EQ3 Flashcards
have average income RISEN or FALLEN globally since 1950
RISEN but very slowly in poor parts of the lgobe
TRUE OR FALSE is absolute poverty on the rise
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE have many countries advanced from low income to high income status
FALSE
low income to middle income status
what does the gini coefficient measure
The gini coefficient measures the amount of income inequality within a country
what does a gini coefficient value of zero suggest
everyone receives the same incomeh
what does a gini coefficient of a hundred suggest
suggests one person gets all the income in a country
define diaspora
the spread of a group of people from their original homeland
define nationalist
a political movement focused on national independence
define post-accession migrant
the flows of economic migrants after a country has joined the EU
what are 7 causes of multicultural societies
glocalisation
TNCs
migration
westernisation
hybridisation
trade blocs
cultural diffusion
define sustainability
meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generators meet their own needs
define natural resources
material source of wealth, such as timber, freshwater, or minerals. They occur naturally and have economic value
define ecological footprint
a measurement of the area of land or water required to provide for one person
define food miles
the distance food travels from a farm to the consumer
define water footprint
a measure of water used in the production and transport of food and products
define transition town
a settlement were individuals and businesses have adopted bottom-up initiatives with the aim of making the community, more sustainable and less relying on global trade
LOCALISM : not a flashcard
THERE IS A TABLE ON SUPERMARKETS VS FARM SHOPS IN YOUR LOCAL SOURCING NOTES EQ3 USE IT!! Idk hwo to turn it into flascards well i do but too lazy rn just learn it dingus
define post-colonial migrants
people who moved to european countries from former colonies
define net migration
the overall balance between immigration and emigration
define trade protectionism
government policies and actions taken to restrict or limit international trade in order to protect domestic industries from foreign competition.
trade protectionism is another form of controlling globalisation what are the 2 type of flows used to protect domestic industries
prohibited flows
criminal/illegal flows
examples of prohibited flows
cuba –> usa (until 2015)
a commercial=financial blockade
china —> world
information flows are controlled
australia —> new zealand
aussie honey banned due to bio-security threat
examples of illegal/criminal flows
afghanistan –> uk
60% of afghanistans gdp comes from opium trade feeding demand for heroin
colombia –> usa
99% of cocaine in the usa is from colombia usa military given us$3 billion to prevent drug trade
nepal –> india
human trafficking taken to india and sold to brothels
define ethical purchase
a purchase where the consumer has considered the social and environmental costs of production for food, goods or services purchased
define absolute poverty
when a person’s income is too low for even the basic human needs to be met
define relative poverty
when a person’s income is too low to maintain the average standard of living in a particular society
define millennium development goods
8 specific objectives for the global community created at the UN millennium summit in New York in 2000
define informal sector
unofficial forms of employment
TRUE OR FALSE the global economy has grown slower than its population
FALSE
Overall the global economy has grown enormously, faster than its population
TRUE or FALSE have the incomes of people grown more overtime
TRUE
the wealth and incomes of the majority of people have grown more slowly overtime
TRUE or FALSE globalisation has pushed more people into absolute poverty
FALSE
Globalisation has NOT pushed large numbers of absolute poverty
YES OR NO? has globalisation pushed more people into relative poverty
globalisation may have pushed more people into relative poverty
have the millennium development goals ___ poverty
A. HALVED
B. DOUBLED
C. had no effect on
A. HALVED
what are the 2 economic measures of development
income per capita and GDP
economic sector balance
what are the 3 social and environmental measures of development
HDI (human development index)
GII (gender inequality index)
Environmental quality
what is a composite index
an index which measures more than one thing
what is income per capita and GDP measuring
its the mean average income of a group of people
-its calculated by taking an aggregate source of income for a country/smaller region and dividing it by population size to get an average
GDP is a widely used aggregate measure, it’s the final output of goods and services inside a nation’s border
what is economic sector balance measuring
a country or region’s economy can be divided into 4 economic sectors, their relative importance changes and country develop
for example, Nigeria rebased its economic sector calculation in 2013 by reducing the share of agriculture from 35% to 22% of its GDP
what is HDI measuring
HDI is a measure that ranks countries according to economic criteria (GDP per capita) and social criteria (life expectancy and literacy)
-devised by the united nations development programme (UNDP)
what is GII measuring
the gender inequality index (GII) is an index devised by the UNDP, it measures gender inequalities related to 3 aspects of social and economic development:
-reproductive health
-empowerment (parliament seats that are occupied by women)
-labour force participation rate of female and male population
what is environmental quality measuring
the measurement takes into account the amount of pollution found outdoors but also air quality within homes
-for example, Bangladesh was ranked last place with 9 and ireland ranked highly with a score of 98.3
