Third World Flashcards by s d

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Schwellenland

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Treshold country
Fast developing country
Industrialized country

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Entwicklungsland

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Developing country

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Überbevölkerung

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Overpopulation

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Wirtschaftliche Fortschritte

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economic advance

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Wasserknappheit

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Scarcity of water

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Dürreperioden

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periodic droughts

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Despotische Herrscher

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authoritarian rulers

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Führungsschicht

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elite

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Stammesrivalitäten

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tribalism

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Übermässige Bürokratie

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excessive bureaucracy

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Bürgerkrieg

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civil war

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Missachtung der Menschenrechte

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disrespect for human rights

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Einparteiensystem

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one-party-system

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Übermässiges Bevölkerungswachstum

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excessive population growth

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Hunger, Hungertod

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starvation

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Unterernährung

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malnutrition

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Analphabetentum

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illiteracy

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Niedrige Lebenserwartung

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low life expectancy

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Hohe Säuglingssterblichkeit

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high infant mortality

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Weitverbreitete Krankheiten

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widespread diseases

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Schlechte hygienische Verhältnisse

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poor hygienic conditions

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Mangel an sanitären Einrichtungen

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lack of sanitation

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Wohnverhältnisse

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housing conditions

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Hütte, Baracke

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shanty/shack

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Pappe

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cardboard

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Wellblech

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corrugated iron

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Abwanderung vom Land in die Stadt

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migration from rural to urban areas

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Katastrophengebiete

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disaster-hit regions

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Flüchtlingslager

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refugee camps

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Leben von der Hand in den Mund

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a hand-to-mouth existence

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unzureichende Infrastruktur

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inadequate infrastructure

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Auslandsschulden

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foreign debts

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Mangel an Rohstoffen

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absence of raw materials

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Geringe Vergütung für Exportartikel

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low commodity prices for export products

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Bodenerschöpfung

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soil exhaustion

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umweltschonend

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ecologically beneficial

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Selbstversorgungswirtschaft

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self-sufficient economies

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Einfuhrschranken einrichten/beseitigen

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to set up/remove import barriers on products

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zu Fertigprodukten weiterverarbeiten

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to process into finished products

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Entwicklungshilfe

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aid to developing countries

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Familienplanung unterstützen

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to encourage family planning

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auf Prestigeobjekte verzichten

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to dispence with prestige objects

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arbeitsintensiv

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labour-intensive industry

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Kreditbedingungen verbessern

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to improve loan conditions

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Geld spenden

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to donate money (to aid organisations)