Enquiry question 3 key words

Question 1

Censorship

Answer 1

The suppression of words, images, or ideas that are considered offensive by a particular government or group.

Question 2

Deregulation

Answer 2

The removal of rules, regulations and laws previously imposed on an industry. Often welcomed as the removal of monopoly rights which improve competition and opportunity, they can also lead to the weakening of protection for workers and consumers.

Question 3

Diaspora

Answer 3

The dispersion or spread of a group of people from their original homeland.

Question 4

Ecological Footprint

Answer 4

The measure of human demand on nature. ie. the quantity of nature it takes to support people or an economy.

Question 5

Ethical consumption

Answer 5

A type of consumer activism based on the concept of ‘dollar voting’ which means that every time you spend money you are effectively voting on the type of society you would like to live in.

Question 6

Extremism

Answer 6

Beliefs that most people consider unreasonable and unacceptable.

Question 7

Fair Trade

Answer 7

A way of buying and selling that makes certain that the people who produce the goods receive a fair price. It brings a better standard of living for poor farmers in developing countries.

Question 8

First Nations

Answer 8

The indigenous people who lived in Canada before the arrival of Europeans.

Question 9

Gender inequality index

Answer 9

A measurement of gender disparity that was introduced in 2010. It considers the reproductive health, empowerment, and economic status of women.

Question 10

Gini Coefficient

Answer 10

A single number aimed at measuring the degree of inequality in an area. It is most often used to measure how far a country’s wealth or income distribution deviates from a totally equal distribution. The line at 45 degrees thus represents perfect equality of incomes.

Question 11

Human Development Index (HDI)

Answer 11

Devised by the UN to show how far people are benefiting from economic growth. Links GDP to education and health.
Criticisms:
- Measures ranking rather than absolute idea of development
- Biased towards economic/ wealth-dependent factors

Question 12

Income inequality

Answer 12

The extent to which income is distributed in an uneven manner among a population.

Question 13

Localism

Answer 13

Generally supports local production and consumption of goods, local control of government, and promotion of local history, culture and identity.

Question 14

Lorenz curve

Answer 14

A line graph that portrays the (un)evenness of a geographical distribution. The vertical axis is cumulative percentage of the variable being examined. The horizontal axis is the rank order of the values. A perfectly even distribution of values will give a 45 degree line from left to right. The more a line diverges from this, the more uneven or highly concentrated the variable is.

Question 15

Open borders

Answer 15

A border that enables free movement of people between different jurisdictions with limited or no restrictions.

Question 16

Recycling

Answer 16

The re-use of materials which would otherwise be deemed rubbish.

Question 17

Sustainability

Answer 17

Avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance. Also relevant to other aspects of geography, for example a sustainable city will have mixed use spaces where unemployment rates are low and community spirit is thriving.

Question 18

Trade protectionism

Answer 18

The placing of barriers to trade (tariffs and taxes) used by a government to try and promote domestic products over imports.

Question 19

Transition town

Answer 19

A settlement where individuals and businesses aim to make their community more sustainable and less reliant on global trade.