key words/defintions Flashcards
food insecurtiy
demand for the population exceeds supply.
natural resources
resources that exist without actions of humankind
non renewable energy
energy that will eventually rnout one day
renewable energy
energy that can be recycled and has infinte supply.
fossil fuels
fuels that give us energy such as electricity that are naturally made over millions of years. for example, include coal,oil,and gas.
greenhouse gases
gases such as carbon dioxide which are given off when we burn fossil fuels-they cause global warming.
energy securtiy
energy supply meets the demand from the population
conservation
saving or protecting something
aid
moeny,goods and servises given by the government of one country or organisation to help another country
brandt line
an imaginary line to show the divide between the rich and the poor south based income
development
ecomomic and socialproggress that leads to an improvement in the quality of life for people in a country
development indicator
a meausre of quality of life in a country i.e GPD,literacy rates
famine
extreme scarcity of food.
GPD
groos domestic product.total income of a countrywhich is then dividedby the population to give GPD per capita.
infant mortality
Number of deaths of children under the age of 5