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EQ3 Flashcards

1
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have average income RISEN or FALLEN globally since 1950

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RISEN but very slowly in poor parts of the lgobe

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2
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TRUE OR FALSE is absolute poverty on the rise

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FALSE

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3
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TRUE OR FALSE have many countries advanced from low income to high income status

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FALSE
low income to middle income status

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4
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what does the gini coefficient measure

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The gini coefficient measures the amount of income inequality within a country

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5
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what does a gini coefficient value of zero suggest

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everyone receives the same incomeh

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what does a gini coefficient of a hundred suggest

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suggests one person gets all the income in a country

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7
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define diaspora

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the spread of a group of people from their original homeland

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8
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define nationalist

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a political movement focused on national independence

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9
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define post-accession migrant

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the flows of economic migrants after a country has joined the EU

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10
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what are 7 causes of multicultural societies

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glocalisation
TNCs
migration
westernisation
hybridisation
trade blocs
cultural diffusion

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11
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define sustainability

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meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generators meet their own needs

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12
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define natural resources

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material source of wealth, such as timber, freshwater, or minerals. They occur naturally and have economic value

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13
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define ecological footprint

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a measurement of the area of land or water required to provide for one person

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14
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define food miles

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the distance food travels from a farm to the consumer

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15
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define water footprint

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a measure of water used in the production and transport of food and products

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16
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define transition town

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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

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17
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LOCALISM : not a flashcard

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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

18
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define post-colonial migrants

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people who moved to european countries from former colonies

19
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define net migration

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the overall balance between immigration and emigration

20
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define trade protectionism

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government policies and actions taken to restrict or limit international trade in order to protect domestic industries from foreign competition.

21
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trade protectionism is another form of controlling globalisation what are the 2 type of flows used to protect domestic industries

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prohibited flows
criminal/illegal flows

22
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examples of prohibited flows

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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

23
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examples of illegal/criminal flows

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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

24
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define ethical purchase

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a purchase where the consumer has considered the social and environmental costs of production for food, goods or services purchased

25
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define absolute poverty

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when a person’s income is too low for even the basic human needs to be met

26
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define relative poverty

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when a person’s income is too low to maintain the average standard of living in a particular society

27
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define millennium development goods

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8 specific objectives for the global community created at the UN millennium summit in New York in 2000

28
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define informal sector

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unofficial forms of employment

29
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TRUE OR FALSE the global economy has grown slower than its population

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FALSE
Overall the global economy has grown enormously, faster than its population

30
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TRUE or FALSE have the incomes of people grown more overtime

A

TRUE
the wealth and incomes of the majority of people have grown more slowly overtime

31
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TRUE or FALSE globalisation has pushed more people into absolute poverty

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FALSE
Globalisation has NOT pushed large numbers of absolute poverty

32
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YES OR NO? has globalisation pushed more people into relative poverty

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globalisation may have pushed more people into relative poverty

33
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have the millennium development goals ___ poverty
A. HALVED
B. DOUBLED
C. had no effect on

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A. HALVED

34
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what are the 2 economic measures of development

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income per capita and GDP
economic sector balance

35
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what are the 3 social and environmental measures of development

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HDI (human development index)
GII (gender inequality index)
Environmental quality

36
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what is a composite index

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an index which measures more than one thing

37
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what is income per capita and GDP measuring

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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

38
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what is economic sector balance measuring

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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

39
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what is HDI measuring

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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)

40
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what is GII measuring

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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

41
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what is environmental quality measuring

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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

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