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Gr11 Development Terminology Flashcards

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Brandt Line

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A line that divides the richer north from the poorer south. The line is not parallel to the equator.

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Commodity

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An item of economic value, that countries trade in large quantities.

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Core & periphery model

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A development model that suggests that economic growth is concentrated in a dominant core and a less developed periphery depends on the core. Over time development diffuses from core to periphery eventually developing the periphery.

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Development

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Development involves the efficient use of resources to improve the standard of living and the quality of life of people.

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Demographic indicators

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Statistics about the population.

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Economic development

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The development of a countries wealth.

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Economic indicators

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Indicators that measure the amount of wealth in a society.

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Environmental Sustainability

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Long-term maintenance of ecosystems and their natural functions for future generations.

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Fair trade

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Trade that supports farmers in LEDCs by paying fair prices and encouraging social and environmental development in their communities

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Free trade

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Trade that occurs without any restrictions

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GDP (Gross domestic product)

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Total value of Goods & Services produced by a country in one year (territory based).

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Globalisation

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It is the ever increasing global connectivity, integration and interdependence of countries on each other.

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GNI (Gross national product)

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GDP plus income earned by a country’s citizens/corporations abroad.

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GDP Per Capita

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The total value of all the goods and services produced by a country in a year, divided by the total population of that country.

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Gini-coefficient

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An economic indicator that reflects income distribution in a population.

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HDI

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A tool developed by the United Nations to measure and rank countries’ levels of social and economic development based on certain indicators: Life expectancy, education, and income indices.

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Indicators of development

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Indicators are statistics that allow us to compare development levels of different countries.

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Industrial Growth

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When the secondary economic sector grows and expands. More factories are built and more products are made. Wealth is gained through manufacturing activities.

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Infant Mortality Rate

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Probability of dying between birth and exactly one year of age expressed per 1,000 live births.

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International trade

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International trade is the trade of goods and services across borders.

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LEDC

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Less Economically Developed Country.
A country with low levels of economic development. Indicators of lack of development include high birth, death, and infant mortality rates.

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Life Expectancy

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The age until which a person is expected to live.

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Macro-scale development

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Large scale continental/country based or global development.

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MEDC

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More Economically Developed Countries.
A country with high levels of economic development. Indicators of development include low birth, death, and infant mortality rates

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Micro-scale development

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Small scale community or local level development.

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Newly Industrialised Countries

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A term used by political scientists and economists to describe a country whose level of economic development ranks it somewhere between the developing and first-world classifications. These countries have moved away from an agriculture-based economy and into a more industrialized, urban economy.

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Quality of life

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(QOL) is the general well-being of individuals and societies.

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Quota

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Restrictions on the number of foreign products that can enter a country.

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Rostow’s model of development

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A model of development that suggests that all countries have the potential to develop through five linear stages of growth. Development is only perceived as economic growth.

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Social development

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Development that focuses on ways living conditions can be improved.

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Social indicators

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Indicators that shows people’s quality of life.

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Standard of Living

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The level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class in a certain geographic area.

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Subsidies

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A country’s government may give financial support to one of its own industries. The government is sharing the production costs of the commodity keeping its prices lower than imported products.

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Sustainable development

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Development that meets current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

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Sustainable development model

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A model of development that aims to incorporate Economic and Social development without harming the environment.

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Terms of Trade

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The value (price) of a country’s exports relative to that of its imports.

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Tariff

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A type of tax placed on imported goods, resulting in the goods being sold for more than local products. Can generate income for the government.

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Trade

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The exchange of goods, services, capital, labour and information between two parties.

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Trade barriers

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Countries implement trade policies to help control trade and protect local businesses and industries.

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Trade bloc

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A group of countries that have agreed to trade with each other.

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Transnational/multinational corporation

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Large companies operating in countries around the world.

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Value added goods

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Natural resources that have been processed into a semi-finished or finished product.

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