G Flashcards
What is aid
A form of help given from one country to another
Different types of hazards
Tsunami, earthquake, volcanoes, Flood, landslide, mud flow , avalanche.
What is globalisation
How trade and technology have made the world into a more connected and independent place.
What is the role of social media
Allow users to have conversations, share information and create web content.
Causes of shrinking world
The development of transportation technology.
Impacts on shrinking world
Made the world smaller
What are TNC’s
Large businesses that operate in a number of countries
Benifits of TNC’s
More investment.
Creation of more jobs… For local businesses to help parts of the TNC operations. …
Encouragement of international trade - opening new markets should increase economic growth.
Improvement of educational outcomes as TNCs requires skilled workers.
Problems with TNC’s
The wages paid to local workers are often low and some companies have been accused of exploiting the local workforce rather than benefiting it
Why do countries trade
because no country has enough raw materials or manufactured goods to be self-sufficient
What do countries trade
Food, resources, aid
How is trade unfair
Manufactured goods sell at higher prices than raw materials
Types of aid
Bilateral aid.
Multilateral aid.
Aid from non-governmental organisations (NGO’s)
Short-term (relief) aid.
Long-term (development) aid.
How fair trade works and why it is unnecessary
ensure fairer terms of trade between farmers and buyers, protect workers’ rights, and provide the framework for producers to build thriving farms and organizations.
Explain distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes
Earthquakes are found along all types of plate margins as shown on this map. Volcanoes however, only occur at constructive and destructive plate margins