Development and Environmental Risks Flashcards
What is desertification?
The destruction of the biological potential of land
What causes desertification?
A combination of socio economic processes and little precipitation
What are the impacts of global warming?
Extreme weather
Risks for wildlife
What is GNP per capita?
The value of a country’s final outputs of goods and services in a year, divided by its population
What is literacy rate?
Literary rate is the percentage of people that can read and write
What does the primary industry do?
Extract raw materials from the land or sea
What does the secondary industry do?
Creates products with raw materials
What does the tertiary industry do?
Provision of services
What is a TNC?
A transnational Corporation is a firm that owns productive operations in more than one country
