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33 Cards in this Set
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Culture |
The values and customs of a particular country as expressed in the music food interests dress language religion and sports of that country |
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Developed country |
A rich country of the world where most people enjoy a high standard of living. |
Living in UAE is... |
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Developing country |
A poor country of the world where many people have a lower standard of living |
Living in africa... |
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Front (Term) Export |
Back (Definition) A good or service sent from one country to another. |
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Globalisation |
A process caused by advances in advances in technology which involves the web of interrelationships that form between countries companies people resources cultures and money. |
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Gross domestic product (gdp) |
A measure of the total value of all goods and services produced in a country over one year also referred to as gross national income (gni) |
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Import |
A good or service received by one country from another |
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International trade |
The movement of goods and services between countries. |
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Nation-State |
A term that is sometimes used to describe a country |
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Quota |
A trade restriction on the amount of goods that can be imported into a country |
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Subsidary |
A foreign office or factory of a transnational corporation usually located in a country outside the country where the company's head office is located |
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Subsidy |
A payment to a producer of a good by the government to assist the producer in making their product. |
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Sweatshop |
A factory unit where the products of transnational corporations are produced. |
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Tariff |
A tax put on an imported goods by the government of the country that the good is important into |
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Trade |
The movement of goods and services from one country to another. |
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Transnational corporations (tnc) |
A large company that has a head office in one country and sub subsidiary offices in other countries |
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Democracy |
A form of government where people elect representatives and can influence the decision making processes |
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Demography |
The study of the characteristics of human populations such as size birthrates and death rates |
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Diarrhoea |
An illness that can cause dehydration which means the body lacks in a fluid to function properly |
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Ecological footprint |
How much land and water a person in a particular country needs in order to produce their energy requirements and dispose of their wastes |
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Ecological sustainability |
Use of the worlds resources by the present generation in a way that will not limit the ability of future generations to meet their needs |
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Fossil fuels |
The ancient remains of plants and animals that are stored under the ground in the form of coal oil and natural gas |
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Gross domestic product (gdp) |
A measure of the total value of all the goods and services produced in a country over one year also referred to as gross national income (gni) |
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Gross domestic product per capita |
GDP divided by the total population - represents the total money value of all goods and services a country produces in a year |
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Human development index (hdi) |
A statistic that combines income life expectancy and literacy levels of a particular country |
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Infant mortality rate |
The number of child deaths per 1000 babies born. |
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Lobbying |
Pressuring government and other groups to change through actions like email and letter writing campaign's |
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Malnutrition |
Where the body lacks vitamins nutrients and energy needed for normal healthy development |
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Natural resources |
Anything in nature that can be used to satisfy a human want or need |
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Non-renewable resource |
A natural resource that is consumed by use |
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Renewable resource |
A natural resource that is regenerated within a short period of time. |
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Sanitation |
A mean of hygiene, includes washing and sewage facilities. |
Kibera is... |
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Squatter settlement |
And unplanned housing area where people have no illegal ownership of the land and build houses out of materials they can find all scavenge also known as a shantytown |
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