EOY Flashcards
Define development
People reaching an acceptable standard in living or quality of life
Define GNI per capita
The dollar value of a country’s income in a year divided by its population
Define HDI human development index
The gni, life expectancy and education system and ranks a country 0-1
Define the scramble for Africa
Powerful European nations took control of African nations and divided the land
Define TNC transnational corporations
Companies that are in more than one country
State 2 benefits of TNCs
1: they create jobs
2: they encourage businesses to set up
State 2 costs of TNCs
They can increase pollution
High paying jobs often go to employees of the originating country
State 2 causes of poverty
Conflict
Natural hazards
What is the enhanced greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere by um an activity, not natural
Name three adaptations to climate change
Adapt buildings
Change crops
Water transfer
Define urbanisation
The increase of people living in cities
Define birth rate
The number of births each year per 1000 people
Define a demographic transition model
A model that shows birth rates, population and death rates over time
Describe reasons for high birth rate
Low development levels
Lack of healthcare
Lack of contraception
