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Globalisation
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- 1Is the world's wealth shared equally?No, because 20% of the world's population live in MEDC and own 80% of the world's wealth
- 2What are MEDCs?Wealthy countries or More Economically Developed Countries
- 3What are LEDCs?Poor countries or Less Economically Developed Countries
- 4What are LEDCs also called?Developing countries or the Third World
- 5What does the term development refer to?How mature a country's economy, infrastructure and social systems are
- 6How do we split poor countries and rich countries on a map?Using the North-South Divide
- 7What are the eight different development indicators?GDP(Gross Domestic Product), Life expectancy, Infant mortality rate, Calorie intake, Energy consumption, Urban population, Literacy rate and Number of people per doctor
- 8What is GDP?The total value of goods and services produced in a year per total population.
- 9What is life expectancy?The average age a person can expect to live to - it's usually higher for women
- 10What is the infant mortality rate?The number of babies who die under one year old, per thousand live births
- 11What is the calorie intake?The average number of calories eaten per day - at least 2000 are needed for an adult to be healthy
- 12What is the energy consumption?Number of kg of coal (or equivalent) used per person per year - an indication of levels of industry
- 13What is the urban population?The percentage of the total population living in towns and cities
- 14What are the literacy rates?The percentage of adults who can read enough to 'get by'
- 15What is the number of people per doctor?The number of potential patients for every doctor
- 16How much energy do we use in the UK?54 tonnes
- 17What is the GDP per capita in Ethiopia?$100
- 18What is the UK's literacy rates?99%
- 19What is Ethiopia's infant mortality rate?120 per thousand
- 20What are the two main problems with indicators?Some countries may appear to be developed according to some factors but not others, and up to date information isn't always available
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- GCSE Geography (Human Geography) FlashCards sobre Globalisation, criado por Ethan Collins em 14-06-2015.
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- Ethan Collins · jun 2015
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