unit 4 Flashcards
human development index
measures long and healthy life, access to education, and decent standard of living
purchasing power parity
adjustment to GNI to account for difference among countries in cost of goods
alternative human development index
measures development but excludes gender
inequality adjusted human development index
measures inequality of income and gender
the greater the difference between IHDI and HDI, the more inequality
gender related development index
measures gender gap through income education and life expectancy
gender inequality index
1 is the worst, measures reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market
self sufficiency
big market within all regions of a country, no participation in global economy, requires large bureaucracy, uplifts weak businesses
- traditional society - industry based on agriculture
- preconditions for takeoff - investing in water and tech
- the takeoff - rapid growth in specific industry like textile
- drive to maturity - modern tech and specialized workers
- age of mass consumption - switching from heavy industry to consumer goods
rostow’s international trade path
delimitation
boundary drawn on a map
demarcation
visible marking on cultural landscape like the great wall of china
antecedent
preexisting boundary
subsequent boundary
two groups drawing a boundary for ex 13 colonies
superimposed boundary
boundary imposed by outside force for ex berlin conference and partition of india
water zones
territorial waters, contiguous zone, and exclusive economic zone
compact state
small country with capital in the middle like poland
prorupted state
compact state with a large extension like thailand
perforated state
state with a another state inside of it like south africa
fragmented state
state with several discontinuous pieces of territory like the indonesia
state fragility index
measures effectiveness of government
- unrest among citizens
- ability of legal force
- compliance of paying taxes
- freedom to express political views
wasted vote
spread opposition supporters across so many districts that they are the minority
excess vote
concentrates party into just a few districts
stacked vote
links distant areas of like minded voters through oddly shaped boundaries
security council
five permanent members of UN who can veto a peacekeeping operation (Russia, China, US, UK, France)
OSCE
organiation of security and cooperation of europe
nation state
a state with one main nationality
multi state nation
the majority ethnicity in at least one state
redlining
illegal practice in which real estate agents prevent minority groups from obtaining money to purchase homes in white neighborhoods
irredentism
movement to reunite a nation’s homeland ex czechoslovokia
north american free trade agreement
organization unifying trade in canada, us, and mexico
enclave
country surrounded by another country like lesotho
exclave
region of country that is completely separated from the main body like alaska
balkanization
small geographical area that is breaking apart to smaller states due to ethnic conflict like kpspvp
core vs periphery
core is the major countries that hold great economic power and periphery have underdeveloped industry and depend on core
creole
a colonizer’s language and indigenous language combine
pidgin
informal creole language within a small group
dependency ratio
number of people who are too old or young to work compared to people in their productive years
ecumene
inhabited land
