Definitions Flashcards
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Definition of GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
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Total value of goods and services produced within a country during one year
2
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HDI (human development index)
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- mean years of schooling/education
- adult literacy rates
- life expectancy
- income per capita
3
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Rostows modernisation theory
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The traditional society Pre-conditions for take off Take off The drive to maturity High mass consumption
4
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Features of colonialism
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- expansion of a county into new territory
- exploitation of the ethnic majority by the colonial power
- exploitation of local resources/labour/plantation colonies
- slave trade
- forced changes to the lives of colonised people, imposing new country boundaries
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Development
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The process of change that affects/improves people’s quality of life
6
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HDI score for emerging countries
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Between 0.550 and 0.799
7
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Periphery
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Parts of a country outside the more developed core region
Areas of lower productivity/technology/skills or wages
Eg. Caribbean
8
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Core
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More developed countries with higher technology/productivity/wages or skills, manipulate world trade
Eg. USA
9
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Topography
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Shape and features of land surface (how high, how steep)
