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GEOGRAPHY DEVELOPMENT
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- 1DEVELOPMENTIMPROVING PEOPLE'S QUALITY OF LIFE
- 2ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTIMPROVEMENTS IN A COUNTRY'S OR PEOPLE'S EMPLOYMENT, INCOME AND LIVING STANDARDS
- 3SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTIMPROVEMENTS IN PEOPLE'S LIVES IN HEALTH, EDUCATION AND CULTURE
- 4POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTIMPROVEMENTS IN A COUNTRY'S SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT, OR THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE PEOPLE, EG THROUGH GREATER DEMOCRACY
- 5BIRTH RATETHE NUMBER OF LIVE BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION PER YEAR
- 6FAIR TRADEFARMERS AND PRODUCERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ARE GIVEN A FAIR DEAL BY BUYERS IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; PRICES PAID ARE ALWAYS HIGHER THAN THEIR COSTS OF PRODUCTION
- 7DEATH RATETHE NUMBER OF DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION PER YEAR
- 8GEOPOLITICAL INFLUENCETHE WAY IN WHICH A COUNTRY'S GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMY AFFECT ITS RELATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES
- 9INFANT MORTALITY RATETHE NUMBER OF DEATHSOF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS PER YEAR
- 10LIFE EXPECTANCYAVERAGE NUMBER OF YEARS THAT A NEW-BORN CHILD IS EXPECTED TO LIVE
- 11MATERNAL MORTALITY RATETHE ANNUAL NUMBER OF DEATHS OF WOMEN FROM PREGNANCY-RELATED CAUSES PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS
- 12TOTAL FERTILITY RATETHE AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN TO A WOMAN IN A COUNTRY
- 13GINI COEFFICIENTA WAY OF MEASURING INEQUALITY IN A COUNTRY: THE HIGHER THE VALUE OF THE GINI COEFFICIENT, THE MORE UNEQUAL A COUNTRY IS
- 14GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)THE TOTAL VALUE OF GOODS AND SERVICES PRODUCED BY A COUNTRY IN A YEAR
- 15GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) PER CAPITATHE TOTAL VALUE OF GOODS AND SERVICES PRODUCED BY A COUNTRY IN A YEAR PER HEAD OF POPULATION
- 16GROSS NATIONAL INCOME (GNI) PER CAPITATHE TOTAL INCOME OF THE COUNTRY, INC. ANY MADE OUTSIDEA COUNTRY FROM ITS COMPANIES AND CORPORATIONS DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF INHABITANTS, TO GIVE AN AVERAGE INCOME PER PERSON
- 17PURCHASING POWER PARITY (PPP)A WAY OF ADJUSTING GROSS NATIONAL INCOME TO ALLOW FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN WHAT 1 US DOLLAR CAN BUY IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
- 18HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI)A MEASURE OF PEOPLE'S QUALITY OF LIFE USING SOCIAL MEASURES OF DEVELOPMENT, BASED ON LIFE EXPECTANCY, EDUCATION AND STANDARD OF LIVING
- 19DEVELOPED COUNTRY eg UNITED KINGDOMA COUNTRY WITH VERY HIGH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
- 20EMERGING COUNTRY eg CHINAA COUNTRY WITH HIGH OR MEDIUM LEVELS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
- 21DEVELOPING COUNTRY eg NIGERA COUNTRY WITH LOW HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
- 22BOTTOM UP DEVELOPMENTAN APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT THAT INVOLVES PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IN DECISION MAKING, OFTEN INVOLVING SMALL SCALE PROJECTS FOR THE POOREST
- 23TOP DOWN DEVELOPMENTAN APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT WHERE DECISIONS ARE MADE BY GOVERNMENTS OR LARGE COMPANIES, SOETIMES WITH LITTLE CONSULTATION; SUCH PROGRAMMES OFTEN INVOLVE LARGE SCALE, EXPENSIVE PROJECTS
- 24TRANS-NATIONAL CORPORATION (TNC)A FIRM THAT OWNS OR CONTROLS PRODUCTIVE OPERATIONS IN MORE THANONE COUNTRY THROUGH FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
- 25FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENR (FDI)OVERSEAS INVESTMENT IN PHYSICAL CAPITAL BY TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS
- 26NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION (NGO)A NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE ORGANISATION, WHICH IS DISTINCTFROM GOVERMENTAL / INTERGOVRERNMENTAL AGENCIES eg OXFAM, WATERAID, WWF
- 27INTERNATIONAL AIDTHE GIVING OF RESOURCES LIKE MONEY, GOODS, FOOD, TECHNOLOGY, FROM RICHER COUNTRIES TO POORER COUNTRIES
- 28NATURAL POPULATION DECREASEDEATH RATE IS HIGHER THAT BIRTH RATE
THE POPULATION IS DECLINING - 29NATURAL POPULATION INCREASEBIRTH RATE IS HIGHER THAN DEATH RATE
THE POPULATION IF GROWING - 30INDIAINDIA
- 31AIR POLLUTION-urban areas produce harmful emissions
-reduces life expectancy by 3.2 years
- fifth biggest killer in India as a whole
- : productivity of labour is affected
- causes medical problems eg lung disease
- toxic air causes crop yields to fall - 32WATER POLLUTION- rising levels of sewage = bad sanitation
- rivers are bathing and washing areas
- people drink this affected water
- The Ganges and Yamuna
- waste chemicals spilt by boats
- leads to nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea - 33WATER POLLUTION IN RIVER GANGES- religious festival takes place every year
- ash on 8-110 million bodies
-levels of pollution in rivers have increased due to mass bathing - 34DEFORESTATION (CAUSES)-commercial logging
- forests converted for agriculture
-urban / industrial expansion
- mining
- overgrazing
-forest fires - 35DEFORESTATION (EFFECTS)- flooding
- loss of biodiversity
- soil erosion
- climate change
- amount of economic development is decreased in that country - 36DEFORESTATION (DEFINITION)PERMANENTLY REMOVING FOREST SO THE LAND CAN BE USED FOR SOMETHING ELSE
- 37DESERTIFICATION (FACTS)- 25% India land = desertification
32% = degradation affecting productivity, livelihood and food security
- 68% India is prone to drought - 38DESERTIFICATION (AFFECTED AREAS)- Rajasthan
- Gujarat
- Maharashtra
- Jammu
- Kashmir - 39DESERTIFICATION (EFFECTS)lack of water leads to loss of farming which means no income, in some cases no food, and there is a problem with hydration and sanitation
- 40DESERTIFICATION (DEFINITION)WHERE LAND BECOMES INCREASINGLY ARID AND LESS USEFUL FOR FARMING
- 41GREENHOUSE GASES (FACTS)- India = worlds 3rd largest CO2 emitter
- because of heavy reliance on coal
- 4/5 elec. produced from said coal
- 400 million have no electricity - 42GREENHOUSE GASES (EFFECTS)- global warming
- melting of polar ice caps
- increase in droughts
- heat waves
- more hurricanes
- spread of disease - 43CLIMATE CHANGE- biggest threat to India's economy
- droughts mean no farming
- 60% Indian farming relied on monsoons
- need farming for economy
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