canada and the world

Question 1

global village

Answer 1

idea that the world is becoming like one large village because of improvements in communications

Question 2

developed countries

Answer 2

country with a highly developed economy. its citizens have high incomes, abundant food, good housing and can afford many luxuries

Question 3

newly industrializing countries

Answer 3

country in the transition stage between developing and developed. these countries have rapidly growing economies

Question 4

developing countries

Answer 4

country with poorly a developed economy. its citizens have low incomes, shortages of food, poor housing and cannot afford luxuries

Question 5

life expectancy

Answer 5

average lifespan of a population

Question 6

gross domestic product per capita (GDP)

Answer 6

total value of the goods and services produced within a country per person, excluding transactions with other countries

Question 7

foreign aid

Answer 7

financial assistance provided to developing countries from other (usually more developed) countries

Question 8

cash crops

Answer 8

crops grown by a farmer to be sold

Question 9

name 6 limitations of grouping countries

Answer 9

• deciding the difference between “progress” and “development”
• considering what is not revealed in GDP statistics
• only three groups
• assuming economic and social development is the same throughout the entire population
• not all countries fit into a category
• groups do not reflect rapid changes