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5080298402Primary sectorExtracting materials dorectly form the ground. Big in devolving countries0
5080298403Tertiary sectorProvision of good and services in exchange for payment. Big in devolved countries.1
5080298404Secondary sectorManufacturers that process and transform raw materials. Devolving is higher.2
5080477394MicrostateStates with small land owner3
5080477395What is the UN trying to doWorld peace and devolpment across the world.4
5080477396FrontierA zone is where no state has complete political control5
5080477397BoundaryInside line that marks a states territory6
5080477398What is Global economic patternThe division of the world into poorer and wealthier regions7
5080477399What is HDIto measure the level of development of every country created by the UN8
5080477400Fossil fuelsAn energy source that can be exhausted9
5080477401Proven reserveA supply of energy remaining in deposits that are not known how to extract yet10
5080477402Potential reserveSupplies that have not been discovered but thought to exist11
5080477403FrackingWhen rocks break and gas fills the spaces between them12
5080477404Two main alternate energy sourcesHydroelectric and nuclear energy13
5080477405Three main non renewable energy sourcesCoal. Natural gas. And petroleum14
5080477406Breeder reacterTurns uranium into a renewable resource15
5080477407HydroelectricPower made from water16
5080477408BiomassPower made from plant material and animal waste17
5080477409GeothermalWhen hot rocks and counter ground water and steam for the hot water is the energy18
5080477410Nuclear fusionFusion of hydrogen atoms to form helium19
5080477411Passive solar energy systemsCapture energy without special devices20
5080477412Active Solar energySystems correct and make heat or light21
5080477413Photovoltaic cellsWhat solar radiation is captured with22
5080574864What are the two paths of developmentSelf-sufficiency and internal trade23
5080574865Self-sufficiencyPurges Mestic production of Gerd and discourages foreign ownership of businesses and resources24
5080574866International tradeOpen to foreign investment and do you identify is it's assets25
5080574867What is Rostow modelThere are five stages 1. Traditional; not started any development 2. Preconditions for take off; elite group indicates economic activitys 3. Take off; rapid growth and some economic activities 4. Drive to maturity; modern technology, and it diffuses to many industries 5. Age of mass consumption; economy shifts from production to consumer goods26
5080574868Examples of international tradeFor Asian dragon; They were South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong27
5080574869Challenges for self-sufficiencyProtection of inefficient businesses, need for large bureaucracy28
5080574870Challenges for international tradeUneven resource distribution, increased dependence on developed countries, market decline29
5080574871Is self-sufficiency or international trade betterInternational trade30
5080574872What is a foreign direct investmentAnd vestment in another country from a foreign company31
5080574873Whoever two main loan lendersWorld bank and international monetary fund32
5080574874What is structural adjustment programProgram that includes economic goals, strategies for achieving objectives, and external financing33
5080574875What is housing bubbleRapid increase in the value of houses, then a sharp decline in value34
5080574876What is fair tradeProducts that are made and traded according to standards that protect work and small businesses in developing countries35
5080574877What is micro financePro vision of small loans, and financial services to individuals and small businesses36
5080574878Millennium development goalsEight goals set by the UN to be achieved by 2015 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger 2. Achieve a universal primary education 3. Promote gender equality and empower women 4. Reduce child mortality 5. Improve maternal health 6.Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases 7. Ensure environmental sustainability 8. Develop a global partnership for development37

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