? an indicator that considers more than one variable 7 of 19 Why might data not be reliable? data changes constantly, some counties cannot collect accurate data 8 of 19 What does the clark fisher model show? chnages in employment over time 9 of 19 What are some ethical and environmental concerns caused by globalisation? exploited labour, low income for primary sector jobs, excess of resources used and wasted, climate change 10 of 19 What is localism? goods grown locally 11 of 19 What are transition towns? towns that encourage the growing of their own food 12 of 19 What is fairtrade? guaranteed prices for farmers, sustainable income 13 of 19 What is the forest stuardship council? organisation that puts their logo on ethically produced wood, which does not damage the enviroment 14 of 19 What are recycling schemes? local towns encouraging use of coloured bins, 'Keep Britain Tidy' 15 of 19 What factors increase migration? open borders in EU, FDI, humanitarian crisis, deregulation of job market 16 of 19 Examples of migration tensions? Brexit 2016, extremist anti-immigration parties, Wall between Mexico and USA 17 of 19 How is globalisation being limited? No internet access in north korea, china censored internet, Australian points based immigration system, trade protectionism of oil in USA 18 of 19 Example of group against globalisation and culture diffusion First Nations of Canada, indigenous group, government funded, native language, educational centre 19 of 19
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