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19 Cards in this Set
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Natural features
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things not made by people eg: tress, volcanoes, rock
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Cultural features
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things made by people eg: buildings, roads, bridges
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Infrastructure
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the structures and systems that allow a country to function eg: sewerage, tele-communications, power, roads
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Sewerage
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systems of pipes and pumping stations that transports and processes sewage
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Development
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a process in which and countries seek to improve their standards of living and quality of life. It includes social, cultural, political and environmental factor as well the economic conditions that affect people's lives. Living standards and quality of life vary across the world and within countries.
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First World
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Europe and USA, countries o develop economically
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Third World
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Developing countries
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Majority World
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Countries where most of the world's population live eg: LEDC
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Minority World
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Countries where less of the world's population lives eg: MEDC
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Digital Native
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a person born or brought up during the age of digital technology and so familiar with computers and the internet from an early age: the digital tools that are reshaping our economy make more sense to young digital natives than members of older generations
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Digital Immigrant
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an individual who was born before the existence of digital technology and adopted it to some extent later in life
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GNI
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Gross National income
is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. |
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HDI
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Human Development Index
Measures a country's average achievements of 3 human developments: life expectancy {health}, education {knowledge}, and gross domestic product per capita {descent standard of living}. It ranks countries as to where they are developed, still developing, or undeveloped |
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Big Mac Index
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Is an informal way of measuring the purchasing power parity {PPP} between 2 currencies. It provides tests which market exchange rates in good costing the same in different counties, by using the McDonald‘s hamburger sales to conduct the statistics
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Infent Mortality
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The number of infants who’ve dies per thousand born.
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Micro fiancé {Grameen}
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$10 loan given to a family so they can start a business, usually by getting a telephone
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Aid
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the transfer of recources on a non-comerical of basics country
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GNP
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Gross Domestic Product
this is the value of all goods and services produced within a country. It is usually measured in US$ and calculated per capita. This makes comparisons between different countries easier. |
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MDG
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The Millennium Development Goals
Poverty and Hunger, Universal Primary Education, Gender Equality, Child Mortality, Maternal health {birth control}, Diseases like HIV/Aids, Environmental, Global partnership for development |
