The changing economic world π° Flashcards
Birth rate
The number of births in a year per 1000 of the total population.
Death rate
The number of deaths in a year per 1000 of the total population.
Commonwealth
The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 53 independent and equal
sovereign states, which were mostly territories of the former British Empire. It is
home to 2.2 billion citizens. Member states have no legal obligation to one
another. Instead, they are united by language, history, culture, and their shared
values of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
De-industrialisation
The decline of a countryβs traditional manufacturing industry due to exhaustion
of raw materials, loss of markets and competition from NEEs.
Demographic Transition Model
A model showing how populations should change over time in terms of their
birth rates, death rates and total population size.
Development
The progress of a country in terms of economic growth, the use of technology
and human welfare
Development gap
The difference in standards of living and wellbeing between the worldβs richest
and poorest countries (between HICs and LICs).
European Union
An international organisation of 28 European countries, including the UK, formed
to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
Seventeen of these countries also share the same type of money: the euro. A
person who is a citizen of a European Union country can live and work in any of
the other 27 member countries without needing a work permit or visa.
Fairtrade
When producers in LICs are given a better price for the goods they produce.
Often this is from farm products like cocoa, coffee or cotton. The better price
improves income and reduces exploitation.
Globalisation
The process which has created a more connected world, with increases in the
movements of goods (trade) and people (migration and tourism) worldwide.
Gross national income (GNI)
A measurement of economic activity that is calculated by dividing the gross
(total) national income by the size of the population. GNI takes into account not
just the value of goods and services, but also the income earned from
investments overseas.
Human Development Index (HDI)
A method of measuring development in which GDP per capita, life expectancy
and adult literacy are combined to give an overview. This combined measure of
development uses economic and social indicators to produce an index figure that
allows comparison between countries.
Industrial structure
The relative proportion of the workforce employed in different sectors of the
economy (primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary).
Infant mortality
The average number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age, per 1000 live
births, per year.
Information technologies
Computer, internet, mobile phone and satellite technologies β especially those
that speed up communication and the flow of information.