development pt. 2 Flashcards

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what is development

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how a country is growing economically and giving people better living standards and quality of life

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what is inequality

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the difference in levels of developments between and within a country

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3
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what is GNP per capita

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total value of goods and servies produced by a country

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4
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what is literacy rate

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percentage of adults that can read or write

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what is infant mortality

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number of children that die before the age of one

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what is life expectancy

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average number of years people are expected to live

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what the the reasons for wealth inequality between countries

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  • length of time for development to occur
  • impact of colonisation left on the country
  • higher presence or higher absence of raw materials
  • development of activities like tourism, manufacturing etc
  • presence of ports for transport
  • government policies
  • level of corruption in a country
  • level of education promoting more skilled or unskilled workforce
  • trade policies
  • presence of TNCS
  • war
  • lack of diversification
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reasons for wealth inequality within countries

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  • some parts have more resources
  • some parts have more energy supplies
  • some parts have more water supplies
  • some parts have more fertile soil
  • some parts have more employment in tourism, industry etc
  • some parts have more accessibility
  • some parts have better access to education
    -some parts have better access to healthcare
    -some areas are urban some are rural
  • some areas have ports
  • some have more governments investing
  • extreme of climate
  • mountain areas tend to be less developed
  • civil wars
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what is the employment structure

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a structure of different % of people employed in each industrial sector

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what is globalization

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globalization is the process by which the world is becoming more interconnected at the result of trade and cultural exchange

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reasons for globalization

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  • to make more money
  • easy movement of goods and people across the globe
  • reduced cost of transport
  • makes trade cheaper
  • easier to communicate and share information freely around the world
  • growth of TNCs
  • growth of social media
  • LECDs have higher skills levels and cheap labour
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positive impacts of globalization

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  • faster economic growth
  • access to new technologies
  • jobs for people in developing countries
  • cheaper imports
  • greater competition
  • efficient world competition
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negative impacts of globalization

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  • TNCs are responsible for global warming
  • depletion of resources
  • exploiting labour
  • loss of culture
  • government has little control over countries
  • polluting industries
  • developed countries interfering in matters of developing countries
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