An Introduction to Human Geography: The Cultural Landscape (Rubenstein): chapter 9 vocabulary terms

	Term that analysts use instead of the term "less developed country."
	Process of improving economic/material conditions of people through the diffusion of knowledge and technology.
	Compares the ability of men and women to participate in economic and political decision making.
	Compares the level of development of women with that of both sexes.
	Value of the total number of goods and services produced in a country in a given period of time (normally one year). Also known as GNI (Gross National Income).
	Like "gross domestic product," only the incomes that people earn abroad are also considered.
	Created by the United Nations to recognize a country's level of development as function of three factors: economic, social, and demographic factors.
	Country in an earlier stage of development. Several analysts prefer the term "developing country."
	Percentage of a country's people who can read and write.
	Also known as a relatively developed country or a developed country, country that has progressed further along the development continuum.
	Country that displays economic dependence on another country; a country that displays so much economic independence on another country, that it seems to be a colony of the independent country.
	Where workers extract materials from Earth through agriculture, and sometimes by mining, fishing, and forestry; the portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of materials from Earth's surface, generally through agriculture, although sometimes by mining, fishing, and forestry.
	Value of a particular product compared to the amount of labor needed to make it.
	What a state's dollar can actually buy compared to another state's dollar; what a country is able to buy.
	Sector that includes jobs that focus on business services, such as trade, insurance, banking, advertising, and wholesaling.
	Model created by W.W. Rostow in the 1950's that gives an idea of where a country is in their stage of development. There are five stages in this model, including: 1. "The traditional society," 2. "The preconditions for takeoff," 3. "The takeoff," 4. "The drive to maturity," 5. "The age of mass consumption."
	Portion of the economy concerned with manufacturing the process, transformation, and assembly of raw materials into useful products.
	Economic policies that encourage international trade.
	Portion of the economy concerned with the transportation, communications, and utilities, sometimes extended to the provision of all goods and services to people in exchange for payment.
	Gross value of the product minus the cost of raw materials and energy.