Trade And Rainfirssts Flashcards

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What is trade

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Buying and selling of goods and services

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Local trade would be

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Swapping football cards

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National grade would be

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Burying a British cox apple at Tesco

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Global trade would be buying a

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Shirt made in turkey frim the shopping centre

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Coffee growing countries

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Brazil
Vietnam’s
Columbia
Indonesia

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What’s a commodity and examples

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A raw material product that can be bought and sold
Crude oil
Wheat
Corn
Cotton

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Why do coffee prices change

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Lower than expected production from coffee suppliers
Supplies limited

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Supply and demand changes impacts

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Decrease in supply causes a shortage more people want coffee at the low price than supplies are able to provide

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Fair trade characteristics

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Cuts down the middle men
Higher prices
And benefits us

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How does fair trade help farmers

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More money for farmers
Can fund schools
Improvement of gear
Land quality

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What is aid

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Giving of assistance to country’s who are in need

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Long term aid

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Long term has less immediate goal it seeks to improve development of country

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Short term aid

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Helps save immediate problems it brings urgent relief like water food medicine

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Bilateral aid

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One country to another

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Multilateral aid given by I

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International organisations link un and world bank

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Voulangart aid

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Aid given by charity’s like OXFAM

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Tied aid

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Aid given by diner country has to buy use of goods / services from doner country’s

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Advantages of aid

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Saves lives
Improves quality of life
Helps country develop

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Disadvantages of aid

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Rarely reaches poorest people
Lots of aid is loans so country can go in debt
Often mistreated by government officials

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Locations of rainforests

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Central and South America
Asia
Africa
Australia

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Climate of rainforest

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Hit and humid

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Charcacteristcs of rainforest

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Very wet
Very warm
No seasons

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Emergents

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Tallest trees up to 60m

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Canopy

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Thickest layer where most animals live

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Under canopy
Has young trees shorter trees and bushes
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Shrub layer
Plants grow large leaves with lots of chlorophyll to trap as much sunlight as possible
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Plants adapt to climate by
Drip tips let’s rain off Thick waxy coat on leaves prevent against rain and insects Sharp edges stop hungry animals eating them
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Why are rainforests destroyed
Mining Logging Transport Farming land
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Why should rainforests be protected
Tribes live there Many species home Medicine Trees keep planet healthy
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How to protect rainforest
Selective logging Education- showing the benefits of rainforests Afforestation Ecotourism Restore damaged ecosystems
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What is selective logging
Removal of selected trees within a first based on height etc
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Afforestation
Planting treees where they weren’t before
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Ecotourism
Promote tourism that is ecologically friendly