geography revison exam 2 Flashcards
(22 cards)
if you are measuring the development of a country, what wee you measuring
how much money there is
what are the three country classification
lic
hic
nee
what does HIC stand for
Human development index
what theee things does it measure
average years at school
gni
what is the uneven development/ development gap
development- money
gap- difference
how can a countries development measured
birth rate-baby’s born
death rate-how many people die
life expectancy-age expected to live
infant mortality rate- babys on due before one
GNI/GNI per capita- total of all money
what are the physical causes of uneven development
to hot-droughts-no crops-no money
mountains-cant go crops- no factories
what are the economic (money) causes of uneven development
debt-cant pay back for health care or education
farming-jobs making money
what are the historical (past) causes of uneven development
colonialism-rich take over the poor countries
war- weapons damage buildings
what strategy can reduce the development gap
investment- invest in structures
aid- money-food water tents medicine
fair trade- money for farmers
micro-finance loan-small amount of money
industrial development- tnc building factories
appropriate technology- solar light children can study at night
debt relief- cancel debt pay for health care and education
why might uneven development cause people to migrate
leave or move better value of job life more money
describe the location of nigeria
Africa north west coast of Atlantic
regional importance of nigeria
oil
trade
money
global importance of nigeria
oil
America+ china- oil goes to them
how is nigerias rapid development affecting its industrial structure
primary-decreased
secondary- increase
tertiary- increase
shell helps nigeria get oil out the ground.
what does tnc stand for
trans national corporation
what does trans national corporation mean
all over the world
advantages of manufacturing tncs in nigeria
jobs
money-wages-tax government
disadvantages of manufacturing tncs in nigeria
leave shell at any time
oil spills
all profits go to uk
what is globalisation
world becoming more connected through technology and transport
how has globalisation caused economic (money) change in the uk?
primary- declined
secondary- has been declined
tertiary- increased money- jobs like doctors teachers
factories in china-cheaper to build
how are improvements in transport and infrastructure in the uk going to help the economy
transport improvement-airport- Heathrow 3 runway
how will this help the economy- more planes more people spending more money
transport-high speed train hs2
how will this help the economy- high speed train get people places faster connected to london and manchester
transport improvement- london gate way
how will this help the economy- made port and docks bigger
