Key Words Flashcards

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What is an AC

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Advanced Country

etc UK, Germany, Canada

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What is an LIDC

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Low Income Developing Country

etc Uganda, Ethiopia, Chad

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What is an EDC

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Emerging Developing Country

etc France, Italy, Brazil

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What is social?

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To do with population and the wellbeing of people

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What is Economic?

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To do with money and the government

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What is Enviromental?

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To do with the enviroment and climate change

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What are TNC?

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Transitional coropation : Large buisnesses that operate in a number of countries

etc MacDonalds, Apple, Amazon

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What is aid?

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an assistance given from one country to another

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What is ODA aid?

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Given by countries through internatinal bodies like IMF (International Monetary Fund)

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What is volantary aid?

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An informal term used to refer to development aid monies collected by charities and other voluntary sectors.

etc earthquakes

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What is Water Aid?

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An internatinal non-government organisation that focuses of water, sanitation and hygiene

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What are MDG’s?

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Millennium Development Goals - 8 internatinal development goals for 2015 that have been established following the MIlennium summit of the UNited nations in the 2000’s

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What are BRIC’s?

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The acronym which refers to Brazil, Russia, India and China

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What are MINT’s?

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The economics such as Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey

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What is human development index?

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A summary measure of human development
measured: life expectancy, years of schooling and expected years of schooling

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What is Gross Natinal Income?

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gross domestic product, plus net receipts from abroad of compensation of employees, property income and net taxes less subsidies on production.

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What is development?

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A proces tht create growth, progress, positive change

18
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What is land-locked?

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A country or region entierly surrounded by land

19
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What is colonisation?

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the action by a plant or animal of establishing itself in an area.

20
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What is ABF?

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Associated British Food

21
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What is food security?

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when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life

22
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What is a market?

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A place where goods and services can be bought and sold - Morpeth

23
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What is employment?

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Work in manufacturing or services - Hong Kong

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What is administration?

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Organisastion of life in the city area around it - town planners

25
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What is defence?

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Protection of city and its population from attack - Police and army

26
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What is entertainment?

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Such as sports, theatre, shopping & restaurants - London

27
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What is religion?

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Large places of worship or a destination for pilgrims - Mecca

28
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What is transport hub?

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Destination for public transport routes and major road intersection - Singapore

29
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What is residential?

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Place for people to live in houses and apartments - Byker

30
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What is culture?

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New ideas can develop, including art, technology, and consumption - Edimbrough