Keywords Flashcards
Urbanisation
when an increasing percentage of a country’s population
comes to live in towns and cities
GNI
Gross National Income (per capita) is the econimic output of a country (value of all goods and services, including foreign aid income) divided by its population (per capita).
GNI is similar to average national wage.
Primary effect
primary effects are the immediate impacts of an event.
Relief
the shape of the land
Development gap *
the difference in standards of living and wellbeing between the world’s richest and poorest countries
Ecotourism
Tourism with a very low environmental impact intended to support conservation efforts and observe wildlife
The long profile
The gradient of a river, from its source to its mouth
Convestion current
circular movement of heat within Earth which drive the movement of tectonic plates
Convection currents
the circular movement of heat within Earth which drive the movement of tectonic plates