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Geography Y8 Revision 2 Flashcards

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1
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3 measures of development

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GNI, Literacy Rate, GDP, HDI

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what is difference between standard of living and quality of life

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quality of life includes happiness of individuals, whereas standard of living includes quality of housing and health

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what does gdp mean

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gross domestic product

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causes of uneven development

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Debt so they have less to invest in their own country

natural hazards

corruption

wars as they invest in guns and not healthcare

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birth rate

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number is births per 1000 people

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death rate

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number of deaths per 1000 people

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GNI per capita

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gross national income per person

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infant mortality rate

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number of child deaths per 1000 live births

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life expectancy

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the average age that a person may live to

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literacy rate

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the percentage of adults who can read and write

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people per doctor

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a ratio to show the number of people per doctor

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low income countries

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countries that have a low quality of life like chad, somalia, yemen

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newly emerging economy

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have a rapidly improving quality of life
like china, brazil, india

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high income country

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have a high quality of life
like germany, usa, italy

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what is the name of the graph that represents the spread of population in a country

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population pyramid

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name and explain one environtmental factor that causes uneven development

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Natural hazards like earthquakes, tornadoes and tsunamis

17
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what does NEE stand for/

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newly emerging country

18
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name a LIC

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somalia, yemen, central african republic, niger, chad

19
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fill in gaps. the level of ________ of a country shows how economically socially, _________________ or technologically advanced that country is

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development, culturally

20
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what is a tnc

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a transnational corporation/company is a company which operates in at leaast two countries also known as a multinational country like apple, microsoft, mcdonalds

21
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pros of a tnc

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bring jobs for money and improve their standard of living

women get education and skill

gives a stable income

offer improved education and skills

tncs invest in infrastructure for example building new roads and houses

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cons in tncs

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the money tncs make go back to their headquarters instead of helping the country the goods are made in

they pay their workers a low wage

they use too mater water leaving river levels low

they pollute air or water with toxic chemicals from factries

23
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obesity epidemic cases

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delivery apps in the uk are leading ot weight gain and health conditions like type 2 diabetes. these apps make it easier to get unhealthy food at any hour of the day

in brazil,people adopted a more sedentary lifestyle and junk food due to nestles influence. this has caused rises in obesity and diabetes. nestles floating supermarket reached remote areas causing more diabetes

some mexican states find coca cola products more affordable and accesible than drinking water so coca cola has been very popular which has led to diabetes

24
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3 case studies related to tncs contribution to the obesity edpidemic

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deliveroo, nestle and coca cola

25
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what are factories with bad working conditions and long hours called

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sweatshops

26
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what country has coca cola had a huge impact on

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mexico

27
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problems with fast fashion

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high carbon emissions, extensive, land use, water pollution and microfibers, poor labour conditions, water consumption and wasting resuorces

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sweatshop conditions

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long hours (100 hours a week)

few to no breaks

little pay (1p an hour)

child labour

violent treatment

poor lighting and no air flow

29
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sweatshops link to development

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provide more jobs
workers are provided with income instead of being unemployed
condition for workers are very poor which lead to illness and injury

30
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how do clothes cause water pollution

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majority of large clothing companies outsource their manufacturing to countries with cheaper labour

chemicals leak into rivers and steams causing high levels of pollution

31
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2 conditions of sweatshops

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little pay
child labour

32
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does fast fashion supply a high or low number of jobs

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high

33
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what causes water pollution from factories

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chemical runoff

34
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what does tnc stand for

A

transnational companies

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