UNIT 1 - EDEXCEL GEOGRAPHY (Going Global)

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Birth rate the number of births per 1,000 people per year in a region.
Branch plant a factory built in a country by a TNC that has its headquarters elsewhere
Cluster geographically concentrated group of connected industries and institutions e.g Central London is home to clusters of TV production companies.
core the most developed and highly populated region of a country
cumulative causation a model that explains why wealth becomes concentrated in certain places.
death rate the number of deaths per 1,000 people per year in a region
Deindustrialisation the decline of regionally important manufacturing industries
Dependancy when a nation relies for income on outside sources and has only weak control over its own economic future
Development gap the difference in levels of economic and social well-being between the richest and the poorest people on the planet
Displaced persons people who are forced to move, by war, famine, political persecution or natural disaster
Ecological footprint a measurement of an area of land or water required to provide a person/society witht the energy, resources and goods they consume and the waste that they produce.
Economic migrant a migrant whose primary motivation is to seek employment
Elite a group of people who are economically and socially powerful e.g Bill Gates
Export processing zone a small industial area, where favourable conditions are created to attract foreign TNC's.
Externalities the range of benefits and costs generated by economic activity that are not fully accounted for e.g pollution
Food miles the distance food travels from a farm to a consumer
Foreign Direct Investment a financial injection made by a TNC into a nation's economy e.g building new facilities
Global Hub a settlement providing a focal point for activities that have a global influence
Global shift the global- scale relocation of different types of industrial industry e.g manufacturing
Greying population a population structure in which the proportion of people over the age of 65 is high and rising
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) a measure of the financial value of goods and services produced with a territory
Human Development Index A United Nations measure of economic and social development that takes into account income per capita, life expectancy and adult literacy
Illegal migrants people who avoid border and immigration controls and enter a new country illegally
Internal migration the movement of people between different regions within the same country
Intervening obstacles barrier to a migrant such as a political border or physical feature e.g mountains
Intervening opportunity an alternative migration destination that exists between the migrants place of origin and intended destination
Minimum wage an hourly wage set by a nation's government that all companies must pay to their employees
Multiplier effect the positive spin-offs that follow and initial investment in a region
Natural increase the difference between the birth rate and the death rate, usually converted into a percentage
Net migration the balance between immigration and emigration
Parent company the original business that a global TNC has developed around e.g Walt Disney Company
Petro dollars money derived from selling oil
Absolute poverty income levels below what is needed to maintain an adequate diet
Relative poverty income levels that are below average for a region
Purchasing Power Parity a measure of average wealth of people in a country
Quaternary sector country's employment strucure that includes research, IT, financial management
Rural-urban migration a movement of population from rural to urban areas
Shrinking world distant places start to feel closer and take less time to reach due to technology
Social mobility the movement of individuals between different levels of the social hierarchy
Spatial division of labour common practice among large companies of moving low-skilled work abroad to a place where labour costs are low
Structural adjustment programme strict conditions imposed countries receiving loans from the IMF and World Bank
Switched-on places nations,regions or cities that are strongly connected to other places through the production and the consumption of goods and services
Switched-off places nations,regions or cities that are poorly connected
Technopole a cluster of technologically innovative businesses and research institutes e.g Silicon Valley
Tertiary sector also known as the service sector,consisting of businesses that produce no physical product but either sell a product or offer a service such as tourism/education
Transnational Corporation (TNC) a company that has operations in more than one country
Volunary migrants people who move for quality of life reasons
World city a city with major economic and political power e.g New York
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