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Flashcards by williamsedgwick, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by williamsedgwick
over 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| rich industrialising | wealthy countries with a declining manufacturing rate |
| oil exporting countries | lots of wealth due to oil exportation but majority of population still poor |
| newly industrialising countries(NIC) | LEDCs with a fast growing economy due to increased manufacturing and trade |
| Former Centrally Planned Economies | countries with a previous communist goverment |
| Heavily Indebted | the poorest countries who cannot move forward due to the amount of money they owe others |
| access to clean water | the percentage of the population with access to clean water |
| life expectancy | the total number of years a person is expected to live |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | the development measure based upon life expectancy, levels of education and income |
| birth rate | the number of live births per 1000 people per year |
| death rate | the number of deaths per 1000 people per year |
| literacy rate | the percentage of people who can read and write |
| gross national product (GNP) | the average value of all goods and services of a country produces per year (US$) |
| infant mortality rate | the number of deaths of children under 1 per year per 1000 births |
| doctor patient ratio | the number of doctors per 1000 people |
| Gross National Income (GNI) | the average income of people in a country (US$) |
| food consumption | the average number of calories consumed by an adult per day |
| standard of living | economic well being. total value of possessions, jobs and actual money($ or £) |
| quality of life | how spiritually happy you are. hard to measure because of beliefs and ideologies |
| prices fluctuate | coffee in Uganda 1999 us$ 0.63 per lb. to us$ 0.25 per lb. in 2001 |
| new materials found | can lead to conflict and/or financial explotation |
| trade agreements | no charges on import and export between EU countries but massive charges on every thing else |
| strikes and unrest | UK 1960s manufacturing halts stopping trade |
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