📕🌐Canadian Geo9️⃣🌐📕 Flashcards
The concept that people around the world can interact almost as easily as if the world were won the large village due to the advances in communication and technology
Global village
Increasing integration of economies, trade, financial services, and culture from around the world
Globalization
The basic rights and freedom to which all humans are entitled, including the rights to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law
Human rights
An organization which encourages peace and universal respect among countries; designates world biosphere that preserve world heritage sites to preserve unique cultural natural sites
(UNESCO) The United Nations’ Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
And indicator used to measure the well-being of people in a country by examining three major factors: life expectancy, education, and standard of living
Human Development Index
A rating of a country social system, such as education and health care, as well its economic systems
Development status
Countries that have a high standard of living on average and a highly developed economy
Developed world
Countries that have a low standard if living on average as a result of low GDP
Developing world
A developing country with a rapidly growing economy and an average standard of living that is increasing
Newly industrialized country
Activities related to people traveling to and staying in places other than their normal home environment for adventure, leisure, education, or business purpose
Tourism
Travel within canada
Domestic travel
Travel beyond Canada’s borders
International travel
The direct and indirect effect on the economy caused by activity in one part of the economy
Multiplier effect
The income generated from goods or services
Revenue
A tax imposed when a product is brought into a country
Tariffs
A payment of money given by the government to offset the cost of producing a good or service
Subsidy
When goods and services are brought into a country
Importing
When goods and services are sold to another country
Exporting
The practice of buying Canadian products instead of goods produced elsewhere
Import substitution
An agreement signed in 1992 by Canada, the US, Mexico, and allow tariff free trade in goods and services
(NAFTA) North American Free Trade Agreement
An organization that develops guidelines for international
World Trade Organization
The unrestricted trade between countries so that there are no tariffs, penalties, or limits of any kind on the scale of goods and services
Free trade
An international organization that was formed to create peace, security, and cooperation among other the countries of the world
United Nations
The UN operates in ____ countries
191 countries
