Unit 1 - Going Global (Migration) Flashcards
naturalised citizen
becoming a citizen in another country as well as where you already live
WOOPies
well off old people
JOLLies
jet-setting oldies with loads of loot
SKI holidays
spending the kids inheritance on holidays
megacities
cities with a population of over 10 million
externalities
social and environmental effects of economic activity e.g. pollution is a negative externality and rising literacy is a positive externality
global shift
shift in manufacturing from MEDCs to LEDCs
food miles
how far your food has travelled either from the same country or a different country
deindustrialisation
manufacturing has moved (some secondary to LEDCs
post-industrial economy
tertiary and quarternary sector - MEDCs have moved away as we focus on services and high-tech
purchasing power parity
how far money goes e.g. people might not be paid much but goods are cheaper in LEDCs
two-speed India
people are being left behind by globalisation, clear divide between the rich and poor, slums and millionaires