Ap Human Geography Chapter 9 Flashcard
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| Brandt Line |
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| Imaginary line separating MDC's in North hemisphere from LDC's in South hemisphere. Example- Borders between Africa and Europe. |
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| Dependency Theory |
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| N/A |
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| Development |
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| Process of improvement in material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge/technology. Example-Britain has undergone more development than Ethiopia. |
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| Developing Country |
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| A country at an early stage in the process of economic development. Example-Sudan. |
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| Economic Development |
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| Increase in standard of living in a nation's population with sustained growth. Example-China is at a lower stage than Italy. |
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| Ecotourism |
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| GDP |
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| The value of total output of goods and services in a given time,usually a year. Example- LDC's tend to have smaller GDP's than MDC's. |
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| Gender Empowerment Index |
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| Compares the ability of women and men to participate in economic and political decision making. Example-LDC's score lower on GEM than MDC's |
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| HDI |
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| Indicator of level of development for each country, constructed by United Nations, combining income,literacy,education,etc. Example- Ability to compare progress between developing countries. |
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| LDC |
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| A country at a relatively early age in the process of economic development. Example- Mali. |
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| Literacy Rate |
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| Percentage of a country's adults who can read and write. Example- Belize 17% |
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| MDC |
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| A country that progressed far along a continuum of development. Example-France. |
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| Neo-colonialism |
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| Control by a powerful country of its former colonies by economic pressures. Example- Commonwealth of Nations countries economically pressured to cooperate with the UK. |
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| Primary Sector(Activity) |
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| Portion of economy concerned with direct extraction of materials from Earth's surface. Example- Farming is part of the sector. |
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| Productivity |
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| Value of a particular product compared to the amount of labor needed to make it. Example-A computer is more valuable than silicon, plastic, and metal, rendering its manufacture very productive. |
