Common Error Human Geography Words Flashcards
NGO
Non Governmental Organisations- Not for profit organisations such as charities
Green Employment
A job or service that contributors substantially to preserving or restoring environmental quality.
State Led Investment
Investment where the government drives the economic success
Urban Core
The CBD of a city where most economic activity occurs. This makes it very rich.
CBD
Central Bankling District
Self Help Schemes
Where individuals are given materials in order to improve their own homes. This has occurred in Dharavi.
Rural Periphery
The countryside that is usually poor
Informal economy
Forms of employment that are not officially recognised so are unregulated and untaxed.
Global Institutions
Organisations that help world affairs such as The World Trade Organisation and the UN
Foreign Direct Investment
When a business from one country invests money in a company in another country or builds its own factory or office in another country.
Peak Oil
The point in time when the global production of oil reaches its maximum rate, after which production will gradually decline.
Human Development Index
A measure of development that uses four economic and social indicators to produce an idea figure that allows comparison between countries.
Global Shift
The movement of manufacturing from developed countries to cheaper production location sin developing countries.
Urbanisation
The development and growth of towns and cities
TNCs Growth and Mergers
Where TNCs either merge with another company to form a new company or they taker over another country such as Safeway & Morrison’s
