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Superpower Key Terms
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- 1AnthropogenicCaused by human activities
- 2Bipolar StructureA pattern where there are two opposing forces-for example the USA and USSR as superpowers
- 3BRICsThe emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China
- 4CapitalismAn economic system for the generation of goods and services based on private enterprise
- 5Cold WarThe Cold War is the name given to the period of heightened tensions and competition between the USA and USSR and their allies between 1945 and the early 1990s
- 6CommoditiesBasic goods (raw materials) such as rice, copper and oil
- 7CommunismA form of political development that envisages equality among people and a classless society
- 8Cost-benefit analysisCan be used to help judge the effectiveness of varying coping strategies
- 9Cultural imperialismThe practice of promoting the culture or language of one nation in another
- 10Debt (international)Is the money owed by one country to another
- 11DemocracyA form of political development in which the government is elected by the people in free elections
- 12Dependency theoryBlames the relative underdevelopment of the developing world on exploitation by the developed world, first through colonialism and then by the various elements of neo-colonialism
- 13DepressionSignificant and pervasive lowering of mood leading to difficulties in leading a normal life
- 14DevelopmentThe use of resources to improve the quality of life in a country
- 15Development gapThe difference in income and the quality of life in general between the richest and poorest countries in the world
- 16Digital divideThe digital divide is the gap between richer and poorer parts of the world in terms of ICT access
- 17DiffusionThe spread of a phenomenon over time and space
- 18Disposable incomeThis is the money left after all household expenses have been paid
- 19ExternalitiesThe unaccounted for/uncosted impacts of an economic activity on people and the environment
- 20Fair tradeProducers of food, and some non-food products, in developing countries receive a fair deal when they are selling their products
- 21Foreign direct investmentOverseas investments in physical capital by TNCs
- 22GeopoliticsPolitical reasons among nations, particularly relating to claims and disputes pertaining to borders, territories and resources
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