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Diversity
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Complete differences, unlikeness, variety
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positive
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Disparity
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difference, inequality
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negative
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Interdependence
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Two or more countries relying on one another
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2 or more
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Developed Countries
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countries with high personal incomes, education, and industrialization
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Canada, USA etc
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Developing Countries
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nations that have been known as have nots and are trying to improve overall conditions
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have nots
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Fertility
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the demonstrated ability of women to bear children
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have kids
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Gross Domestic Product
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total market value of all finished goods and services produced by anyone resident in the nation
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wealth in country
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Gross National Product (GNP)
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total market value of all finished goods produced by citizens of a country operating at home or in a different country and sold anywhere in the world
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all wealth in and outside the country
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Infant Mortality Rate
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the number of yearly deaths of children under one year of age per 1000 births
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# of infants dying
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Literacy
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the ablility to read and write
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read & write
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Demographic Transition Model
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the 4 stages of developement
primitive, early expanding, late expanding, and zero pop growth. |
stages
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Demographics
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the study of population trends
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trends
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Mortality Rates
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the yearly number of deaths per thousand of mid year population
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# of deaths yearly
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Quality of Life
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degree of well being felt by a group or individuals
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broader that standard of living
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Standard of Living
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the quantity of goods and services consumed by a person or -on avg- by a group
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amount of goods
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Third World
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all other countries; relative lack of industrialization
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Bilateral Aid
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aid given from one country to another - usually tied
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Multilateral Aid
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aid given by various countries- ex to the UN
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IMF
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International Monetary Fund
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WHO
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World Health Organzation
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OPEC
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Organization of Petroleum Countries
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Subsistence Economy
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an economy that just makes enough to support itself with now or little exports
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Sustainable Developement
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a level of developement which enables humans to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
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What is the term used to describe the number of births per 1000 women aged betweeen 15 and 45?
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Fertility rate
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what is the term used to describe the number of children, per 1000 births, who die in the first year?
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infant mortality rate
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why is it difficult to compare quality of life in one country with another?
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they have different values, beliefs, cultures, religions, lifestyles, and living conditions
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List five negative dev'ts that have been predicted for the future
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- overpopulation
- pollution - food distribution problems - diseases - warfare |
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List five positive dev'ts that have been predicted for the future
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- improvement in food distribution
- world peace - improved health care - global awarness of the environment - control of population |
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what term is used to define the attempt to combine global economic growth and continuing concern for the environment has produced a concept?
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sustainable developement
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In our modern world, what is wrong with the statement "That's their problem, let them clean up their own mess?"
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everyone will say it and no one will clean it up. We share one global community and it will affect everyone. (Interdependence)
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On what grounds should the First World countries be responsible for solving the problems to ensure a happy future for the whole world?
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they have money, technology, resources and are educated
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Whate are the two main types of losses caused by war?
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- lives of people
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What does the term doubling time mean in terms of pop. growth
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the amount of time it takes for a nation to double its population
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What can the doubing time of a certain country indicate to a researcher
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what the growth rate is like; whether or not they will use up their resources and possibly if their economy will collapse
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List and explain three problems caused by rapid pop. growth
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low resources- more ppl more resources used
need help (aid)- cant meet the needs of the ppl not enough food- not enought money or resources to provide food |
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how does drought or war in one country create pop. concerns in neighboring countries
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the ppl flee to neighboring countries and increase their pop.
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how does pop. growth strain the economy?
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less jobs (higher unemployment)
cycle of poverty begins |
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how are pop. explosion and resource depletion interconnected?
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pop increase- use of resources increase= decrease amount of resources
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in terms of population density canada is _______ populated
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under
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according to Malthusian Theory, what are the three natural controls to population growth?
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diseases
war natural disasters |
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