Third World Flashcards by s d

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Schwellenland

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Treshold country
Fast developing country
Industrialized country

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Entwicklungsland

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Developing country

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Überbevölkerung

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Overpopulation

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Wirtschaftliche Fortschritte

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economic advance

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Wasserknappheit

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Scarcity of water

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Dürreperioden

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periodic droughts

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Despotische Herrscher

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authoritarian rulers

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Führungsschicht

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elite

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Stammesrivalitäten

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tribalism

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Übermässige Bürokratie

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excessive bureaucracy

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Bürgerkrieg

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civil war

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Missachtung der Menschenrechte

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disrespect for human rights

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Einparteiensystem

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one-party-system

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Übermässiges Bevölkerungswachstum

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excessive population growth

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Hunger, Hungertod

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starvation

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Unterernährung

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malnutrition

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Analphabetentum

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illiteracy

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Niedrige Lebenserwartung

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low life expectancy

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Hohe Säuglingssterblichkeit

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high infant mortality

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Weitverbreitete Krankheiten

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widespread diseases

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Schlechte hygienische Verhältnisse

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poor hygienic conditions

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Mangel an sanitären Einrichtungen

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lack of sanitation

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Wohnverhältnisse

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housing conditions

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Hütte, Baracke

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shanty/shack

Pappe

cardboard

Wellblech

corrugated iron

Abwanderung vom Land in die Stadt

migration from rural to urban areas

Katastrophengebiete

disaster-hit regions

Flüchtlingslager

refugee camps

Leben von der Hand in den Mund

a hand-to-mouth existence

unzureichende Infrastruktur

inadequate infrastructure

Auslandsschulden

foreign debts

Mangel an Rohstoffen

absence of raw materials

Geringe Vergütung für Exportartikel

low commodity prices for export products

Bodenerschöpfung

soil exhaustion

umweltschonend

ecologically beneficial

Selbstversorgungswirtschaft

self-sufficient economies

Einfuhrschranken einrichten/beseitigen

to set up/remove import barriers on products

zu Fertigprodukten weiterverarbeiten

to process into finished products

Entwicklungshilfe

aid to developing countries

Familienplanung unterstützen

to encourage family planning

auf Prestigeobjekte verzichten

to dispence with prestige objects

arbeitsintensiv

labour-intensive industry

Kreditbedingungen verbessern

to improve loan conditions

Geld spenden

to donate money (to aid organisations)