India, KEY VOCABULARY Flashcards
What is BRICS?
A group of large and influential emerging countries: Brazil, Russia,
India, China and South Africa
What is Caste?
A traditional Indian system of segregation by birth and social class
What is a developed country?
A country with high human development
What is a developing country?
A country with low human development
What is a country’s economic core?
The centre of a country or region economically, where businesses
thrive, people have opportunities and are relatively wealthy; a highly
developed area
What is Economic periphery?
The edge of a country or region in terms of economics; a more
remote, difficult area where people tend to be poorer and have fewer
opportunities; a less well developed area
What is an emerging country?
A country with high or medium human development
What does geopolitical influence mean?
The way in which a country’s geography and economy affects its
relations with other countries
What is intermediate technology?
Often small scale technology that the local community can use
without too much training or high costs
They may also be able to repair it easily
What does NGO stand for and what is it?
a) non govermental organization
b)A national or international private organisation, which is distinct from
governmental or inter-governmental agencies
What is outsourcing?
The concept of taking internal company functions and paying an
outside firm to handle them
what is Political
development?
Improvements in a country’s system of government, or the
involvement of the people, for example through a greater democracy
What is a site?
The actual location of a settlement on the Earth, composed of the
physical characteristics of the landscape specific to the area
What is a countrys situation?
The location of a place relative to its surroundings and other places
What is Social development?
Improvements in people’s lives, health, education, culture
What is Sustainable
development
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Development which meets the needs of the present without
compromising (limiting) the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs
Define TNC plz
a)Transnational
Corporation (TNC)
b) A firm that owns or controls productive operations in more than one
country through foreign direct investment
Define Congestion
A large volume of slow-moving traffic that clogs up roads.
Define infrastructure
The basic services such as roads and power supplies which are needed to keep a country or region running.
Define slum
A run-down and often overcrowded urban area with poor quality housing and services
Define Sustainable
Able to continue without causing damage to the enviroment
Define sustainable management
Planning ahead and controlling development for a long future
What is air pollution?
Addin harmful substances, such as carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere
