Superpowers Flashcards
HDI
Human development index. A way to measure how wealthy, healthy, and educated the population of the country is.
Rural to urban migration
When people move from the countryside to live and work in the city
What makes a country a superpower
Geographical influence, military influence, economic influence, cultural and political influence
GDP
Measures the economic development of a country
A superpower is..
A country with a strong ability to exert influence on a global scale
Russia’s environmental problems
Water quality, air quality, and threats to the environment
Russia’s natural resources
Timbe, minerals, oil and natural gas
China’s one child policy
The policy was introduced in 1979. The government thought that this was a solution to stop the population from rapidly increasing.