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Year 9 Geography Development Flashcards

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3327224214DevelopmentMaking somebody's life better0
3327225519Educationschool1
3327225758JusticeWhat is right and wrong2
3327226501PovertyTo have no money, food, home etc.3
3327227085FreedomTo do what you want4
3327780553Adult literacy rateHow many adults( big people) can read5
3327787362Agricultural EconomyLiving and making money through farming6
3327788922AidHelp7
3327791261Bilharziaa disease ( sickness) from tiny worms in river water8
3327795346Choleraa disease ( sickness) from dirty drinking water9
3327819240Colony / Coloniseone country is ruled by another10
3327822299Commodity Exchangea place where products are bought and sold11
3327831133Debtto owe (money) to someone12
3327833794Deforestationwhen forests are cut down13
3327836829DesertificationTrees cut down- soil dries out- useless sand is formed14
3327847678Development compass rosequestions made from compass ( circle : North, South, West, East) to help you ask questions about other people15
3327858036Development indicatorsinformation to show how well/ badly a country is doing16
3327864913Economic activitywork you are paid for17
3327868521Economic indicators of developmentinformation to show how rich/ poor a country is18
3327873065Employmentwork/jobs19
3327873969Employment structureshows you the % of people in different kinds of jobs20
3327881582Exploite.g. to make someone work for you for little money21
3327886337Fair TradeWhen people making and selling things get right money for them22
3327892864Free TradeWhen countries can buy and sell as they want23
3327896627GDPGross Domestic Product : the value( money) of all the things made in a country in one year24
3327909374GDP per capitaThe GDP divided by the population; tells you how rich the people are25
3327913046GlobalisationIdeas and people going all over the world26
3327918465GNIGross National Income; the amount of money made in a country in one year27
3327923448HDIHuman Development Index: shows how developed ( rich) a country is28
3327931013Heavily indebted countriespoor countries which must pas a lot of money to other countries29
3327938030IMFInternational Monetary Fund: a bank made by many governments to lend money to and help poor countries30
3327945731InfantChild31
3327945753MortalityDeath / to die32
3327947564Infant MortalityDeath of children33
3327954482Interdependencecountries need each other34
3328005068InterestI lend you 5 Francs with 100% interest. You must give me back 10 Francs35
3328012365Irrigationa way of bringing water to fields ( canals; very small rivers)36
3328016893LeakageTourists pay money to other countries37
3328160581LEDCLess economically developed countries = poor countries38
3328166359Life ExpectancyHow long you think a person will live39
3328170048Local actionsThings done near your home40
3328174522Global EffectsThings which change the world41

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